Quite Contrary

The blooms of Spring
started their show
Colors that sing
Petals that glow
Though they’re pretty
they remind me
how yard work’s hard

(C) Stephen W. Buchanan 2020
Photo credit (C) R. Buchanan 2020

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

A Time To Reap

The grass is deep
when I look out
Making me weep
to think about
what I must do
to fix this view
Proposed blinds closed

(C) Stephen W. Buchanan 2019