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Thursday, September 25, 2014

message in a bottle


spring arrives and we run in full sprint
preparing and tending
summer has us watching, patient-waiting
fall arrives with a prize
fruit grown 
in 
the bottle
almost complete

almost

large jars of ripe pears
bathing in brandy
infuse for months
monitored
sip after sip after sip

when the time comes
the brandy pours
briefly veiling 
the pear

bottles
corked
-
ready
for night capping
and
mood enhancing
-
hold secrets of the garden
and
whispers of the trees