self involvement
makes it difficult
to find purchase
The Problem Of Making Roots
As It Ends It Continues
autumn teaches
how much there is
in endings
Apple Tree Offering
her limb
heavy with ripeness
presenting gifts
Final Harvest
autumn sun
a singular hum
of work being done
Flower Farm
bees and butterflies
work the fields
beauty is the harvest
Protected by the Labors of Care
piles of wood
wheel barrels of apples
surrounded by the harvest’s securities
Apple’s Obligation
time is the harvester
of a crop that grew
to feed the earth
Four Fields
the spirit farmer’s
ephemeral harvest
is autumn light
Collection
gathered
sunlight and stripes
abundance of gourds
Shucked Ruby
Old Fashioned
considered square
these old time rectangles
are far more picturesque
than newfangled marshmallows
From Field To Barn
each bale contains
a cycle of seasons
the circle of life
Yield
first light
stretches across the acres
that are harvest’s home
Twelfth Night
wassail the oldest apple tree
beseech a fine harvest in spring
Fly Away
the growing season
takes flight
on an asparagus feather
Harvest
one petal at a time
in the soft September sun
the bee labors in love
Three Sisters
corn waits
and holds a place for her sisters
beans and squash
Harvest
marigolds provide
bounty for
the final forage
Yield
The garden’s harvested bounty
carries a weary spirit towards spring
in the colors of dried petals and the promise of seeds.
Emerald Table
The emerald table is a sacred place
where the forest kin celebrate harvest.