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Embers_Before_God
Member

since 2001-03-06

Posts 101
USA

0 posted 2001-03-18 05:28 AM

Some fruits grow,
not in a field,
but in a pot,
though the trees still know
the gifts they possess,
the beauty they yield.

Some fruits grow
in tall meadow grass;
the limbs of their trees
do not show—
hidden by weeds
disguising the dusty pass.

Some fruits grow
and are picked right away,
not given the chance
to ripen slow,
to taste the sun
day after day after day.

Some fruits grow
without an ounce of care,
without explanation, nor reason,
with no hand to sew—
just a strong will
and old-fashioned air.

Some fruits grow
on the same tree or vine;
these are the fruits
that I savor over time,
that I love and adore,
and that suits me just fine.

Dance with me under the moon. Touch my pale skin. Devour me. Love me.

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2001-03-18 08:36 AM

Well my "fruits" get me into trouble a lot actually, and also are "stewed in a pot", but I too would not have it any other way! This was fantastic, I loved it.

~*~A poet is someone who reads more than they write ~*~

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-03-18 08:57 AM

Todd...I am grinning widely as I enjoy this little fruit!

Jellybean King
Member

since 2001-03-07

Posts 153
Jelly, Bean

3 posted 2001-03-18 10:15 AM

In my reading the "fruits" are people...growing in whatever condition or soil they find themselves. I findd that allusion to be clever and compelling...for no matter what the obstacles may be, they find a way to grow and live. The last stanza is one of my favorites...I read it as people who love/need people, are your favorite people...they are mine too. Wonderful read!

Jellybean King

snowpants
Member Elite

since 2000-09-16

Posts 2061
KS

4 posted 2001-03-18 11:42 AM

'Some fruits grow
and are picked right away,
not given the chance
to ripen slow,
to taste the sun
day after day after day.

Some fruits grow
without an ounce of care,
without explanation, nor reason,
with no hand to sew—
just a strong will
and old-fashioned air.'

Excellent work, embers! I truly enjoyed this one!

sp

don't know how you do it, like there's nothin' to it,
you just look my way...
you come a little closer, I lose my composure, don't know what to say.

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