Tagged: fig tree

the fig tree is ripe

the fig tree is ripe
with robins this morning, knocking
off heavy fruit to

pick at across the lawn as
we wait for the main event
.
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in the end, we will

in the end, we will
have spent more time staring up
through the raised arms of

our fig tree than down at those whose
humanity is being erased
.
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after all these years,

after all these years,
new shoots sprouting, leaves coming
and going, the shape

of our fig tree remains the
same – present and providing
.
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someone decided

someone decided
that fig trees should
provide two
crops each year,
marking
the beginning
and the beginning
of the end of
summer, lest anyone
returns home too
early or too late, no
one has to miss out
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: crops

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six julys later,

six julys later,
under the same fig tree in
our backyard, you spend

an eternity, munching
on the tastiest clovers
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: tastiest

in the backyard, all

in the backyard, all
alone with our
fig tree – the
realization
that i didn’t have
to choose
.
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sandwiched between last

sandwiched between last
night and our twelve-year-old fig
tree, so much wonder
.
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under the fig tree,

under the fig tree,
we paused for time to catch up,
fanned the sun’s last rays
.
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