Portrait

Walking the alley, looking for fruit. A pear, plucked sweet for ripe. A young boy on the porch reading. An older woman on the porch reading. One-eyed Susans in blankets across the sidewalk. A couple plays tennis sitting down at my old friends old high school. A cooler day dropping August with its sluggish heat behind. A belly full of salmon & thyme. Everything is about to give.