Lumberjack 26 October 2016

Today I climbed a ladder

Which I leaned into a tree.

It was somewhat precarious

And more than a bit rickety.

I climbed it more than once

For it wasn’t one but three.

And they are big old cedars

That block our view you see.

So they needed much the pruning

Their tops that I sawed free.

And as I clung to branches

And grasped them steadily.

I sawed by arm and hand

I sawed quite heartily.

I sawed until my shoulder ached

And felt it tenderly.

I sawed from every angle.

I sawed so busily.

And then I cleared the brush away

And cleared it hastily.

For my partner does not like it

When I work when absent he

But now I see the distant hills

And view the wild turkey.

And I watch the deer and foxes run

As they dash so speedily.

So I am pleased by the finished task

And grin now mischievously.

When will he notice what is done

When will it dawn on he

That the vista has now improved

And grown formidably.