Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Thermal Time


Winter wheat-
like a molding fuzz
you frost the hills.
A green surprise beneath the thaw,
how do you breath
under choking whiteness
and bitter nights
to meet the reaper
for an early harvest?


Thermal time
you answer.
My days are degrees above
and my nights below
a threshold for growth
I take heat when I can
to make my leaves
and my fruit.


Ah,
thank you for that advice,
because I need to grow too
and only get three vacation days
for each quarter.

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