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Sugar and Salt

Sugar of life you are Sweet and dainty in jar Over and under the counter You are a wonder in winter Sturdy grains of Summer breeze Granules of sweetness, not freeze White, not green like the apple peels Sweet and brittle in my heart reels Salt of the lake I grow strong and rake Salty grounds and eden of drake As briny as the sea sands shake My skin dries when you touch Like yellow leaves that fall too much Salt not scar, palatable in taste From the dust man came, never a waste Sugar and salt are grains of wonder Sweetness and evenness in gains yonder Life's toils and reaps in harvest Man's worth and quest above the rest

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Marikate Kingston

Date: 1/19/2024 8:28:00 PM

The word, bittersweet comes to mind. I like your juxtaposition of sugar and salt. "Sweetness and evenness in gains yonder" "Dainty and briny" I think there is a little sweet and salt in all of us, don't you think? A poem to ponder, that I feel lucky to have found.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/29/2023 12:58:00 PM

Sometimes I wonder if? Is man better than his animal counterpart. I enjoyed reading this one today. I wonder what sugar and salt mixed in equal parts would taste like? Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. SK (: ^)

Clifford Villalon
Date: 3/29/2023 1:03:00 PM

Yes. And almost identical in color and form. Mixture may taste like baking soda, I guess. Thanks for your visit Miss Sara. Thanks to you and to all for being so warm! :) Cliff

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 3/26/2023 2:36:00 AM

They say you are the salt of the earth , I say your the sugar in the pie, sweet poem Cliff

Clifford Villalon
Date: 3/26/2023 5:08:00 AM

I'm deeply honored for your visit Miss Mystic. Stay sweet! Thanks again. :) Cliff