A fig tree grows
in a back yard in West Seattle.
The splayed waxy leaves span the air.
A few green unripe figs are developing.
Hard to spot,
but there none the less
If we do have sun,
the fruit will ripen to a dark shoe polish brown.
Let's assume
birds do not pluck at the figs,
saving the crunchy seeds for us
to savor
and worry our tongue
some lazy afternoon.
Sep 15, 2016
Sep 15, 2016 at 9:19 AM UTC
A fig tree grows
in a back yard in West Seattle.
The splayed waxy leaves span the air.
A few green unripe figs are developing.
Hard to spot,
but there none the less
If we do have sun,
the fruit will ripen to a dark shoe polish brown.
Let's assume
birds do not pluck at the figs,
saving the crunchy seeds for us
to savor
and worry our tongue
some lazy afternoon.