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I was happily pottering in the garden
casually 'trimming my bush'
when the neighbours, who are usually
quite chatty
wouldn't make eye contact and began to blush

I couldn't understand it
as my bush really needed cutting back
surely they didn't want that staring at them
like a monster ready to attack

Maybe it was the mess I made
as there was a lot to clear up
tumbleweeds rolling all over the place
It was quite an unruly little shrub

Anyway,  the job's done now
I'll pack the tools away 'til next year
and I hope the neighbours will resurface soon
'my bush', they'll no longer have to fear

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