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Two Peach Day Poems 2011
by Leonard M Hawkes(I)
Warm this year--
Briskness as inconsistant
As the late-summer harvest--
But like those roots
That nourish the long leaves
And the vigorous growth
Of water sprouts--
A spirit of community
In the rich soil of tradition,
Anchors us to the fruit
Of this Founders Feast.
(II)
Its like the early harvest--
The expectation is there,
But the finding of the ripened fruit
Seems more like chance
(No need just now for science).
It's the sweetness:
That cultivated taste
For home-grown goodness
That seems to always bring us
Back here to the Garden.
09/10/2011 Author's Note: Waiting for the Parade.
Posted on 09/10/2011
Copyright © 2025 Leonard M Hawkes
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 09/11/11 at 06:56 AM We all have our gardens to harvest don't we. For some it just takes a little longer to recognize them. I like this sir. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 09/11/11 at 07:54 PM A lot of great anticipation captured in this. I really dug it. |
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