#988821 added June 7, 2021 at 8:12pm Restrictions: None
Weed Season
Weed Season
Weeds pulled leave roots underground.
Spades aid in a mindless endeavor
I routinely begin late,
by end of
summer.
Why does it take so long for a dull expression to fade,
realize the toil cemented in this yard
with each new infestation
plying the surface
to harvest?
I lay in the maw to view once nimble fingers,
soiled, dull, nails cracked, and quit,
return inside and soap up,
forget another day and
dream of fall.
Leaves shudder, tumble and mix with the pine's
debt, like straw on decaying crop.
I witness winter's white toll
as a chill sets
to dry.
Layers of thick cotton bind under the duvet.
I crawl beneath to clutch pillows tight,
hold to a thinning chest, aching
for some new season
come, now.
Dry eyes fade in black visions, hopeless
in a sagging bed with labor's heat
blasting our gray bodies,
yearning next spring
renews us.
30 lines
freeverse
edited: 6.6.21
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Weeds pulled leave roots underground.
Spades aid in a mindless endeavor
I find myself in
by end of
Summer.
Why does it take so long to realize
I have work to do in this yard
with each new infestation
plying the surface
to harvest?
When I find my once nimble fingers soiled
beneath neglected nails, I quit
and return inside to wash
and forget another day
'til fall.
Leaves shudder, tumble and mix with the pine's
debt, mixing with decaying crop.
I yearn winter's toll
as the chill sets
to dry.
I will pile blankets over the duvet and
crawl in with the pillows tight
to a thinning chest, aching
for some new season
come, now.
I will dream dark without visions of hope
in my sagging bed with heat full,
blasting our gray bodies,
hopeful next spring
saves us.
30 lines
freeverse
7.21.20
Just another poem made up on the spot, thinking about the endeavor to weed another day.
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