Neatly trimmed green grassy yards

Give muse-ual thoughts to bored bards

No hint of a breeze

In any of a hundred trees

Watching the clock while in my car

Waiting for the washer to end, about par…

Traffic passing on Route forty,

Dogs barking in local neighborhood

Sitting here thinking what to do if I should

Rather be home in bed sawing wood…

Cranking the music to stay awake

The car all over creaking

The speakers all over speaking

Competing with the in coming thunder

The neighbors look over at me in wonder…