The persimmons hung gorgeously orange And red off bare limbs Nature’s ornaments in December- They dropped, divine and ripe Juicy one by one On to the soft leaf litter Out of loving arms and all naked grey skies. This was my daily treat Landscapes of color and That tree at the creek corner road Stunning in fog As I obeyed the stop sign at least once Or twice every day In the darkest time-brightest joy Illuminating the fumy and spirituous, wet northern California days..
If I might bite that luscious fruit Stolen from someones tree Rest in the cool bay rain Slumber me Rock me In that sweet, Fresh petricor that bewitches Your mind before it washes your ripe skin.
I was the wild mustard then. Everywhere at once in winter Corrupting ****** soaking earth Thunderous yellow
Rising for an all too brief season Mistaking you for the sun