when crop disappears 
in late autumn and
the soil already waits
is it the birds leaving, 
causing it, the lack of song
or is it the gypsies
who don't arrive
not dancing 
on the yellow land

JESSICA LOOS is a poet, performer, and event organizer living in North Beach, San Francisco.  She also plays tambourine,  does collage, loves ice cream and is a member of The Living Theater.