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Lemons Know the Way

Lemons squeeze reality into tiny sour drops
Cherry pops on clouds turn red with envy
Apple blossoms fly through branches down
Which requires acrobatic accuracy astounding
Explosions are the foundation of reality
If they don’t wake you up than nothing will
Oranges fall from trees when shaken up
Bananas cost too much and come in bunches
Never trust them or their color to be ripe
When cherry bombs go pop, clouds disappear
Tranquility is another word for love dispersed
Ask tangerines for their opinions
Lemons wake us up to squinty faces
Gentle to the touch they grow on trees
Left alone they come in yellow squeezed

Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2020

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/24/2020 12:57:00 PM Hello Earl Schumacker, hi! I love lemons. I use it in my teas along with honey. I love lemon pie. My room is painted yellow. It is hard to tell when a banana is ripe.Same for a plantain. Enjoy your day my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/25/2020 6:53:00 PM Hello Earl Schumacker, I think that I would like Coasta Rica, I love lemons and limes.There are 20 different types of species of lemon and line trees growing from a different tree! Wow! Enoy your evening my fiend. Earl Schumacker Date: 5/24/2020 1:14:00 PM Hi Darlene, Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. You would love Costa Rica. I was staying on an estate there where they had at least 20 different species of lemon and lime trees growing. Every day I would surprise myself and pick lemons from a different tree and then make a drink from them. Have a mellow yellow lovely day. Earl