Near garden’s front edge
where grass was long ago
tilled under is a wilderness
without vegetable or lush lawn
here militant insurgents stage
their coup against gardeners
purposefully plotting
tendrils of green advance
over into grass’ front-lines
while simply occupying
the bare unfortified
tracts of naked garden
space without opposition.
Creeping Charlie digs in
and shouts triumphantly
Viva la Weed!
Unfortunately, I’m having to face these little soldiers in my own yard…they’re pretty tough!
I battled them for years….and nothing but some of the nastiest chemicals really early in the year worked…then I just decided…”Hey, they’re green…to hell with it…” Hahahah