Eve in Fall

by J. Kevin Wolfe

Maples blush
apples blush
your cheeks blush

Bite the fruit Eve
Then share it
The drip is cold on my chin

The serpent lives
in the track of juice
and in the hiss of the fireplace
that will get too warm
for these sweaters

from 'The Year of Purple Lawn Furniture'
c2001 by J. Kevin Wolfe