They lie
under stars in a field.
They lie under rain in a field.
Under sun.
Some people
are like this as well—
like a painting
hidden beneath another painting.
An unexpected weight
the sign of their ripeness.
Poem copyright ©2008 by Jane Hirshfield.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52794/green-striped-melons
English Department
