In an odd season without a summer, here's Jane Hirshfield, from her book, "Given Sugar, Given Salt."
Speed and Perfection
How quickly the season of apricots is over --
a single night's wind is enough.
I kneel on the ground, lifting one, then the next.
Eating those I can, before the bruises appear.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
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Like autumn in New England, where all it takes is a single nor'easter to close the fall foliage show.
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