from my iPhone

I received a message from

“Viking Stump Removal”

reminding me that “Mike”

will be doing a “stump job”

in the neighborhood tomorrow morning

and I should schedule a time

for “Mike” to remove my stump;

to come over and get that blasted

stump outta here;

to bring-in the heavy equipment

necessary for “Mike” to do the job;

so that I can rest without worrying

about that damn stump; christ,

even the squirrel’s ignore it, and the bugs, too,

who’d rather have a better stump to scurry round in.

thing is.. I don’t have a stump.

I haven’t seen a descent stump around these parts

since “Viking Stump Removal” called me last year

to remind me of the other stump I didn’t have.

“Viking Stump Removal” has a slogan:

It says they’ve been in business for

50 years: "for all your stump removal needs"

and I'm beginning to believe them.

I’m getting on, you see.

maybe I do have a stump problem. I forget.