to go out and bear fruit,
fruit that will last,
says the Lord."
John 15,16
Old Ardith
Came pulling up
As another distraction
I did not want,
Bringing oat straw
In the back of his pick up
Like he has done for many years
When the harvest is bound
And ready to deliver.
My daughters and I throwing
Down
The folded field
Like mid-summer’s
Turning--
Tossing bales of heat
Into the lofts of air.
Working through the twilight,
Passing their weight each to each,
Until all the twined
Summer days
Sat on a perch
Like bones of prey
Eyeing
The slow descent
Of the seasons’ light
As deep within
The fire,
Still burning,
From the solstice sun
And moons’ waxing and waning,
From birds in breezes
Across the rains that came,
Nourishing
What light bore
And we open
Late, much later,
Scattering
The wild flames
Of the fields
Over deep freezes
In a dark time
Like all the many
Words of truth
And love
Spoken by our Lord.
Hi Cindy,
ReplyDeletelovely post - I especially appreciate the inclusion of the name Ardith - it really adds dimension to this piece, as well as the detail of the displeasure with the delivery. Your imagery is such that I'm able to see the bales of straw and see you working in the heat and sun. I look forward to the endings of your poems, not because I want them to be over(!!), but because I am often pleasantly surprised and put at ease by them - some endings seem a bit mysterious to me: I often wonder, smiling, how did she do that? :) by which I mean, how did you come to God, to The Lord, (out from all of the stuff of life) so effortlessly? I'm thankful for it, your perspective, your prayer.
Thank you Amy! How do you have such depth of seeing!? I never really think of my poems like the way you see them. You are so gifted in so many ways and the prayer of your words here and at your lovely site bring so much light. So grateful for you....God Bless..
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