Cobbler

by Michael Dylan Welch and Kristen Lindquist

First published in Tandem 1:1, April 2021, page 19. Originally written 14 August 2020, by email.

as gone as granddad

the gooseberries

by his garden shed Michael

all the ripe raspberries

eaten by catbirds Kristen

boysenberry cobbler

passed for dessert . . .

the empty chair Michael

wild blackberries

on the long drive home

they don’t keep Kristen

a cloudberry squashed

in the polar bear print Michael

passing shower

a pail of blueberries

spills in the field Kristen