Nectarines Poems

what do you do at night

...What do you do at night?
I think of Marie Antoinette,
I think of Gaëlle Catherine,
to Bernadette de Soubiroux,
But also to the Virgin Mary,

What do you do at night?
I think of Montreal,
I th...

Ode To Fruit Friends

...
I was despondent that I had to leave them.
Moving two thousand miles away, it was
unlikely that I would ever see them again.
They were trees, but it seemed somehow
They knew that we would be fo...

HOW CAN I PRETEND: PART 3

...HOW CAN I PRETEND ? 
PART 3

Pretence lies coffined 
as Spring makes a call
early chincherinchees 
kissing late winter’s wind
knowing empty cupboards 
will be filled once more 
perceptions o...

campground'did

....

       "'this' comes with"
     At the picnic pavillion
 Leaning over the nectarines  
  hern whispered face mine
   whilst gramz and momz
             mingled

    mine goose'z bump'd
 ...

Stillness

...I was a learned meteorologist, studying azure atmosphere and vivid weather,
To give a prophetic daily forecast, like bees gliding remote locales of heather.

Often I had to issue advisories and wa...

Picking Apples Near Some African Roads

...Picking apples near some African roads, 
If South Africa is called  today beautiful flowers
and sweet fruits , it cannot astonish many folks. 
Yes , beautiful flowers and sweet fruits 
Yes, one o...

My Shopping List

...For Terry Flood,* since you insist,
Here, in rhyme’s my shopping list:

Orange juice and Starbuck’s (iced,
Even though it’s overpriced),

Bagels, Swiss and muenster cheese,
Whitefish salad, fr...

Six Summer Nectarines

...Six summer nectarines
Nestling snugly in a bowl,
Lovingly and caressingly
Selected and arranged there
As if by a lover's hand.
Cool, flawless skin,
Firm, sweet, succulent flesh,
Curiously sens...

Mr Pickle's Party

...It was a party, but so much more.
Each participant came directly from
their origins; not from the community
store. There was no alcohol and all the
beverages were Fruit and Vegetable based.
None...

Dragon Fruit Dragon Juice

...There is a sublime pool of intersecting streams. 

I wade that wet like watermelon's green. 

Citrulline el citrine my cisterns be clean like the water's Maxwell.

The soul is luminous and gloo...

Still Life

...In the corner there...
Under the defused lights,
With spectral highlight’s here, 
There, they float near and afar.
An apple sits in its technicolor glory, 
It's not fully red or crimson or scarl...

A World of Cravings

...When you have a desire
for something,
You have an intense craving 
that just won’t quit.
For some people 
it’s called a Nicotine Fit.
Desperate people will check 
the ashtrays
Before they ask...

Loving God's Creatures

...I am not a pet owner,                                                                                                                                                                                  ...

Life Is Shouting

...The cactus hoovers like a bully daring to be touched.                                                                                     Another cactus of a different type blossoms briefly.
The veg...

For You At This Moment

...Tastiest nectarine in the world
If you have had not had one for forty years
Juice dribbles down your chin
Fruity delight fills your nostrils
You cry out in gladness
Others roll their eyes
Those...

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