By Laurel Ahlfeld
Date: 2001 Aug 05
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Cantaloup Summer

The first rays of sun
    spread their golden glory
    across a woven palette
    of the placid country
Tender feet of one
    aged with years so few
    glisten in the morning light
    beaded by drops of dew
A face weathered by history
    and years far too harsh
    shines with love at last
    as eyes continue to watch
Little hands reach out
    for ones lined and so old
    and they walk in step
    as memories begin to enfold
Through row after row
    of ripening melon and snarled vine
    which to both will seem
    so precious in time