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Ode to the Elm Seed

Dedicated to all those who've had to clean their gutters already this year.

In Eden didst thou know
That to my gutters thou
XXXWouldst go
My downspouts there to clog
As April's showers doth
XXXO'erflow,

Compelling me to scale
My ladder's rungs again
XXXTo bail
Thee from my gutter troughs
At risk of falling on
XXXMy tail?

A multitude prolific
With damming pow'r
XXXTerrific,
Adhering to my downspouts
For reasons sci-
XXXEntific,

And forcing o'er the side
The rising April rain-
XXXStorm tide
To seep within my base-
Ment walls and pool down there
XXXInside?

Thou hast no thought, I'm told.
If I may be a man
XXXSo bold
To differ with the main
In this respect to say,
XXXBehold!

Upon the wind you rode
With one sole aim to my
XXXAbode,
Intelligence thou hast
And worthy of my lit-
XXXTle ode.
Aaron Stokes, April 2010 (Last Revised 05/08/2010 17:45)