Carrots Considered

from the October 15, 2009 edition

CARROTS CONSIDERED

by T.C. Powell

Unique as people
Arrayed in the market bin

Hard, matured, crusty as a veteran
Or mild, culled from the nursery

Buried in bent, twisted bodies
What a universe is a carrot

This one heaven-honeyed
That one rich, earthy

Gritted with soil

The sweetest part
That inner vein
An orange soul

In bunches

Alone