Maple Canopy*

Sitting

Maple canopy shade

Watching heat rising

Wrinkling

The farmer’s barn

Rendering the solid real

Ethereal

But just before it flies away

A gust of coolbreeze

Flattens out the barnboards

Dust rising from the hooves

Old shuffling horse

Moves to cooler grass before flopping down

Watching his mechanical replacement

Rent the earth

Row

Upon

Row.

Farmer

Mopping forehead

Red and white bandana

Looking to the sky

Enjoying the blue

Praying for grey.