B l u e and dark b l u e
r o s e and deepest r o s e
wh i t e and pink t h e y
a r e everywhere in the d i l i g e n t
c o n r n f i e l d rising and s w a y i n g
i n their r e l i a b l e
f i n e r y in the l i t t l e
f l i n g of their bodies t h e i r
g e a r and t a c k l e
a l l caught up in the c o r n s t a l k s.
T h e reaper's story is the s t o r y
o f endless work o f
w o r k careful and heavy but t h e
r e a p e r c a n n o t
s e p a r a t e them out there t h e y
a r e in the story of his l i f e
b r i g h t random u s e l e s s
y e a r after y e a r
t a k e n with the serious t o n s
w e e d s without value h u m o r o u s
b e a u t i f u l w e e d s.