You may know it as Lammas
Lunarela is the name per Gran
Harvest on the first of August
Bringing in the corn
But for a nomadic race
The Roma, except when enslaved,
Were not known as an
Agricultural culture
By the time I appeared on Earth
It was in the city
And Gran certainly wasn’t
Chopping up cement
Or running through the park
Scythe slicing through stems
Of dandelions and ryegrass
Even here in Florida
August Heat Index at 105 Fahrenheit
Harvest time is a long way off
But that calendar of holidays
Etched into my DNA
With the added memory
Of Earth’s gift to humanity
I tread through the sandy yard
Find mulberries the birds
And squirrels missed
Add them to a frozen harvest
Courtesy of Walmart
Great big blueberries
That I mix with Graham cracker dust
A delicious but low-calorie crust
And sing out
Baxtalo Lunarela!
May we all have a
Safe and happy harvest…
© 2020 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: LUNARELA BLUEBERRY PIE
(the white among the fruit is sugar-free tapioca that will melt and hold the blueberries together)
