Storm's a Comin

Storm's a Comin

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Crab Grass and the Reel Mower

Dandelion stems bend, collapse

to avoid the cut. Clovers bubble

up through furious rotating blades

in uneven tumbles, yet crabgrass

always stands firm. This demands

the work of hands, poison perhaps.


Therein lies contradiction, trouble

with morals. Prickly lettuce invades

until I pull the root; dandelions pass

by from breeze. The crabgrass never

gives in. My hands stained with green.

5/28/10

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