Weedworthy

Kerann Christopherson

Kerann resides in Santa Clara, California with her husband, son, pets, and her unruly garden. This is her first piece to appear in Laughter Loaf. She has been published several times including Cats Magazine and Inscriptions Magazine For Writers (twice). Kerann is also a ceramic artist and a photographer. If you would like to see some of her non-verbal work, check it out by clicking here.

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I've decided to embrace all weeds,
I realize now, they meet my needs...
They don't wilt and they don't pout
Why did I ever kick them out?

I like weeds, they are my friends,
They stand up tall, they don't bends.
They never fuss or demand water,
They grow in cold and when it's hotter.

Weeds, weeds, I have so many,
And they didn't cost one single penny.
They grow in beds and sidewalk cracks;
They fill the lawn in where it lacks.

All these weeds, what can I say?
I'm through with fighting them all day.
I'm done with hoes and other tools,
I'm finished pulling like a fool.

To the will of weeds, I've surrendered--
Perhaps because they've never-endered...
But, I'm giving up and giving in,
Throwing dandelions to the wind.

My weeds shall live a life unfettered,
Won't round them up or kill'em deaderd.
I shout to crabgrass, "Spread out, be free!
You have nothing to fear from me."

Weeds, my weeds, now so appealing,
I can't believe I spent time kneeling.
May they grow wild and ever bushy,
This gardening gig is getting cushy.


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