the simple life

The Simple Life

An attempt at haiku

A pink wheelbarrow, 

Wood chips spread around hostas.

Ugh, a snake slithers!

Transplanting bushes,

Stubborn rocks in every hole.

Two broken shovels.

Sweet sister arrives,

Bearing caramel iced coffee.

Highlight of my day!

More loads of wood chips,

Trimming bushes, gloved hand hits

A hidden serpent.

It plays dead, briefly,

Then unwinds and glides away.

These reptiles I hate!

A bug is inhaled

My brow drips, hands stained with dirt,

And progress is made.

Small annoyances

Can't touch me. I'm loving this

Time outside, at home.

Nature, a good book,

Away from work, I feel free!

It was a fine day.

W Smith