a place to lay your head

it is a fine
place to lay
down your head
and rest. this
new house that
you've found.
the previous
owner has done
well to keep
it up, freshly
painted, the wood
nailed tight,
no squeak in
the floorboards
or squirrels in
the attic. the
gutters are free
of leaves
and limbs from
the overhanging
trees. the
fountain in
the yard is full
of fat golden
fish that
splash in the
sunshine, even
the grass is
trimmed to
perfection
stretched like
the emerald skin
of a drum
from fence to
neighbor's fence.
so much time
put in to make
and keep this
gem just right.
it makes
you wonder about
why they would sell,
divorcing one
another like
that, perhaps
they had no time
for each other.