Espalier

I do not imagine

a trellised heaven,


an espalier of

flush fruit


sheared, manicured,

pruned


or woven

into twisted train,


against flanked stone

or flattened plane,


an ordering of drupes,

their crop confined


to measure, groove

or knotted line—


instead our vines

will bound the hills


unlaced loosely where

fruit wills


weaving through orchards

knitting the grasses


their juices spilling

into river splashes.