FIVE WAYS OF LOOKING AT GRASS

I
In death, green
humbles the path
paved for the famous.

II
On decent days
I know the lawn,
suspicious with ants, will
challenge my right to have
picnics.

III
Try grass
when you’ve grown dull
with pacing the patio.

IV
A field without grass
concerns not the cow but
the man who’s not smoking.

V
Jealous, I listen
to your underground affairs with
worms and rabbits, and curse
the date I died
in this box!