September 2 - September 7 Week 27/72
pant legs, boots, then socks become
sodden from the heavy morning dew
weighing down spirits with the knowledge that
another growing season is coming to an end until
joy is rediscovered dangling patiently here
and there in parchment-like packages waiting
to be unwrapped and opened with care, some revealing
gifts of yellow-orange ground cherries while others
contain the stark yin and yang beauty of calypso beans
that slip out filled with dreams of seasons to come