MORNING GLORIES

B l u e  and dark blue
  r  o  s  e   and deepest rose
   w   h   i   t   e    and pink they

a r e  everywhere in the diligent
c  o  n  r  n  f  i  e  l  d   rising and swaying
i   n    their reliable

f i n e r y in the little
  f  l  i  n  g   of their bodies their
   g   e   a   r    and tackle

a l l  caught up in the cornstalks.
  T  h  e   reaper's story is the story
   o   f    endless work of

w o r k  careful and heavy but the
  r  e  a  p  e  r   cannot
   s   e   p   a   r   a   t   e    them out there they

a r e  in the story of his life
  b  r  i  g  h  t   random useless
   y   e   a   r    after year

t a k e n  with the serious tons
  w  e  e  d  s   without value humorous
    b   e   a   u   t   i   f   u   l    weeds.