When the plowblade struck
An old stump hiding under
The soil like a beggar's
Rotten tooth, they swarmed up;
Mister Jackson left the plow
Wedged like a whaler's harpoon
~ excerpt from "Yellow Jackets" by Yusef Komunyakaa
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sunday Muse
When the plowblade struck
An old stump hiding under
The soil like a beggar's
Rotten tooth, they swarmed up;
Mister Jackson left the plow
Wedged like a whaler's harpoon
~ excerpt from "Yellow Jackets" by Yusef Komunyakaa
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