Poets United has come up with an intriguing prompt this week. Prompt #37 is Lemons. Do you take bad things and make them good? You know, make lemonade out of lemons? What has happened sour in your life that you managed to make sweet. Maybe you don’t want the analogy, maybe you want to write about a hot summer day and a cold glass of lemonade. Whatever you choose to write about include lemons.
I used lemons as a metaphor for teen years, when the green eyed monster reared it's ugly head. Sometimes a friend, isn't your friend, when a certain boy starts to show his affection or pays attention to you.
Green eyed comments dig in my soul,
Lemon sun filters sieved dreams,
Bittersweet, gnarled, out stretched arms,
Rotten with pollinated thoughts,
Pesticides creep into pure freshness,
Honey bees swarm,
I scout for a new hive,
Brilliance of light, removes stains,
Fresh tune plays over n' over,
Provencal magic arrives,
Refreshes your soul,
Adjust the sweetness of youth.
Mom this is for you; One of her favorites. She loves Peter, Paul n' Mary and lemon is her favorite everything. I grew up with angel food cake w/lemon sauce, lemon bread, lemon sugar cookies and lemon meringue pie.
Comments
Yvonne.
I love this poem. A refreshing and uplifing kind of forgiveness, in spite of bitter experiences.
Best wishes Eileen
Ella, Thank you for your very kind words, left at the Life of a Poet Interview!
Keeping your edge, as usual, Ella.
Lee
Tossing It Out
'Lemon sun filters sieved dreams,'.
Oh, and I must admit to being a closet Peter, Paul and Mary fan, even though I'm not really old enough to have been around when they were big; really. I have a CD of their hits in the car that I listen to when I'm on my own. I get ribbed about my taste in music all the time. lol
Thank you~
Peggy-Yes, I did travel a bit; I remember the hive moment real well. I was pudgy lost weight and then my friends treated me like a threat. Those fun junior high, middle years.
Kodjo-Thank you; Words do have the potential, to strike barbs to our hearts.
Talli-Thanks for stopping by; I need a glass of healing refreshment~
Gaurang-Thanks for stopping by; I enjoy visiting your blog~
Sherry-Thank you; I tease Mom all the time, that she was the original to add lemon ext to the sugar cookie dough, not Martha Stewart ;-D
Lee-Thank you that was so poetic; I need one of those feather quill pens~
Priyanka-Thank you for your kindness~
Wanda-I am now craving lemon goodies ;-D Thank you
Dez-Nothing like this to refresh! I live on Ice tea with lemon in the summer. I add extra lemons~ ;-D
Ollie-Thank you; I liked your take, too~
Eileen-Thank you; I tried to work from sour towards sweet~ I loved your interview~
Rashmi-Thank you so much :-D
Yvonne-I remember that poem; You are clever like that ;-D
Jaccstev-Thank you so much; I need to find that poem...thanks for telling me about it!
"Lemon sun filters sieved dreams"
what a delightful image.
Pamela
bkm-You make me think of Lemon Pledge...love the scent of lemon fresh~ Thank you!
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Madhumakhi-Thank you; I hope your lemon stage is mainly sweet xXx Nothing is all one way. Hang in there, it will get better~
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