My beloved has arranged
three yellow squashes,
two potatoes,
one butternut squash, and
an eggplant
on the dining table.
—–
Unfortunately, I,
just to use my seat
and eat
at my usual place,
have had to move
and rearrange them,
therefore altering the configuration.
—–
Neither of us has a suitable basket
in which to arrange the still life,
so any configuration will be,
I suppose, quite temporary;
such is its station.
—–
Once I had such a basket,
which spent too much time
useless in a closet.
So I removed it from a shelf
and donated it to a thrift store,
for the use of somebody else.
—–
Things are transitory.
Baskets, unused, I take away.
Food, although colorful and attractive,
does, in time, decay;
we must eat it soon.
But, for now, I am happy to say,
we can enjoy the sight
of a still life on the dining table.
The arrangement is, to my eyes,
a feast and a great boon,
and that is no false story.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
MAY 31, 2013 COMMON ERA
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