I set out for the pond, crossing the ravine
where seedling pines start up like sparks
between the disused rails of the Boston and Maine.
The grass in the field would make a second crop
if early autumn rains hadn’t washed
the goodness out. After the night’s hard frost
it makes a brittle rustling as I walk.
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