August 12th, 2007 by Mrs Eaves
I spent my morning
With a rake, hoe and pruner
Attacked flowerbeds
Sickly irises
Overgrown and neglected
There’s a story there
Irises that are
the children of irises
my brother planted.
They have bloomed each year
that we have lived in this house
despite my neglect.
An old rotten stump
Once a foul persimmon tree
There’s a story there
A drunk driver swerved -
hit a utility pole
and it snapped in half.
The pole had to go,
but the tree was in the way.
So they chopped it down.
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I worked the dirt
And watched cars carry people
on their way to church
August 12th, 2007 at 11:41 am
That’s the garden where
we planted cantelope once.
Small, but very sweet.
August 12th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
BJ’s dad bet G
He didn’t know who’s on the
hundred dollar bill
Hundred dollar bet.
No shit, one hundred dollars
G has in his hand
August 12th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Way to go MG!
All about the Benjamins
Have fun spending loot!
August 12th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Can’t tell weed from plant
Happy if it’s green these days
Don’t have a green thumb :-(
August 12th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Dog (Mr. Chumley)
was tied to front porch support
last night saw a skunk
Now Chum reeks of skunk
Baking soda peroxide
baths not helping much
Porch support pulled down
crazy dog is really strong
and not very smart
August 12th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Thirty years ago
In St. Mary’s Church, Oak Ridge
my wife and I wed.
Empty nesters then,
In one more week, again,
Thirty years later.
August 12th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
love this time of year
getting back on a schedule
Monday back to school
I remember when
the smell of new books open
new learning begins
feeling nervousness
still beckons as a parent
with new school jitters
two boys out the door
wondering what future holds
time to clean the house!