Midsummer, was it, when They died — Corn Whiskey

Midsummer, was it, when They died－¹
A full, and perfect time－
The Summer closed upon itself
In Consummated Bloom－

The Corn, her furthest kernel filled ⁵
Before the coming Flail－
When These－leaned unto Perfectness－
Through Haze of Burial－

(F.822/J.962)

[1] They:: fields of corn. died:: harvested.
[5] Corn:: a hint on corn whiskey.
[6] Flail:: an instrument for beating grain.
[7] Perfectness:: refinement.
[8] Haze of Burial:: the steaming of corn for whiskey.