Summer Lawns

w c

Summer Lawns

 

I charged $20 a lawn

When using my own mower

I was out of school

And making money like never before

 

Some days it was garden beds

Pulling weeds and planting flowers

Saving the money that I made

At $20-an-hour

 

I mulched with my mower

And fed the hungry grass

And in two weeks did it over

Until the season passed

 

Iced tea quenched my thirst

After a job was done

And I soaked my head with a hose

To cool my body some

 

I saved my hard-earned dollars

From all those summer days

And saw a baseball glove

And put it on layaway

 

I learned a good work ethic

In mowing those summer lawns

And when I started school

I took it and my glove along

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  • Author: w c (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 11th, 2018 00:02
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments2

  • Goldfinch60

    Those weekend jobs done while at school were worth there weight in gold.

    • w c

      I started with chores around the house and a little later mowed lawns and raked leaves. My first official job after that was at the local grocery store where i did everything from sweeping and mopping to stocking and operating a cash register. And the list goes on and on!

    • orchidee

      A fine write w c. I used to help a milkman as a teenager, when there were more milk-floats about.

      • w c

        Thanks, orchidee. I love milk and milk-floats. I'm afraid i'd drink them up before they could be sold.

        • orchidee

          Oh but I used to be afraid of ANY dog, even chihuahuas - though they can be nippy! I left the milkman to do the houses I knew had dogs in them.



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