If a Perfect Fruit There Be

~ 'Limerick-Style Rhyme' ~


if a perfect food there be, it is fruit
a flavor for every taste bud it does suit 
   from the sweetness of cherry and plum
   to peach and apricot nectar for rum 
fruit's nutritious, a non-caloric dessert, to boot

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Date: 1/24/2021 7:20:00 PM
Yum, love fruit, this is mouth watering! Love fruit pies too~
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:23:00 PM
Juicy Fruit! -- As long as it's not that horrid gum, eh?! Thanks, Michelle!
Date: 1/24/2021 6:54:00 PM
Jazzy and fun. Love the end rhymes.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:23:00 PM
Alright. Everything is outtasight. Uptight... Little Stevie Wonder
Date: 1/24/2021 7:32:00 AM
to write a poem as good as this, on this theme, i find difficult, this flow wonderfully like the juice of the fruit,, Stay Safe My Friend. Harry
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:22:00 PM
Thank you for the nice compliment, Harry. Have a wonderful week, Gershon
Date: 1/24/2021 3:53:00 AM
So true. I love fruit... all of them - some more than others but haven't found one I don't love. Wonderful write. God bless you with love and prayers
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:21:00 PM
Thank you, Regina. May you enjoy both the fruit of trees and the fruits of your labors. ~ From the Garden of Eden
Date: 1/23/2021 9:17:00 PM
Hi Gershon, You have composed a good write. Nice rhymes as well. You put me in the mood for some fruit. Is this for a contest? If so, best wishes in the contest. Have a good evening:-) Alexis
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:20:00 PM
The contest was, I believe, to put a certain 'Alexis Y.' in the mood for some fruit. Did I win?! lol. Thank you so much, Alexis. :) gw
Date: 1/23/2021 9:08:00 PM
Gershon, It's a perfect Rhyme in nature's favorite delicacy. -Richard
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:18:00 PM
Thank you, Richard. Just trying my level-best here. :) gw
Date: 1/23/2021 8:40:00 PM
I love the cherry and plum!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/24/2021 7:17:00 PM
The cherry and the plum are headed down Georgia way, replacing the peach! lol. Thanks, Kim!
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