Vin de Noir

As darkness fell

two daffodils gleamed

in January just gone

near the path just dug

weeded of hyacinths

last year

As darkness falls

talk of two raised beds

down near the fruit tree

where parsnips failed

 in rich loam

infested with roots

from the apple tree

Vin de noir

served at sunset

long before dinner

walnut wine mixed

with cabernet

Dick Russell

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