from The Art of Silliness 4’s daily assignment: write haiku on the theme of your backyard.
What was once a lawn
now causes my neighbors pain
I promise to mow.I prefer meadows
but meadows give way to trees.
So I must mow now.Over the tall grass
Queen Ann’s Lace and daisies bloom
Blue skies, birds singing.The neighbors worry
as they watch my yard growing.
Will she ever mow?Once upon a time
there was a backyard here.
Now it’s wilderness. (alt: Now it’s just overgrown)My lawn, if bigger
would not be so worrisome.
Bring in the hayers.
