Green-Striped
Melons
They lie
under stars in a field.
They lie under rain in a field.
Under sun.
under stars in a field.
They lie under rain in a field.
Under sun.
Some people
are like this as well --
like a painting
hidden beneath another painting.
are like this as well --
like a painting
hidden beneath another painting.
An unexpected weight
the sign of their ripeness.
the sign of their ripeness.
~ Jane Hirshfield
~
(Alaska Quarterly, Fall
& Winter, 2008)
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