Tuesday, October 10, 2006

the last of the summer peaches


no by-the-side-of-the-road strawberry stands for me
no sir
all-ferocious peach off the tree
juice down my chin and down to the bayou
barefoot on gravel
right before the bitterness sets in
and never frozen
and always in august
sticky sweet first kiss
and the fuzz stings a little
on my cheek

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