I walked up the hill to the church and turned left
At the Parsonage. The merchants were out waiting
For shoppers looking for Autumn fruits and vegetables.
Suzy Brown, known in town as a sharp eye for a buck,
Had piled her harvest of watermelons, cantaloupes
and honeydews on a table under a hand-painted sign:
MELON COLONY FOR SALE!
As I turned the corner into First, a gust of wind blew her sign
down and I met a stampede of melons gathering speed.
Last-seen: The entire Colony running a red light at third.
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