Tuesday, May 27, 2008
-
Ode
Peach. Une pêche.
Fuzzy on the outside
like a downy throat.
Thin skin freckled
like a weathered décolletage.
Colors warm, sun orb.
I squeeze it in my palm to
check its firmness;
it smears a fecund scent
sur, dans ma main.
Does it invite my teeth?
Will it promise to drip
drooling down my chin.
Dribble. I have been
waiting for this moment
since summer’s end last year.
I do revere
the fruit.
-
recommend
- recs 0
- give stars
- votes 0
-
share
-
email
- sent 0
Post a Comment
- Back to BoureeMusique's Xanga Site!
- Note: your comment will appear in BoureeMusique's local time zone: GMT -05:00 (Eastern Standard - US, Canada)
Comments (12)
Dear Emily,
For some unknown reason, favorite line: "Does it invite my teeth? "
Also "Thin skin freckled : like a weathered décolletage. "
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
i wonder if Baby was thinking the same thing this morning when she was going 'peach bowling?'
@travelerblue - What? That it looked like old lady boob?
Thanks for ruining a perfectly good fruit with that mental image, yo.
Yay! Fruits! I'm so glad the beginning of summer fruit season has started, especially since TMB and I are trying to eat healthier again.
That was very sensual and kinda rude! Very nice, made me smile. I eat ripe mangos, squeezing them as I suck them and I can quite identify with your ripe peach.
Yummmmmmmm. Are they in season now? I love the way they look. All blushy.
@Boowasborn - Not quite yet. I had one of the first nectarines of the season, and I didn't wait long enough for it to ripen and get supple. But it was, evidently, inspiring
I think I like peaches a little more!
Oh yeah...dribbling peaches...the essence of a summer's day. I think it might be wiser not to compare them to old people body parts, though.
Ohhh, I can smell it.
I like the "like a downy throat" and "weathered décolletage" lines. Peaches are delicious! When I cheat and have some fruit, I usually do strawberries and raspberries, but maybe a peach is soon in order! Also, I wish I knew french, though I think those lines are sexy and fit with peaches somehow without even knowing what they mean!