TT.TTTTTTTT.

Two That Held Fast


 

gg.ggThe apples

gg.gg -- like love itself

gg.gggolden
ddddddddd.delicious ...
 

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.yyanother Autumn,
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.yyyou've disappeared ...

ttttttttttttttttttttttttthe uncollected harvest
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbruised & rotting on the ground
 

BB.But behind dusty leaf,
BB.BB.BB.almost hidden,

a pair
BB.BB.BB.that managed
BB.BB.BB.BB..BB.to hold fast
BB.BB.BB.BB.B.B.BB.t.to the tree
BB.longer than the rest,

BB.BB.BBextracting still
BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.Bfrom their Source
BB.BB.BB.BB.BB ... the lingering sugar
BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.BB.Bt..that moves in the limbs

BB. -- these Survivors

BB.BB.Biiiii.may be
BB.BB.Biiiii.the fruits of love's stamina ...
g.ggggolden & firm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa.aaaaa.almost
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.uuuuu.unbearably
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.uuuuu ... ddddddddsweet