June the first was a busy day
It was officially the end of “No Mow May”
Now it was time for me to do my part
Anxiously hoping that my lawnmower would start
I was up early to rise and shine
Didn’t start cutting the grass until after nine
Before that I moved some concrete scallops from their place
I made plans to move them to another space
There are these yellow flowers that I can’t seem to eliminate
This year I have decided just to tempt fate
Left to grow they would fill up my whole back yard
To tell you the truth, this decision wasn’t all that hard
The borders were moved so I could work in this flower bed
Once I got everything moved I could proceed full steam ahead
The grass was tall and thick so I had to adjust the mower’s height
If you are going to do a job, it’s best to do it right
It started with the first pull and it was now time to get into action
I was hoping that the early noise wouldn’t be too much of a distraction
It was well into the afternoon before all the work was done
Still impressed on how well that old mower could run
I’m thankful that it’s self propelled and can go with ease
If it didn’t I would skip the “No Mow May” and the hell with the bees
It’s a good cause and we saw so many bees working in our yard
Holding off until June doesn’t seem to be all that hard
Our yards look great and what a difference it makes
As for those flowers, here’s the plan I chose to undertake
To finish this story that I started to tell
I took the lawn mower to those yellow flowers as well
They are now reduced to one single row
Right up against our fence where they will continue to grow
This all turned out for the better instead
Now with my trusty mower they won’t be able to spread!
The Black Sheep Poet 