Pickers

The nimble forklift operator
stacks the orchard bins
neatly on the truck
as an afterthought
and speeds down my trees
playing a three dimensional
game of Tetris.
He stacks the bins by the truck
and then he stacks the bins on the truck
and then he disappears.

Valencia season

Hurray! the pickers have come again
with their ladders and their
zip-bottom satchels
slung over strong shoulders
singing songs and
calling through the trees.

Light a small fire and cook lunch.
Gracias.