Triticum aestivum
Soon enough we’ll be old and nostalgic.
You’ll talk about the prices of wheat and corn
like you grew up on a farm
instead of being a spectator at the rodeo.
I won’t understand the language of agriculture,
but I won’t care because you’ll remind me of mom.
Written 20 September 2019 in Payne County, Oklahoma
Brian Fuchs, “Triticum aestivum” from Okie Dokie (Scissortail Press, 2019)