Two Helpful Men

This is the story of my trash

that my disposal company did not want to take.

I went out to speak to the father and son

and they told me they would not take construction junk.

And that's when my heart swiftly sunk.

I explained there were bookcase shelves,

part of a wooden planter,

old screens and odds and ends.

The trash man shook his head and said,

"That's a special pickup, you

have to call for another pickup." 

I explained I had spoken

to someone at the office,

told her I had lots of junk,

and I suggested she send some one

out to pick things up before my

regular pickup.  All she said was that

everything would be picked up on 

on my regular day.

I must have had a sad look as I looked upon the mess

because the man said, "If you have

something cold to drink, we will take all of it." 

I said, "I have beer." He laughed

and said, "We can't drink on the job."

I asked, "Tea?" He said that would

be great so I brought out two glasses

with a pitcher of iced tea 

and now all my trash is gone,
disappeared from the area on my lawn.

The father and son team were very nice,
and next week I will leave

them some cold pop

before they pick up my weekly trash.

A cold drink is a small price to pay 

for two helpful men on any day!