This place is so lovely right now.
My mother's let the yard get overgrown
with depression,
but I like the weeds as tall as me
standing to greet me
by the door.

Spring came early this year;
two of the same plants stood by the other
and only one of them shed pollen.
But the pollen didn't bother me
at all but a sneeze
because I was oh so grateful for the snow
that one week before.

We never get snow this low,
but this year we did in our two week winter.
Global warming, probably,
but I have to accept the weather
since it won't be around for long.
Hey, guess what? We discovered
a habitable planet to uncover
and use as our new trash can
once we destroy winter as well as summer.

I doubt that's going to happen.
We're too far into the process of digestion
to turn back now
from the hacks now
who convince the masses that news is news
is new is new
is news.

05/01/2007

Posted on 05/02/2007
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