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Sunshine

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0 posted 2003-06-24 12:05 PM

Grocery Store Sensations

Pure, slightly confused, young Midwest
eyes looked at the oddly shaped
“green things”
as I plucked and felt one or two
of them myself.

                    “What are they?” He inquired.

“Good eating, if you like strange stuff,”

couldn’t help but keep the tease,
my gosh,
hadn’t he had any exposure?

                    “Are they ripe?” still, confused,
                     as their bumpy dark green skin,
                     I’m sure, put him off.

So I leaned over, picked one up,
put it cool and strange, in his right hand

and put his left hand on my arm.

“Squeeze my arm lightly,” and he did,
as he felt the flesh move slightly,

“now, squeeze that, just as easy,”

and he did, then smiled.

                     “Feels fleshy, sort of,” he grinned
                     on his way to an education of good eats.

“Just don’t swallow the skin.”

He was still unsure
as I left him behind
to grow up in the vegetable aisle
but looking back
I watched him bag
one or two.

Seymour Tabin
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1 posted 2003-06-24 12:09 PM

Sunshine
LOL good write, enjoyed.

Earth Angel
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2 posted 2003-06-24 12:13 PM

What a novel idea, you little hussy!

Grocery shopping is going to be a lot more fun for me from now on! LOL

Loved this write!--and I got to learn a lot more about you!

Huggums,
Linda

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3 posted 2003-06-24 01:23 PM

Ah so cute Karilea...
I was right there in that store watching you and smiling.

~Hugs~

LeeJ
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4 posted 2003-06-24 01:27 PM

Wonderful read

VAS
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5 posted 2003-06-24 01:32 PM

I loved the write, too, but I don't know what they are either. I think I can see what you're talking about, but I've never tried one. Is it fruit or vegetable?

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Sunshine

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6 posted 2003-06-24 01:40 PM

Well, Virginia, because it's like so many other edibles that some call fruit and some call vegetable, I actually had to refer to Webster....

and in all sincerity, I cannot give you it's literal definition because I might

...but reading on, Webster defines it as a fruit.

Does that help?

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7 posted 2003-06-28 01:27 AM

nice thoughts n read "K"

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   is treasured
more than voices
   of flattery
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