Surfeit
A shirtfront full of tiny red tomatoes
That took the time it takes to eat a half dozen
Bursting on my teeth to drown my thirst
Stepping on both sides of a row of beets
Carefully avoiding the sharper leaves of eggplants
Flip flops crushing fallen fruit to reach the redder ripe
It took a walk past five humming bird feeders,
Five sun flower trees full of half plucked blossoms
Chirp, she loves me. Cheep, she loves me not.
A leaning row of escaping egyptian onions
Clusters catching on loose clothing
On stalks of sun seeking green
Summer has exploded around us once again
The kitchen is adorned with Nature's gifts
As am I with two legs full of poison ivy
Taunting me to scratch and spread it
Copyright © Donald Meikle | Year Posted 2008
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