Pickaxe – Poem for An Ineffective Tiller
Pickaxe
There is that in me that delves in
pointless suffering–as in today
when I wake to an ache
in the small of my back.
The pickaxe–
yes, it had a point of sorts–a
sharpish wedge
of heavy edge–but did I really need
to bang it upon the ground
so many times?
The goal: to loosen earth
but I was so unsystematic
as to not give birth to anything but…
loose earth (not even one soft bed
ready for seed).
So it is
when I pick on you–
pick fights–pick piques–
Afterwards, the small
of my heart hurts, and I ache
to take all back.
Luckily for me, in our soft bed,
you know that.
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The above is my draft poem for the 17th day of National Poetry Month!
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The above is my draft poem for the 17th day of National Poetry Month!
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ManicDDaily 
April 18, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Very nice metaphor–as a gardener one I appreciate–and there is no harder work than swining a pick axe–except maybe swinging a pique-axe. But the good thing about crumbling soil is that its the first step.
April 18, 2012 at 7:26 pm
SWINGING, not swining! Though that’s a lovely verb one could use somewhere, I think. Forgive the tired fingers, K–been a long day.
April 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Hi Hedge! Didn’t mean to force your visit. Feeling exceedingly uninspired in my quest for daily poem today! K.
April 19, 2012 at 9:24 am
Not at all–was out all day so did my normal rounds late.I enjoyed this one. Hey, when all else fails, there’s always micropoetry. I thought of the phrase ‘swined and dined her’ after my typo–feel free to use it. ;_)
April 19, 2012 at 9:47 am
Ha! Very clever. My mind immediately turned it into a much grosser variation! Could be pretty funny though. Hmmm…..
April 19, 2012 at 9:50 pm
I hate to admit it but sometimes I need to learn to stop digging for trouble and picking at things to be unhappy. After all the picking, the pain ends up on me. I think this poem touches on that very well. A good write, K.
April 19, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Ha, thanks much! (It certainly ends on me too.) K.