My Backyard

Tomatoes,

A pole,

And a large misplaced bowl-

These are in my Backyard.

A hammock,

Some plates,

And a bird eating grapes-

These are in my backyard.

A lawn chair,

A Swing,

And a Car with a Ding-

These are in my Backyard.

There’s some Wood,

There’s some Stone-

There are Birds that have Flown.

There are Picnics,

And parties,

And a large gnawed-on bone.

And the Dogs,

And The Lizards

that fill the Days’ Tone-

They are—all of them--in My Backyard.

So I ask you,

good reader,

right up at your doors,

in the kindest of tones,

What’s in yours?

-Lewie II