Red Delicious
The big doors roll open
at sunrise at sunset
they roll closed
the man with the hand
truck moves his bins and flats
his palette loads across the lot
Living downhill
from a fruit stand
I’ve come to accept
that joy can appear
at your feet
Red Delicious, Braeburn
Fuji and maybe
D’Anjou on a good day
Valencia Vidalia or Walla Walla
Sweet
reach down pick up
Be open hearted don’t
expect too much--
the little that comes your way
tastes in its scarcity
full of life this life your life
I pray uphill in the morning
and I pray uphill at night
to the God of Gravity Satsuma!