CONSIDER

As far as we
know at this time, backwards

time-travel is still
prohibited.

The jewels 

in the crown

of your corner lot garden—

all those uncountable,

charitably pink-

white cherry blossoms—

when nettled and nagged 

by soft enduring rain

eventually 

will sigh and settle—

to clog your storm drains

and highlight every 

last little 

crack in your sidewalk.