The birds©2020TonyFallon0802

 The birds©2020TonyFallon0802

The birds are singing in the bushes

Also perched on the overhead wires

On the ground noisy cheeky thrushes

In the air the skylark never tires

Instead of short our lives would be long

If we did not hear the birds in song

TheGarageSale©2020TonyFallon0809.

TheGarageSale©2020TonyFallon0809.

Each Saturday morning I'm usually the first at Garage Sales

I'm looking for bargains in electric tools like all the other males

There are many early morning bargains for the shoppers who are smart

You must be prepared to bargain this is no place for the faint of heart

Its is amazing in the sales pictures the things always look bigger

The thing is now just a spade but yesterday it looked like a digger

The VCR with the DVD recorder doesn't have a remote

And the camouflage set of hunting gear has no buttons on the coat

Of the screwdrivers there on the table the Phillips ones are all chipped

And the sleeping bag you would want to take hunting cannot be unzipped

He has forty five bottles of oil but he wants five dollars a quart

that is a robbery he should be arrested and taken to court

Many tools in a small tool box have got wet and are covered in rust

And a vacuum from far better days probably won't pick up dust

He has a saw drill and a flashlight but no battery or charger

Brand new pair of boots in a box size eight how I wish they were larger

I'm always checking out old golf woods and irons but I never buy

the last time I was playing on the golf course my score was way too high

On other tables are kitchen stuff including a portable grill

And many racks of women's clothes which may be donated to Goodwill

Other tables have new cutlery linens and towels by the score

those I do not waste any time on in fact I completely ignore

I've spent a long time browsing my grandson is sitting back in the car

so proud of the twenty dollars he spent on an electric guitar

Many times you buy stuff on Saturday which at home will not function

It's no good bringing it back to the seller he has no compunction

Some say the week end urge to accumulate is some kind of disease

When in doubt keep your money in your pocket there are no guarantees

Thebirds©2020TonyFallon0802

Thebirds©2020TonyFallon0802

The birds are singing in the bushes 
Also perched on the overhead wires
On the ground noisy cheeky thrushes
In the air the skylark never tires
Instead of short our lives would be long
If we did not hear the birds in song