I mean the things in the picture! Here is Wiki describing leafs "In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis." Yeah yeah very pretty very colourful and very much a pain in the ass.
I mean we don't have a tree on our property yet neighbours all around us do and there is the problem. After a windy day and night this morning our yard and front of our house is covered in the orange and brown things. I mean covered! I took the dog for a walk I lost her and her poop when I stooped!
And I haven't even begun to complain about the bags I'm gonna fill on Tuesday (my day off) so I can make garbage removal on Wednesday...
Yes I would rather see the Toronto Maple Leafs "fall" and the other leaves stay on the trees!
Orange, Red and Brown
The leaves are falling all around,
My body cringes at the sight and sound
Of my feet that crush the Orange, Red and Brown
Yes the leaves are falling all around.
You say how pretty they all are, I say
Sure when they are viewed from afar
Or behind the glass of a travelling car
Left behind, miles away
But when they are near
This is what I fear
Dropping on the grass in my yard
Or on my front steps with no regard.
For my back or my time
As I stoop and I rake.
With each bag that I fill
Oh for heavens sake!
Please let the wind come fast and furious
Bring down all the leaves, yes I am quite serious
Let the job be done in one fell swoop
Before I point our leaf blower at my neighbours stoop...
MSW Nov/08
ArrrOOOooo!
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As I bend to bag the leafs
Suddenly I remember a key belief
Confuscious said he who rakes
Must accept the great risk he takes
For he who owns an active dog
Who likes to drop the occasional log
Must then suffer the smelly fate
That hidden beneath a leaf awaits
A tiny treasure some might say
That soap and water will wash away...later,Rehab_Man
Ahh very nice young grasshopper...
But here is the rub as some may say , You must wear gloves, It is the way, to avoid the brown and nasty smear, that to one's eyes may bring a tear, and to one's nose may bring a wrinkle, that's why the yard is best for the canine tinkle...
ArrrOOOooo!
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