The sun did not shine.

But Hector the long handed

lit the charcoal fire

and we warmed our hands

like the ancient ones.

The august 1955 engine no. 109

across the street, blew its horn,

lifted its ladder

coaxing Lugh-light from the sky,

While the children climbed 

and rode their big wheels in supplication.

We drank Monty Python Holy Grail Ale

and listened to the hot pepper salsa,

while the tomatoes heated our table.

The tents elevated with the wind.

Muslim women stonehenged the band

doing sound checks:

"Oye como va" and "quando caliente el sol"

Nastrovya, shouted the neighbors 

bringing kielbasa and "Ococim" beer.

The harvest begins.

 

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MaryAnn Bennett Rosberg, M.A. is a published poet, a novelist, and editor. She is also a Reiki master, NLP practitioner and certified teacher of the Human Capacities Training Program of Drs. Jean Houston and Robert Masters. MaryAnn attends a Mystery School in New York where she deepens into the world myths that greatly influence her poetry. For more information: http://www.americanatheneum.com/pages/maryannrosberg/mr-master.html