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Reaping and Relishing

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REAPING AND RELISHING SAPODILLA PLUMS

Reaching out towards freshness all ripened,
Holding onto huge branches hovering high,
Not bothered about tan getting deepened,
I hand pluck lush naseberries straight from the sky;
Savouring sweetness with a satisfied sigh.



2nd August, 2017

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Gayle Rodd

Date: 8/29/2017 6:40:00 PM

The last line just brought a sweet flavor to this lovely poem.

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 8/27/2017 6:06:00 PM

YUM! I would like to pluck one "straight from the sky."

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/14/2017 2:12:00 PM

I was so delighted to read your poem..Thanks for the entry in my contest your participation was encouraging and uplifting to me..This reads like an excellent fruit to add to our diet..It is something that we don't see in the grocery store though..Congrats on your placement..Sara

Heidi Sands

Date: 8/12/2017 7:10:00 AM

Congratulations for your win :)

Joseph May

Date: 8/11/2017 8:02:00 PM

Congrats on your win Jo

Robert Lindley

Date: 8/10/2017 4:56:00 AM

Love it. My mother made the best plum jam back in the day. Simply can not buy store bought plum jams like that today.. Homemade biscuits spread with her plum jam or blackberry preserves was to die for. Great poem my friend... A fav..

Lewis Raynes

Date: 8/9/2017 11:34:00 AM

Plucked from the sky.... I love that image. Beautiful

Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/7/2017 4:40:00 PM

That's a poem that makes the mouth water! Makes me want to try that fruit. :) Good one, Jo.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/7/2017 11:17:00 AM

looks like avocado to me, but no matter what, i find this artword truly invigorating, jo... beautifully done.. huggs

Sneha Rv

Date: 8/7/2017 10:46:00 AM

Oh this is yummy! Just like the fruit. I especially love the fourth line :))

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/6/2017 6:12:00 AM

Poetry at its best! Great visual! Love it, Jo! <3

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 8/6/2017 4:06:00 AM

Oh takes me back to my tree climbing days when I climbed to reach black berries. Wow naseberries, never heard of them before. This is a juicy lovely poem. Enjoyed reading. Pls do write your thoughts about my latest poem too, under it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/5/2017 8:03:00 PM

wow, this is amazing. One of the best quintains I have seen recently. Gosh, I sure would love to try that fruit. What do they taste like? Papaya?

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 8/5/2017 2:39:00 AM

How deliciously poetic and inviting dear sister, Jo! Loved it!

Afzal Nusker

Date: 8/5/2017 2:06:00 AM

I know this fruit. We call it sapeda and chiku. Perhaps the english name is Sapodilla as well. Sweet poem about this sweet fruit.

Joanna Daniel
Date: 8/5/2017 7:05:00 AM

You're right, Afzal, we call it Sapota in Tamil and it's Chiku in Hindi. I never knew it was called Naseberries or Sapodilla plums till I wrote this poem ;)

Joseph May

Date: 8/5/2017 1:52:00 AM

Wonderful write Jo..best wishes