Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Oranges

Butter orange poppies spread across a California canyon in Spring
Or the orange of the western sky at end of Summer,
Reflecting off a stark butte in Wyoming ,
Is different from the orange of the leaves
Burning flames through a sugar maple in October,
Which is different from the orange in your sock
At the crack of dawn on Christmas morn,
Which gives sweetness dripping sunshine
To a dark, cold world at the dying of December.

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