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Games Plow Trucks Play

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When wheeling garbage carts out with snow blowing ‘round,
  beware of plow trucks aiming to knock them down.
It’s a game plowers play, and the truck always wins
 when they knock down trash cans like bowling pins.

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I see red at the sight of orange plow trucks,
  as the carts are mowed down like sitting ducks.
The recycling bin?  I’ve no luck with that;
  plow truck driver squashes it, just as flat.
And revealed in the snow from toppled bins
   are signs of life, complete with the sins.
Grounds, moldy cheese, half-eaten scones,
  wine bottles mingled with chicken bones.
 
Drivers score the spills and rank their spreads,
 with extra credit for rousting from beds.
A first world problem, but it still sucks;
  maybe should’ve slipped them a few extra bucks.
 
To avoid a front yard garbage potpourri,
  timing is critical and good placement is key.
I also bless my bins the night before,
  anything to deny the truck another score!

Pete Zeller
May 23, 2024