Skinny Poem
by
Nettie Stadnyk
In SpringPatches of snow
Spots of ice
Blotches of dirt
Mounds of debris
First dandelion
Pokes her head
Through crevice
A beauty. Exciting!
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!In Summer
Anaemic blades
Strangled and ragged
Struggling for survival
In a scraggly lawn
Infested with dandelions
Gaudy yellow
Frizzy grey heads
Most repulsive
Damn! Damn! Damn!