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Julying Ripeness.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:46 pm
by Fay Slimm
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Oh what rounded succulence lies
in the swelling belly
of tree-filling apples surprisingly
girthed overnight.
Each plump world of green-juiced
abundance readies
itself for hide, fur, feather, human
or worm consumption.
Turning to sun for reddening stain
they begin to cascade
from creaking branches over-laden
with Julying ripeness.
And I look for a wind-fall to chance
biting into sour-sweet
rind before horses or starlings clamp
jaws or beaks to crunch
and stab at orchard's bubbling drops
of easy bounty
before autumn damp sheds the crop.

Re: Julying Ripeness.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:32 pm
by Stella
Oh , that apple looks very tempting Fay, and a delightful story you have woven around it.

We take fruit for granted, especially apples but they have a long journey and lots of hazzards to survive to give us a most delicious dessert.

Re: Julying Ripeness.

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:28 am
by stevenstirk
I love this poem , and again I say....Bravo Fay