Poem a day #16 is a response to prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: 1) Write a “form or anti-form” poem and 2) write a poem with an abstract, philosophical kind of statement closing out a poem that is otherwise intensely focused on physical, sensory details.
A vibrance to harvest
born out of dark soil
from colorful ancestors
diligent traits crafted
over the centuries
gardeners, farmers
patient, thoughtful
in selective breeding
to entice and dazzle
in the most rugged
adverse conditions
some stored in root
cellars, deep purple
skin and flesh bred
by the Hopi Nation
pink jewel toned kernels
brilliant green pigments
ancient Chinese heirloom
cherished for 600 years
back to the recycle bin
I have wasted my live
Backwoods Walking 