L'aura del Campo

Summer of '76 [176.56]

Summer of '76

I was green
corn, green wheat, flaxen
haired in an orange shirt cutting
shattercane in Kansas. Like vinho verde,
a bit tart, like a green apple, a bit
sour, but innocent and kinda
sweet (so they told me).
Green defined
me. Now
some old muddled
hue, I wish to be plaid:
the red of rage, the yellow of joy,
the deep brooding blues, the passion
of orange. And green,
most definitely
green,
back working
the fields of Nemaha County.

© Kåre Enga (25.aibreán.2019) [176.56]

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