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. ***