Apples by Jan Darrow

the trees have taken

to the bees

with apple stem

and bribery

they lift their limbs

and weave new green

into the sky

the changing season pools

the ageless eye

beneath the sun

in canopies

the trees float fragrant

petal hems

where velvet color

swells of fruit

begin

Having grown up in the rural Midwest, Jan Darrow connected to the natural world at an early age.  She has recently been published by True Chili, and has work forthcoming in Five on the Fifth.  Her collection of flash fiction, The Blue Hour will be available on Amazon this fall.