why bother

i should take

down

the Christmas lights,

put away

the tree

and ornaments,

i should take the pumpkin

out of the window,

take the Easter

baskets back

down the basement.

perhaps it's time to

take the clover leaf flag down,

put away the Irish

mug and hat, take

the wreathe off

the door,

deflate

the new years balloons,

box the confetti,

but why

bother,

the years are rolling

by so fast these days,

my God, it's already June.