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The Nest

THE  NEST

It was during the summer of 2014,
We were about to get into the car,
When my wife and I looked across the lawn,
And saw something that was quite bizarre.

There was something that was hanging,
From a low branch on our tree,
It was the biggest, darn wasp’s nest,
That we ever did see.

The nest was really pretty active,
Wasps flew in and out of a little hole,
I wanted to get a closer look as my thoughts,
Consisted of just 2 words – Pest Control.

So I made a trip to Home Depot,
And bought 3 cans of wasp and hornet spray,
The instructions said use when the sun goes down,
So that’s what I did at the end of the day.

So I stood about 20 feet away, 
From where the giant wasp nest hung,
The cans wouldn’t spray that far, so I moved closer,
Praying that I wouldn’t get stung.

I aimed for that little hole in the nest,
And I emptied the 3 cans of spray,
It seemed like all it did was made the wasps angry,
So I thought it was a good idea to back away.

I decided not to call an exterminator,
And waited until it started to get cold,
By the time November rolled around,
The nest was about 3 months old.

By that time I saw no activity,
And wanted to remove the nest from the tree,
My wife said she would give me a hand,
Which surprised the hell out of me.

So she held up a black garbage bag,
As I cut the nest from the tree,
The nest fell gently into the bag,
As a result that branch looked kind of empty.

The nest was twice the size of a basketball,
It was on a branch only 6 feet off the ground,
When it came down, it was surprisingly light,
It couldn’t have weighed much more than a pound.

My wife had a great idea, and she asked 
If our local Library would like the nest.
Well, the staff really appreciated the donation,
And a debt of gratitude was expressed.

So after a few months being attached to my tree,
Where the nest occupied some space,
It’s now at the Middle Country Library for all to see,
On display inside of a glass case.

Copyright © Mark Friedman | Year Posted 2015

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