Notes About The Poem

1. the food of the gods.
2. something very pleasing to taste or smell:
3. a fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles.
4. another term for bee bread

NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
5. a fruit salad containing oranges and shredded coconut, often mixed with cream and marshmallows

My mother only used fresh oranges and fresh grated coconut with maybe a red marachino cherry on top.

Ambrosia

A mid life's tasty morsels, there'll be problems
M ost will be a mix coming in threes
B asically the sweetness is mother's
R ecipe, fresh from the orchard
O ranges scalded and peeled, sliced
S weetner added if there's any tartness
I nteresting how life's tasty morsels need
A dditions like sweet coconut that nullify sour    

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Moon Harp

April 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM

Ambrosia salad, a nice metaphor for life. Well done. My mom made ambrosia salad, too, and I really liked it. She added the coconut. Moon Harp

Sara Kendrick

April 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM

Glad that your mom did that for your family, Moon Harp. Thank you for dropping by. Sara K

Kim Rodrigues

April 15, 2026 at 6:10 AM

Line 6 and 8 were interesting!

Sara Kendrick

April 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Thank you, Kim. I appreciate the nice comments. Sara K

Victor Buhagiar

April 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM

An enticing desert. Great acrostic. Best for a win.

Sara Kendrick

April 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM

The contest had closed a week before I wrote this one, but I had been thinking about writing it after I read the contest rules. Thanks for the nice review. Sara K

Joseph P. DiMino

April 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM

Very well done! Great writing! A FAV!

Sara Kendrick

April 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM

Joe, I am honored that you would fav this one. Your praise is uplifting. Sara K

Howard Kerr

April 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM

Your acrostic is nothing short of magnificent, Sara. This work resembles a colour picture. I for one, love coconut as well. Howard

Sara Kendrick

April 11, 2026 at 5:20 AM

Your comments support my creative nature. Thank you, Howard. I appreciate the time spent here reviewing my work. Sara K

sara Etgen-Baker

April 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM

what a 'sweet' acrostic.....love ambrosia salad...minus the coconut :-) blessings, Sara B

Sara Kendrick

April 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM

I have learned that there are a few people who do not like coconut and some that can't eat coconut for some reason like gallbladder problems. There are so many ways to fix a salad or dessert using oranges or tangerines so, I say go for whatever way that makes a person happy. Thanks for stopping by and taking time to comment. Sara K

Daniel Henry Rodgers

April 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM

Dear Sara, just like ambrosia the way mom use to make it, simple, bright, and carrying more memory than recipe. I love how each line folds sweetness over the harder parts of life, like coconut softening tart fruit. A small, tender memory that even mid-life needs its orchard-light. Now I’m hungry and miss my mom. :) Blessings, Daniel

Sara Kendrick

April 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM

Yes, moms were so important for us and even in their passing just the memories can lift our spirits. Your visit always is encouraging. I was concerned that the mix of a real recipe of the ambrosial dessert or salad and how it can be a metaphor for life would be confusing but I see you understood. Sara

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