Hyacinth Growing by the Old Gray Fence
By Don Iannone
Why ever do the hyacinth
grow next to the dying gray fence
on the east end of the farm?
Nobody ever goes back there.
Who's going to ever see them?
Beauty like that shouldn't be wasted
where there is no eye to see.
They're stubborn--
downright hard-headed,
hiding there next to the old fence.
I came back a couple weeks later,
and they were gone.
Just like the beautiful sunset from last night.
Just like my grandmother
who lived on the farm
when the fence was brand new.
Why ever do those hyacinth
grow next to the dying gray fence
on the east end of the farm?