Ag. Agent | Steve Reames

Start with eyes

grey as the trunk

of Jep's apple tree and

startling as its age.

Follow her eyes

from old bark to new growth

and bright apples in the foliage.

Reach for vertical yellow

streaks on round red.

Bite, finally

pungent, feral, sweet

the hoped-for surprise

open and encompassing

as her smile.

Taken from the 1990 issue of The Wire Harp.