Patio-poem
I built them both
from scratch,
from scratch,
with junk and stuff
found in the attic and garage.
Old wood and words
and concrete conjunctions
and verbs and stone
that just don’t rhyme.
I sweated hot days,
planned through cooler nights,
sighed with relief,
but felt fulfilled
when both were done.
I’ll see the patio everyday,
but
I’ll feel the poem forever.