By Greg Spencer
The
summer
peels away
like so
many
bananas.
A pratfall
here. A
smoothie
there. Days
ripen so
fast our only
choice is to
freeze them
or throw them
in the compost.
Such waste,
unless we eat,
eat, munching
down the fruit
of the day
at its peak
of tangy
good-
ness.
Greg Spencer has taught communication studies at Westmont for over thirty years. He has written five books, including Awakening the Quieter Virtues and Reframing the Soul. Next up is a semi-autobiographical novel called Boomer Boy. He loves being married. He and Janet have six grandchildren, all of whom know that the secret word is binka-bonka. Also by this poet: "I Watched a Poet Writing with Mystery in his Eyes" and "Silent Retreat in Texas"