So they cleaned out the pond

So they cleaned out the pond

Today

I don’t know who

But I imagine it was

The people who clean

Away pondlife

The Koi guys,

The corporate body,

May they rest in peace.

I must have missed the missive

Landlords with soul

Who would have thought

Such a thing existed.

The fish were singing

Some were jumping

Full of the joys of life

If they had wings they would fly,

Escape the bonds.

In shorts

And singlet

Thankful for darkened glass

Minding my business

Drinking at noon

Unsure of my station.

The other day

The odd job man

Cleaned the soffits

With a wire brush

Scrubbed the architraves around the door

It was all going on at once

Too much energy for one person

Up and down the ladder

Leaning this way and that.

I remember there was a day

At least one day

When I could have been him

When I laboured

Under the misapprehension

As ripped as Marek.

So I was told

By the one who loved me,

Before restoration set in

And I returned to study.

I have often been

A study in tolerance

He worked until he finished.

A final flourish

Was to clean the window.

It sparkles, still,

I will let it shine

There is no telling what a little bit of sunlight

Will do for my soul

I may yet sing

There is still time.