one bite into the pear means
Revelation: cool bits of fruit flesh
appear under curls of rind
persimmon juiced no pulp
only petunia—petulant and needy—
pulls away
Sweet Need
Tender Build
Rounded Stature
off an old tree
earth dirt between roots
a comfort away from glamour
shift into the chill season
grove orchard stand basket:
dwindle down slower grown
core an apple
split a grape
pitted seeded fed