Kim Rodrigues Poet Light Verse

Incidentals

No! not about pits
they’re removed
the fruit sliced.
ugly in effigy —

the air turns
their innards
burnt orange.

their rainier skin
scarred and pale —
tasty or not.

i’d rather them red
and plump, but
skinny enough
to fit into
the pitter

and for the pits
to shoot straight
out
not get stuck

like Winnie the Pooh
half in and out —
a honey of an incident,
embarrassing.

i gobble up
nature’s morsels
good for sleep
metabolism and
movements

which i
have a right
to let go.

Let’s not forget
the plastic covering
these incidentals
arrived in
and were shaken loose
from

into a collapsible colander
and given a sprinkling
shower; they shine

their famous; their mine

7/11/2020

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Caren Krutsinger July 13, 2020 at 3:14 AM I am thinking life is like a bowl of cherries as I read this. "i gobble up nature’s morsels good for sleep metabolism and movements" - I can taste them too!

Harry Horsman July 11, 2020 at 11:00 PM Love this Kim, Always amazes me, how poets with talent and a pen and with a creative mine set, can write about anything and enlightens the reader. Kim Rodrigues July 12, 2020 at 6:49 AM Thanks so much, dear friend! :)

Lindsay Laurie July 11, 2020 at 7:41 PM Hello Kim … as I read through your verse Kim I could easily picture myself going through the process - thank you Kim - Lindsay Kim Rodrigues July 12, 2020 at 6:50 AM Thank you, Lindsay!

Demetrios Trifiatis July 11, 2020 at 2:15 PM Clever , well written poem dearest, Kim. Nice imagery. Hugs xxx Kim Rodrigues July 11, 2020 at 3:03 PM Thanks so much! Hugs my friend!