the winter is gone 

the ice and snow

is melting fast

and what do you know

underneath

where grass should grow

is a virtual wasteland

hiding below

amid the leftover

of leaves and twigs

a tractor, a trailer

a heavy duty rig

water pistols

one, two, three

a couple nerf guns

a bumblebee?

three hockey sticks

2 mini, one big

a couple tennis balls

plastic shovels to dig

a huge ugly rat

a dinosaur

a couple things

from the ocean floor

a soccer ball

basketball

football too

a green winter glove

and an

orange shoe

some tiny trucks

some tiny cars

bits and pieces

scattered near and far

bottle caps

bungee cord

a roofing shingle

an ironing board

(just kidding)

cigarette butts

(time to quit smoking)

a couple spliffs

(time to quit toking)

just kidding

plastic bags

a cardboard box

empty juice packs

a plastic fox

(seriously)

twigs and leaves

dead flowers too

a birthday card

from me to you

candy wrappers

a crushed beer can

more cigarette butts

a couple hairbands

the solar lights

all snapped in to

"It wasn't me, Poppy"

boys i know it was you

some frozen grapes 

that fell from the vine

a set of keys

i think those are mine

i could go on

that is for sure

that's just the crap

around my back door

the winter is gone

the ice and snow

is melting fast

and what do you know

underneath

where grass should grow

is a fucking mess