COME WITH ME

— Ingrid Karnikis —

Come with me
along the path
around the barn,
through summer-scented,
tall-grown hay,
to the orchard
where grape vines tangle
thick and green.
There you will find
a white-trimmed pump house
sturdy and bright red..

Sit down upon
the old wood bench
in the shade,
then tip your head back—-
watch as a wisp of breeze
stirs the aspen leaves
to tremble with joy
against the cloudless blue
of early June.

June 2015

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