10.01.2012

Welcome Autumn

bring your abandoned orchard plum-picking evenings, 
your canyon runs southeast to Harris Park
show us the late and lingering blackberries before they crumple and wilt,
shriveled raisins on the vines

i love the hood of his ranger, his arms around me, our eyes on the glow to the west
as i love each stranger's invitation to pick Asian pears, 
or sitting beside him in the truck, windows down, back road wind & silence

welcome autumn, bring your long runs again,
your deep shadows on the Blues in the afternoons
Peter Bradley Adams & the rain, the rains returning

pressing coffee each morning before i bike to work
helping destem grapes at crush, for merlot, syrah, malbec

take your coming slowly, stay awhile

1 comment:

elle said...

beautiful. Yes. Beautiful.