The lad rode up
Full of ten year old
Enthusiasm
And dropped his
Bike on the grass
Before heading off.
My eyes moved
From the bike
Black and shiny
To the grass beneath …
Mowed weeds, really
When did grass
Change from being
Mowed weeds
To become
Manicured lawn
Where is the girl
Who didn’t notice
The difference
– jml (2000)
