After the Intermission in a Friendship Samuel Hovda Like a fracture, there is no complete heal. The new bone is stronger, can bear a heavier load, But it is less supple. David Gallant When I was a young boy, I used to Help my dad pick vegetables From a garden the size of a classroom Next to my grandpa’s house in the country. We didn’t use chemicals, so Whenever we had an armful of Squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, Carrots, pumpkins, watermelons That were bruised and oozed slimy juices That held dead insects like amber, I would run to the garage to find a baseball bat (Taped an extra inch thick so my dad could Use it for slow-pitch softball games when he was sixteen). He would pitch underhand, from the side To avoid the explosion of organic Pulp, skin, seeds, and rind That fell against the side of a silo, Sticking and coagulating.
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