First Mower

By Catherine Daly

I am not going to espouse any short stories in
which lawn mowers clack
-James Schuyler, "Freely Espousing"

Leaves of grass straight, standing steady,
avant guard blades ready to mulch and pulp
fertilizing puree, come May,
greener grass like a crop.

He pulls the starter and all creation grows,
phrenology illustration turned chia pet,
the known world a head, the ether
humming, fueled,

moons slung like rocks from the blades,
a weed whacker true
as endless southern night

lyrical moon, fireflies,
and slightly ominous kudzu.

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Catherine Daly lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of DaDaDa (Salt), Locket
(Tupelo), and the forthcoming Secret Kitty (Ahadada), Paper Craft (Moria
eBooks), To Delite and Instruct (blue lion) and Chanteuse / Cantatrice
(factoryschool).


	First Mower By Catherine Daly I am not going to espouse any short stories in which lawn mowers clack -James Schuyler, "Freely Espousing" Leaves of grass straight, standing steady, avant guard blades ready to mulch and pulp fertilizing puree, come May, greener grass like a crop. He pulls the starter and all creation grows, phrenology illustration turned chia pet, the known world a head, the ether humming, fueled, moons slung like rocks from the blades, a weed whacker true as endless southern night lyrical moon, fireflies, and slightly ominous kudzu. _____________________________________________________________ Catherine Daly lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of DaDaDa (Salt), Locket (Tupelo), and the forthcoming Secret Kitty (Ahadada), Paper Craft (Moria eBooks), To Delite and Instruct (blue lion) and Chanteuse / Cantatrice (factoryschool).