Snap !
Tap, tap, tap, tsh .Crap !

Another damn pinecone haphazardly
Falls, under the only tree left
Unclimbed by children :
Limbs too high and gluey resin unwashable .
Fibonacci fish scales overlapping,
Ending in barbs too prickly to pick up,

Ouch !The unsightly wooden eggs function
As hygrometers, the scales opening when dry,
A demonic, earthy flower :   hydrophobic
The puffy strobilus is a feminine
Fortress protecting ovules
Couched.

Conifers :   only good for crafts and Christmas ;
Hard to pick up .   Hard to toss .   Hard to rake .

Damn !
I hate pinecones .