How was your weekend? Mine was okay
I’ve been taking it easy for the month of May
Not participating in any lawn care and had nothing to do
Saturday marked the first of June and my hiatus was now through
I stuck to my guns to let all those wild dandelions thrive
Seen so many bees taking pollen for their hives
The grass this year officially reached a record height
I took so many pictures of my yard, not a pretty sight!
Both the front and the back were in a state of disarray
It took a lot of patience to get through “no mow May”
I stuck to my guns right up until the bitter end
It looked worse than some properties that have been condemned
I was anxious to get started and get on my way
Not wanting to bother the neighbours too early in the day
After all it was the weekend and they might want to sleep in
It was a little before ten o’clock when I decided to begin
Checked out the mower and made sure the tank was full
Raised the height on it and gave the cord a pull
It took some more priming but it finally did come around
Hopefully I didn’t wake up too many when it made that big sound
Seeing it is self propelled there really wasn’t much strain
It was just a matter of going forward and then backing up again
The setting was to mulch and the grass was very thick
This whole process wasn’t going to go very quick
Didn’t lose my patience even though it was slow
However it was real easy to figure out where you left off in the row!
I was finally finished with the mower and put it in the shed
Then I found more tools that I required instead
I took out the trimmer to finish the job right
I have to admit, now my yard’s a pretty sight
This whole experience took over three hours in all
It will now go much swifter from here until the fall
The Black Sheep Poet 