Best pulling on a day or two
After a good rain and the ground
Forgives your weedy sins
And you can grab them by the roots
Before they bloom though some
Have already run to seed
Picked till the bed is bare and clean
Except for a school of poppies
Red and salmon swimming
Upstream in the sunny air
At least something can look perfect
And you can stand and stare
Your knees sore and ancient
After so much prayer
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