Fig #1

it is winter
that fig has no business
waiting

[RK. 1/12/2021]



Fig #2

dried, figs are a good source
of dietary fiber and
manganese

[RK, 1/12/2021]



Fig #3

patience is a virtue
they also serve who
only stand and wait

there, I’ve embroidered
a sampler

[RK, 1/12/2021]


Fig #4

are you sure that’s not
an avocado
they have the good fat

[RK, 1/12/2021]


Fig #5

I’ve forgotten how important the tree is
to the one clinging to a branch
all those numbers arranged
to form a lead wall

your X-ray vision is useless
still, you look and look

[RK, 1/12/2021]