Pears, pears, pears, pears, working up the pears

 Second wagonload of wind-fall pears, August '17

pear petals
drifted
against the fence

--by Susan Delphine Delaney

from Facebook. Used with permission
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a buzz

from the pail of pears

that need “working up”

--sycamore’s mottled bark, October monthly, 2012
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bountiful harvest
one leaf and one pear still hang
on the ancient tree

-- in front of the moon (2010)

CINQUAIN

After

the pear harvest,

the south wind wrestles one

recalcitrant fruit to the ground.

My treat!
--posted on Facebook, 11.13.'14

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leaving plenty

of the windfall pears

to gleaner bees

--a patch of yellow, 2005

ping of sealing lids—

thought of winter preserves

eases today’s work

--Connecting Our Houses, 1997

c 2017, Pat Laster dba lovepat press