Coming up the hill, saw quite a vision

Neighbor trimming a tree with incision

Holding above his head a twenty foot pole

With a saw blade on the end - its cutting role



Wanted to say something about ingenuity

But all that would come out of my mouth at all free

Was - "That's a handy gadget!" with a smile

To which he replied with grin at his trial



"It gets the job done!" - and went back to heavy task

Cutting away branches far above drive in yard ...

Why they were such a bother which needed any attention

Is a mystery to me, but I'm sure there's good intention



But it reminds me now, my own branches need pruning

Some are so low, they scratch top of car as I'm moving

So, I'll get the old shears out and then have a go at it soon

Making my own drive a little bit more habitable, this noon



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

12:30pm Sat. June 20th, 1998