Daybreak 1

Daybreak 1
                        Frank Halliwell

The glow is in the Eastern sky
The night is  almost done,
Excitement at the garage door
The new day has begun.
The dogs are prancing at the door,
Anxious to greet the dawn,
And leave no blade of grass un-sniffed,
No tree un-piddled on!

If you keep dogs around the place
As I have always done,
You'll know there's no real substitute
For all their furry fun.
But as much fun as my chums are
There's nothing that comes free
And you I'm sure must pay the price
For dogs  as well as me.

My dogs are large and as they say 
In time all things must pass.
And every day there can be found
Large lumps out in the grass
They cannot be left there of course
For everybody knows,
It feels too disconcerting squishing 
Up between your toes!

So first thing every morning
When I've put the kettle on
I take my trusty shovel
And go out and scout the lawn.
Removing fertilizer 
That the dogs and donkeys leave
Restoring all the beauty
Green expanses can achieve.

So up behind the Aloe patch 
And safely out of sight
Is a six inch layer of "smelly stuff"!
                
...I try to be polite!
But I digress from my story,
For I have all through the year
Big flocks of winged visitors
That usually appear.

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Copyright © Frank Halliwell | Year Posted 2013

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