Fair Trade

The dog got the stick and looked back at us.
And that was the whole show.
 
                                                (Charles Simic)

Carrot, Beets Me, Ginger Tonic, Zinger
Kale Yes: the five health blends I am allowed
to sell at the first Fair Trade Day which
is no joke when the vendors discover that

all the business we have is each other.
Finally a small flurry from the tour bus
…Red Hat ladies rubbing up the rhubarb
in white gloves.  I hide the asparagus.

In the next booth Medusa sells Kombucha,
Zesty Fire Vinegar with turmeric
and thyme.  I always try to be beside her

to watch her hold her daughter’s hand, a queen
with serpentine haiRRR spilling out
aura, air, tone and tenor

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