Homeland Security
I used to garden naturally,
but now I'm guard'in chemically.
I've traded in my life bucolic
for one much more diabolic.
I'd rather play in the dirt chem-free
where weeding is great therapy:
tending herbs and building beds,
watering and dead-ing heads.
I'd welcome help to germinate
wiggling worms to cultivate,
and frequent flyers to pollinate.
But no! I'm forced to fumigate.
My homeland's been invaded!
All my plots are being raided
by countless uninvited guests
and some most annoying pests:
those snakes and snails and slugs,
wasps and spiders, moths and bugs,
herds of deer, rabbits and moles
a local raccoon and several voles.
Despite the natural tools I've tried
my garden still is occupied.
So I feel completely justified
to spray more potent pesticides.
To keep my enemies at bay,
I have to fight most every day
with coyote smells and critter baits
copper tapes and underground grates,
then netting plus a six-foot fence--
all apart of my homeland defense.
Yes, I admit I'm a fearful zealot
always seeking that magic pellet
or some ultra-noxious smell
which will cast its might spell
to desist, to deter, to repel,
or extend that final farewell.
So when you need that knockout drop
here's the place you ought to shop.
Skip the nursery, and fill your cart
from all the shelves at My-Pest-Mart
Copyright © Bob Bergman | Year Posted 2015
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