Instructions for digging a hole

Break and loosen

your chosen ground

with a reliable

and sturdy tool.

Part the soil:

a body deep,

a body long.

Roll it in. Gently,

but firmly.

Wipe sweat from brow,

dirt may smear the face - 

do not concern yourself

with this currently.

Recover with earth

hastily, but calmly

enough to be thorough.

Pat firm with spade.

Scatter surface 

liberally with leaves.

Walk away slowly

and with an air

of the confidence

of the unremarkable.