At
the construction sites
the work goes on
night and day.
Even the gardens
are not
spared.
They're combed
with rusty rakes
looking for the
last carrots
and potatoes.
(The kale
is allowed
to stay until
the first frost.)
Further out
they're slaughtering pigs.
Freshly washed and scrubbed
the opened bodies hang
white on the ladders.