July 23 - Lawnmower
Non-stop, cut, cut, cut
Flip the switch and off we go
Get out of the way!
Ha! Definitely don’t want to be in the way! Love the rhythm of this piece🖤
Whirling steel, spinning death,
Slicing, dicing, ejecting
Grass, weeds, bugs, mice, toads...
Probably best to skip mowing, so much carnage😭 Honestly I love the chopping rhythm, very cool touch🖤
I’ve mowed a lot…😂
Robot rake, takes no prisoners
Dandelions devoured by steel swords
Lawn denizens cut down,
Sunshine flowers gone.
Oh! Such a sad little tale! I love it🖤
Startled steel frrt frrt
Questing hand a shredded bush
Next time pull the plug
Oh. Oh no. You can probably still mow the lawn with no fingers, though.
In my book Wind Down the Chimney and Other Eerie Tales, the cornfield takes strong objection to being harvested. Bwahaha! No reason that grass shouldn't take a similar stance against lawnmowers.
Team grass!
Its blades sounded strange,
It seemed like laughter, and then,
It moved on its own... 😎
Ooo, spooky!! This is a great little story-haiku🖤
Thanks! He's off on a killing spree, but is slightly limited by the range of his power cord! Haha... 😎
Neighbor's mower roars
Sunday peace chopped into bits
Can't hear my own thoughts.
.
Grass war rages on
Dandelions laugh with glee
Lawnmower gives up.
New mower arrives
Promised silence, smooth as silk
Sounds like angry bees.
I feel these! I don’t have a lawn anymore, but I used to hate mowing. So much noise! Also, love the image of dandelions laughing🖤
Even the riding ones are dangerous.
Yep. Part of why I’m anti-lawn.
The scent of green drool
Slobbered from rotary jaws
When blades chew on blades.
Such a great image! Glad I have no lawn to mow😬
Not again! I swear!
I cant afford to buy gas!
Fortune favors weeds!
Ooof right!? Definitely feel this one🖤
Here's a spoof of S King's Lawnmower Man. Jeff Fahey for the win:
I am Lawnmower…
Man, could use a King-sized break
From all that killing
I need to read this story! You’re the second person to mention it.
I only watched the movie with Jeff Fahey, great actor.
Anything that doesn't belong is technically a weed. I was just doing some weeding, and I came in to this prompt. So I plucked a few words:
These weeds sting my knees!
Water thieves! What weeds are these?
Roses. In. Cornfield!
Weeds are a very silly social construct. Probably invented by some landscaping lobby.
Frankly I think roses cropping up in a cornfield would be whimsical and fun, but I suppose a farmer might have a different opinion😜
They do detract from the overall look of a space, and they suck up needed moisture.
Non-stop, cut, cut, cut
Flip the switch and off we go
Get out of the way!
Ha! Definitely don’t want to be in the way! Love the rhythm of this piece🖤
Whirling steel, spinning death,
Slicing, dicing, ejecting
Grass, weeds, bugs, mice, toads...
Probably best to skip mowing, so much carnage😭 Honestly I love the chopping rhythm, very cool touch🖤
I’ve mowed a lot…😂
Robot rake, takes no prisoners
Dandelions devoured by steel swords
Lawn denizens cut down,
Sunshine flowers gone.
Oh! Such a sad little tale! I love it🖤
Startled steel frrt frrt
Questing hand a shredded bush
Next time pull the plug
Oh. Oh no. You can probably still mow the lawn with no fingers, though.
In my book Wind Down the Chimney and Other Eerie Tales, the cornfield takes strong objection to being harvested. Bwahaha! No reason that grass shouldn't take a similar stance against lawnmowers.
Team grass!
Its blades sounded strange,
It seemed like laughter, and then,
It moved on its own... 😎
Ooo, spooky!! This is a great little story-haiku🖤
Thanks! He's off on a killing spree, but is slightly limited by the range of his power cord! Haha... 😎
Neighbor's mower roars
Sunday peace chopped into bits
Can't hear my own thoughts.
.
Grass war rages on
Dandelions laugh with glee
Lawnmower gives up.
.
New mower arrives
Promised silence, smooth as silk
Sounds like angry bees.
I feel these! I don’t have a lawn anymore, but I used to hate mowing. So much noise! Also, love the image of dandelions laughing🖤
Even the riding ones are dangerous.
Yep. Part of why I’m anti-lawn.
The scent of green drool
Slobbered from rotary jaws
When blades chew on blades.
Such a great image! Glad I have no lawn to mow😬
Not again! I swear!
I cant afford to buy gas!
Fortune favors weeds!
Ooof right!? Definitely feel this one🖤
Here's a spoof of S King's Lawnmower Man. Jeff Fahey for the win:
I am Lawnmower…
Man, could use a King-sized break
From all that killing
I need to read this story! You’re the second person to mention it.
I only watched the movie with Jeff Fahey, great actor.
Anything that doesn't belong is technically a weed. I was just doing some weeding, and I came in to this prompt. So I plucked a few words:
These weeds sting my knees!
Water thieves! What weeds are these?
Roses. In. Cornfield!
Weeds are a very silly social construct. Probably invented by some landscaping lobby.
Frankly I think roses cropping up in a cornfield would be whimsical and fun, but I suppose a farmer might have a different opinion😜
They do detract from the overall look of a space, and they suck up needed moisture.