I'LL NEVER OWN A LEAF BLOWER

I'll never own a leaf blower
I'll never rake with noise
Or drive away God's tiny mole
By blasting at his tunnel hole

I'll never own a leaf blower
I'll never scream my task
Or trample over village green
With monster-wicked shit machine

I'll never own a leaf blower
I'll never ramble like a jackass
Or toss around some screeking wand
With "hi-tech" sneer o'er walk and lawn

I'll never own a leaf blower
I'll never drown out little birds
Or shirk a weary autumn ritual
By flaunting such an obscene tool

I'll never own a leaf blower
I'll never roar at leaves
But I'll admit I own a loud lawn mower
That I keep beside my big snow blower


Chevy Chase, MD/ November 20, 1994