Dust dry here
Most of the summer.
Lost a peach tree
To disease, drought…
A double whammy.
Surviving tree’s handful
Of hairy-skinned, nearly
Ripe peaches escape the coons.
Black raspberries a bust,
Blackberries fared slightly better,
Apples and grapes may do
Well enough if we get some rain.
Dahlias are half the height
This time last year,
Blooms late and sparse.
Tomatoes late,
Beets will do well
With late season rain.
Garlic good.
Rabbits ate the beans.
Interlopers trapped?
Three skunks, one opossum.
Still on the loose?
Four raccoons, one doe
Gonna bite into that first
Ripe peach, let the juice
Drip down my chin
And grin like a fool.
-Wayne H. Swanger
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