Kim Rodrigues Poet Tanka

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Sweet and Sour

SWEET AND SOUR

morello cherries
sweetened-sour beneath warm crust
scoop of cold ice cream
only whipped cream tops my pie
a centrifugal design

royal anne cherries
preserved in glass of whiskey 
sipping manhattan
liquor may be quicker dope
for my health, pitting cherries

gripping one by stem
love the cheeks of cherry red
kiddos spinner play
don’t mess with sour cherries
maraschino soothes temples*

6/30/2017
Two-Voice Tanka, Thrice Contest
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*Shirley Temple is a drink for kids
Spinners - a new toy

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Dean Wood July 30, 2017 at 9:12 PM Congratulations on this win Kim. I am excited just to be counted amoung poets of this caliber. Enjoyed this delicious poem. - Dean Kim Rodrigues July 31, 2017 at 10:36 AM Thank you Dean!

Sara Kendrick July 29, 2017 at 12:13 PM Back to say congrats on this great winner..Sara Kim Rodrigues July 31, 2017 at 10:35 AM Thanks Sara!

Andrea Dietrich July 28, 2017 at 7:13 PM CUTE one, Kim. I do love cherries, especially those maraschino ones! Congrats on a fantastic win. Kim Rodrigues July 28, 2017 at 8:03 PM Thanks Andrea

Sara Kendrick June 30, 2017 at 11:57 AM Cherry Pie with Ice Cream is one of my favorites..Reads like a winner to me..Way to go..Sara Kim Rodrigues June 30, 2017 at 12:23 PM I just love cherries! Thank you!

Jeremy Smith June 30, 2017 at 11:01 AM I prefer my ice cream on the side :) Great Tanka Kim good luck in the contest I hope we both make the cut!! Kim Rodrigues June 30, 2017 at 11:24 AM Me too,Jeremy!

Dale Gregory Cozart June 30, 2017 at 10:31 AM Yum, sounds delicious! Although I can just imagine someone making the pie and getting snockered at the same time. Be careful! Kim Rodrigues June 30, 2017 at 10:33 AM LOL!!!

Chris Green June 30, 2017 at 10:28 AM This was really good Kim. I remember having a Shirley Temple as a kid thinking I was cool. : ) And yes, the maraschino cherry was the best part. Kim Rodrigues June 30, 2017 at 10:34 AM Hope your taste buds are salivating! Whether a Roy Rogers or a Shirley Temple... and those candy cigarettes...lol!