Like Sunlight
After the white and pink blossoms fall
golden mustard combs the orchard and spreads
across the fence like sunlight.
The roadside is inhabited by faith.
In a vacant lot
between tall buildings this upcoming yellow
grows tall as a forest.
Redwing-blackbirds sing canticles there.
(first published in California Quarterly)
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