VII

THEY TAKE A LITTLE NIP

They take a little nip

Now and then

Do the old folks

Now they’ve moved to

Town

You’ll sometimes

See them sitting

Side by side

On the porch

Straightly

As in church

Or working diligently

Their small

City stand of

Greens

Serenely pulling

Stalks and branches

Up

Leaving all

The weeds.