Friday, March 20, 2020

Pomegranates by Don Thompson

Cracked and leathery pomegranates,
bloodless as mummy hearts.

The crop never gathered in,
but left to rot,
unwatered by a dry well…

You don’t want to look,
driving past: so many
ambitious schemes gone wrong,
yours among them.



Don Thompson has been writing about the San Joaquin Valley for over fifty years, including a dozen or so books and chapbooks. For more info and links to publishers, visit his website at
www.don-e-thompson.com.

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