Golden and chirping with satisfaction
Lizards scuttle amongst the ferns
Clouds billow and brood
Promising afternoon storms
The chicken coop needs finishing
And there is the bathroom to do
My wife lies sedated and tubed
Tended by ICU nurses and tears
From colleagues and friends
One of whom brings gifts of food
I stalk the garden like a dead man
Glaring at swarms of dragonflies
Perplexed by things that can’t be fixed
With bailing twine, pliers and glue
© shaun patrick green
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