Tulips and Cowlicks
In a yard abandoned
this winter when
the owner moved
grass is growing
this spring
but not too well
tufts and cowlicks
sprouting up all over
a disaster in the eyes
of neighbors who spot
one thing however
they’d like to have
in their own yard.
Tulips tall and brilliant
among the cowlicks
tulips red and yellow
singing their hearts out
to blue sky and sun
Donal Mahoney
