Grandpa's Farm
Kirsty Karkow, Maine, USA
an'ya, Oregon, USA
(Published WHC Short Verses Rengay 2002)
old cow path
a chipmunk's stripe zips
into a hole
at grandpa's farm
spitting down the well
intermittent rain
the Model T struggles
through tractor ruts
parade day--
all the plow horses
sport straw hats
gathered in the south forty
sheaves of golden wheat
family reunion . . .
sticking toothpicks
in a sweet potato