RAIN ON THE PANE–BUT NOT SO PLAIN-?
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On my window pain every morning,
“Evidence” that it’s been storming…
Although the pavement’s dry
The driveway drains nearby,
Did it come without warning?
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No, it is a scheduled thing,
Lawn irrigation runs from late Spring…
The spray can be a pain
If it hits your window pane,
Open windows can be very messy things!
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–Jonathan Caswell
ANNUAL RITUAL
After Memorial Day,
In early June,
Flower flats come in
And are planted real soon…
In some years it’s taken days
To plant all the flowers,
Must be a whole lot less this year
‘Cause it’s just taking hours!
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Everyone would pitch in,
At least the assigned three,
More than a couple of years ago
That would have included me…
We would have carefully watered by hose
The ones not yet put in,
Making sure that those we did
Were properly watered again.
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Automatic irrigation
Provides a daily spray
To water most of the garden
And keep dryness away…
Flowers planted away from those arcs
Must be by design at home
With less water provided
And thrive on their own.
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Many the day in warm weather
I stood or bent outside,
Weeding and “heading” my flowers
Watching the folks who’d ride…
Past on pleasure or business
I’d wave in busy bliss,
Especially the nice-looking ladies 🙂
Those days I rather miss.
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Alas, the back is stiffer
And the pain is steadier now,
I can no more do the gard’ning—
Or ever drive the snow plow…
My days of hard physical work
Are alas all over for me,
The last time I tried to plant flower beds
I paid for days most dearly!!
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 