
flowers i took in Dalat, VN
Fall by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Somber hue diffused on everything.
in that open unharvested field of my own life,
small joys and memories.
My heart was once a lover`s swing
that creaked in the wind
of these calm fall days.
Autumn chants my vision to sleep,
and travels me back into a night
when i could touch stars and believe in myself…
Along the way, grief broke me,
my faith became hardened dirt
walked over by too many people,
My heart now, as i walk down this dirt road,
on the calm fall day,
is a dented
tin bucket
filled with fruits
picked long ago.
It`s getting harder
to lug the heavy bucket.
i spill a memory on the ground,
it gleams,
rain on hot embers
of yellow grass.
baby Tèo pimping guys with



