Through the avocado grove, he strolled---shirtless and
barefoot, clad in baggy, bell-bottom jeans, his long hair
cascading over his bare shoulders and half way down to
his slender waist. Along his path, the sparse grass---
not cognizant of nervous pruderies and harsh inhibitions---
strove to rise erect in order to release its fragrant and
flavorful chlorophyll on to his toes, soles and heels in a
thoroughly herbaceous appreciation of his shoeless,
pedal beauty so casually, but eagerly, displayed.
Starward