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Open Poetry #34

Rich and juicy plums

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2005-01-03 01:18 AM

Beneath the bough of life’s disdain
I wait in calm repose,
acceptance like a picnic spread
alongside in the shade.

Apples, peaches, apricots,
perhaps rather now a plum
rich and juicy, delicate,
like memories of love
while time rolls slowly by
with father, mother, son,
up to a distant plateau
I’m not conscious of.

Here, stay awhile with me,
feel how easily I breathe
and smile up to the sun
my gratitude for love.

An apricot for you,
I’ll peel apples, peaches, too,
and there we sat a minute more
remembering it all
before time ran out on me
and I waved a “See you later”
from beneath my shady tree.

And later, much later,
from the fruit of my desire
rich and juicy plums
like memories of love
still tempt my appetite!

J.Samm
Member

since 2004-01-12

Posts 415
Iloilo City, Philippines