A Brief Pause in an Apple Orchard
© 2004 Steven L. Campbell
Sunbeams lick away dewdrops soaking in shaded greenery of an apple orchard in small acreage upon a hilly clearing where sunny morning shines golden on chalky-pink blossoms, making me pause and prolong my hike.
I examine pale and dark green oval leaves nodding jaggedly from a breeze dashing across craggy, crabby branches.
Wasps complain from gray papery hives swaying above me, and a hummingbird pauses and peeks inside a blossom.
Perhaps she smells jellies, pies and cider.
I do.
