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Almost October, and there it was,
draped over the fence,
ripe as July, and as seductive—
a stranger’s bit of paradise.
It wasn’t mine. Perhaps
I should have left it there,
flashing like a cardinal
in the autumn light.
But, still, the world offers itself so lavishly, as if
it will not be refused.
Sometimes I call this “grace.”
Sometimes I simply taste it
as a perfect raspberry, out of season,
savored seed by seed,
Persephone’s fruit.

From Bread and Other Miracles, poetry by Lynn Ungar, published in 2012, and available at www.lynnungar.com or through Amazon or Barnes and Noble online.

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Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar

Unitarian Universalist Minister and Poet at Lynn Ungar

Lynn is the author of two books of poetry, Blessing the Bread and Bread and Other Miracles. In her free time she trains dogs for competition in obedience, agility and canine musical freestyle (dancing with dogs). She is also an avid singer and contra dancer. Lynn lives in the pacific northwest with her two Australian Shepherds.

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