Tagged: harvest

perhaps life is not

perhaps life is not
far from a worker placement
game – we harvest, feed,

harvest, feed, harvest feed, always
before the next grueling round
.
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the first sign of spring

the first sign of spring
changes as we grow old – plans
thwarted by rain, a

bouquet of daffodils, a
sudden bamboo shoot harvest
.
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it’s the third or fourth

it’s the third or fourth
harvest of the season – our
shishito peppers,

mysteriously giving,
curiously holding back
.
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we have harvested

we have harvested
yesterday’s tomatoes for
today’s pasta, a

bouquet of fresh basil gave
up its breath to top it off
.
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in the middle of

in the middle of
husking fifty to sixty
bamboo shoots, splinters
.
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after two weeks and

after two weeks and
a bit of rain, bamboo shoots
vie for more garden
.
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maybe we are in

maybe we are in
competition and we don’t
know it, just missing

each other in the bamboo
grove, from winter into spring
.
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harvesting the grape

harvesting the grape
tomatoes before the last
autumn rain – a glimpse

into a future of waiting,
telling fortunes in the kitchen
.
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at last, relief – like

at last, relief – like
bringing in the tomatoes,
a fruitful harvest
.
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we paused underneath

we paused underneath
the pecan tree, in the middle
of a summery

winter’s day, longing for more
days like these, pecan harvesting
.
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