YARD WORK

Trees with dead branches
 Squirrels will tell:  “Long winter”
Collecting pine nuts

Gray clouds predict storm
So does the ache in my bones
Rocking chair for me

Birds bathe in their bath
Chipmunk squeals at the squirrel
Hummingbirds fly by

Soft wind keeps me cool
Temperature at eighty
No rain expected

Hunters make a mess
Clean-up is not difficult
Broom and a shovel

Chatter and banter
A tip of the hat for me
They like my magic

Day soon will be done
Still more work to be finished
Tomorrow draws near

By Steve Haarman
August 28, 2012
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