the season
slowly
turning
and
showing up
at a
farmer's market
on a Saturday
and in the early
chilly
orange pumpkins
and fuzzy peaches
cilantro and
crazy fruit
pansies and zinnias
tomatoes
and
big fat watermelon
all glammed
for the occasion
like a party
where
warm sweaters
comfy jeans
baseball hats
the oh-so-happy dress code
and
all kids are welcome
filling the space
with laughter loud
and commerce bustling
arms full
of produce
and
sunflowers
and
a riot of color
all competing
and
tied up in crisp paper
and string
now
homeward bound
with a stop
everyone's favorite
on saturday morning
into afternoon
delicious and free-wheeling
unrestrained freedom
joy bubbling up
and grateful
the word of the day
party on autumn
