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Our Fruit Flirtation

You hung two big cherries on my ear. I was delighted with the red earring. The unexpected jewel was shining and clear As your eyes – insatiable and dreaming… Then you put raspberries on my palm, And held a molecule close to my lips. That orchard was wonderfully calm, You could recognize my simple needs… And I picked a sweet, ripe gooseberry, And gave you it with extraordinary grace. I was grateful to you for the red jewelry, I touched the gooseberry flesh on your face…

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