Thursday, February 4, 2010

Instructions

Prepare it properly

Clean it, bleach it, scrub it.

Sand it until your hands hurt.

A little primer

goes a long way.


Prime everything.


You might have to take it apart

to make it right.


Never put anything into your ground

until you have turned it over in your hands.

Cut back, weed, fertilize and

water it in.

Wait.


Move it if you must, but

Be patient.

Light looks different at different times.

Colors change ---

you will need to watch them change.

See every way the sun shines on

until you know

for sure.

Wear goggles.

Clean your brushes.

Measure again.

Air it. Wet it. Scrape it. Tape it. Mulch it. Wait.


These are just guidelines.

Art and science,

like love and logic,

make funny friends.

Sometimes take a ruler and sometimes

just throw it out there.

5commentsBrilliant Person Wrote...

Carolyn...Online said...

A little poetry for the end of your blog bootcamp week.

Kevin McKeever said...

Picket, you are one talented chick. I think you should upgrade to Sam Adams Light.

justmakingourway said...

You rock, lady! I often fall into the "just throw it out there" school of thought!

Serial Swooper said...

So...speaking of instructions.

Is Sam sleeping on your bed yet?

Heather said...

Poetry and life lessons, who could ask for more.