Watering the Lawns of Congress (CTG)
Latest version--
Watering the Lawns of Congress
As temperatures soar to triple digits,
the Capitol grounds crew unleash fountains
of water that arc over lush grass; it mists
above the sod as lawmakers haggle over
a looming government default: pressure-
cooker politics while we the public teeter
on the brink of losing Social Security.
Water mists as the sun rises
above the Capitol dome,
creates a rainbow.
Christopher T. George
Earlier version--
Watering the Lawns of Congress
As temperatures soar to triple digits,
the Capitol groundstaff unleash fountains
of water on the lush grass; it mists
above the sod as lawmakers haggle over
the looming government default: pressure-
cooker politics while we the public teeter
on the brink of no Social Security,
prepare to join the breadline.
Water mists as the sun rises
above the Capitol dome,
creates a rainbow.
Christopher T. George
