Boy Wonder

rumpled jeans outlandish jersey
tussled hair grass stained hi tops
rolled up pant legs
a study in concentration
serious business
the lawnmower whirrrs
a Fisher Price song
in random fashion
over newmown grass
green stained shoes
testimony to his calling
helping dad cut the lawn

About This Poem

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Canada, CAN

Favorite Poets: The next one I read. I thoroughly enjoy reading the works of amateur poets. Neruda is my hero but absolutely no one has a better way with words than Shakespeare.

Comments

Ian.T

12 years 3 months ago

Joe

This boy worries me where did he come from is he a mutant..
A helper to his Father..???
Good write enjoyed the change, Yours Ian.T

Frenchf

12 years 3 months ago

I loved your ability to describe him

And I thought he came across as just such a nice young man. Thank you for the image in this good piece

Josephus

12 years 3 months ago

Thanks Ian and Frenchf

The poem came about as I was walking the neighbourhood and saw a four or five year boy with his toy lawn mower mimmicing his father as he cut the grass. Dad was careful to keep the boy behind him as he cut and the boy was cery serious about following the instructions following his father by about a meter and a half while his toy whirred on!

Thanks again,

Joe

loved

12 years 1 month ago

very beautiful we also let

our kids do and follow
at safe distance
as you are from Canada you know
half the year
we cut grass,
the other half we clear snow
all our cash earnings
out they flow
and
all don't have engineering firms
that of course you know