black gold

dear wheelbarrows full of top soil:

today, i worked so hard to spread you across my patchy lawn. my husband had toiled to aerate the hard clay soil...and i carefully placed beneath you some grass seed (and lime and fertilizer) and hope that you will do your job to best of your ebony, nutrient-rich ability. because top soil, i really want my lawn to be pretty.

thanks top soil, i knew i could count on you.

aj