Fathers’ Day Gift

I ask

“Is there anything you want for Fathers’ Day?”

He turns

“If you could please just remove

Scott Morrison from power.

I would appreciate that.”

I look out on the driveway

where some detritus

from the fencing

is still in evidence –

a small pile of pruned

book-leaf pine boughs.

I say

“Well at least we’re good

at branch stacking.

That’s a start.”