Monday, July 22, 2024

Summer Bedraggled

 Now is around time

Summer begins to feel

A little bedraggled

Drought has taken hold of the lawn

The lilies look haggard

Dust hangs thick in the air

Though the crickets don’t seem to care

While I’m sitting here patiently waiting

For the hibiscus to bloom





The Dead Nettles

Dead nettles this year Invading the lawn Showing up everywhere Like troops coming ashore On Normandy Beach I know I ought To make peace with...