Poetry
Traveling Leaves
Duane Anderson
First and foremost,
I wanted to thank a few of my neighbors
for all the leaves in my yard
after spending hours raking them,
then mowing up the stragglers
to get them all up
so others wouldn’t have to worry about
the thousands of leaves traveling
from my yard into theirs,
but some did not seem to care,
and let the wind do its duty,
taking them from their yard into mine.
Once again, I thank you.
May the wind reverse course,
and return the favor.
I wanted to thank a few of my neighbors
for all the leaves in my yard
after spending hours raking them,
then mowing up the stragglers
to get them all up
so others wouldn’t have to worry about
the thousands of leaves traveling
from my yard into theirs,
but some did not seem to care,
and let the wind do its duty,
taking them from their yard into mine.
Once again, I thank you.
May the wind reverse course,
and return the favor.
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Duane Anderson currently lives in La Vista, NE. He has had poems published in Fine Lines, Cholla Needles, Tipton Poetry Journal, and several other publications. He is the author of ‘On the Corner of Walk and Don’t Walk,’ ‘The Blood Drives: One Pint Down,’ and ‘Conquer the Mountains.’
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