Monday, October 26, 2015

Startled

Phil was clearing fence line
With the chainsaw.
He had ear muffs on to protect his hearing.
Nothing had crossed his peripheral.

Suddenly
A light tap on the shoulder.

He shrieked “like a little girl,”
Astonished by how unprotected he felt,
And turned to find two young sons,
Laughing hysterically.

They had come to see what he was doing.
They had not sneaked up,
Had no intention of startling him.

But, since it happened,
They manage to get a belly laugh about it
Every day since.

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