This poem is taken from Stand 247, 23(3) September - November 2025.
Two Poems
How to know when a white peach is ripe
1. Select one from the large red bowl your grandmother gave you,
in the hope that you would have many people with whom to
share your fruit.
2. Cup it gently in your palm, admit one memory. Perhaps the first time
...
1. Select one from the large red bowl your grandmother gave you,
in the hope that you would have many people with whom to
share your fruit.
2. Cup it gently in your palm, admit one memory. Perhaps the first time
...
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