Watermelons

By Blacksburg

summer’s smash makes a strawberry,

dangling—red as the 4th of July

a grape exaggerated, say

does this one feel good?

thump thump…no

sprouts breaking through earth,

vines tangling into my yard

freedom within grasp but

who knows?

thump thump…no

salt in the evening,

plain in the morning

coyote—spitting out the seeds

can eat a whole one field-side

thump thump…

                                                YES