see him
just across the way there
leaning on his cane
and smoking his cigarette
in his white plastic throne; he
is the king of his lawn
and his kingdom runs
as far as his
fading eyes
can see.
he waters his garden
he trims the weeds, he
pillages his dynasty with
the blades of a lawnmower that roar like
the armies of his backbone.
he
is the king
of his lawn.
high ruler of
this kingdom
and he surveys
and he makes the decisions
and he brings his
portable radio out with him
and listens to what
the rest of the world is so obsessed with,
listens to
what the world is doing
as he stubbornly becomes
a gargoyle
serving and protecting his people
of which
he hasn’t any.
but you can tell
by his beaten-up
wife-beater
and his pristine blades of wet grass
and the dying look in his eye
as he watches you walk by,
that he
is the king
of his lawn.
COPYRIGHT BRICE MAIURRO 2012
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“the blades of a lawnmower that roar like
the armies of his backbone”
Very nice!
I guess everyone seeks to be a the master of their own domain in some way or another.
Love this!
Great imagery
And the winner goes to: “and he brings his
portable radio out with him
and listens to what
the rest of the world is so obsessed with,
listens to
what the world is doing
as he stubbornly becomes”
Add that his lawn is the best in all the land and he looks down on the lesser “kingdoms”!
So much to like about this.
Thanks, Noah.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE The King of His Lawn. We’ve seen him, or known him, or will someday be him. Thank you!
Aw. Thank you!
So funny – could be Australia too
Hey…you knew my Grandpa? lol
Haha.
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I see the king…didn’t get the wife beater bit?!
He wears a wife beater. There’s nothing royal about that at all. It’s just part of the tongue in cheek attitude of the poem.
‘but you can tell
by his beaten-up
wife-beater
and his pristine blades of wet grass
and the dying look in his eye
as he watches you walk by,
that he
is the king
of his lawn.’
I love the contrast. I love this poem.
Thank you so much!
cool audio, nice voice!!!!
Thank you.