labor of love

Blog 412:

Push or riding mower hum in unison
Limb and grass trimmers snap and cut
Rakes gather fallen leaves and twigs
Power washers force water into grainy mildewed wood

Busybodies walk the ground and around the house bend
They tidy up the cobweb-filled windows
They scrub, scour and brush out dirt from weathered decks
They clean up the undergrowth, the thicket and the brushwood
Until the entire lawn and home --- one’s castle
Stands bright and proud again
 
This day is dedicated to labor renewal
But everyone seems laboring anyway
Why labor away from grind of brain, brawn, and body?
Simple, you see …
This one is labor of love
For one’s very own worked-for-home!