The image of the garden
The likelihood of success
The memory of afternoons slaving away
The absence of film footage.

Very fast forward thinking
Each year is subliminal plotting
The edging is border frontier
The flower beds will cost something dear.

I am not the footfall soldier
Clowning around for lawn mower cuttings
It is a labour of love without reward
To plough the land and scatter expectation.

The Council will collect the clippings
The parents will be pleased with hedge trimmings
It’s time to paint the lonely shed
It’s not going to be Cedar Wood or Red,
There’s time waiting for us with some internet shipping.