#18
July 28, 2011
Published: November 4, 2010
The radiant sun in a stainless sky
Enshrined by verdant bounty,
Breeding mirth and harvest
Lark and fare, those tax for mind and county
The warmth of soil, the fretful soul
Baked and calmed by sun—
Those fixtures of thought, beloved by eye
Bear ’til the light is none