Blood from an orange

Beneath the skin, blood
-red, lip-curling assault
of come-hither tart
-tongued and siren
-sweet lure of succubus
but life-giving - a supple
heart its fruit.

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Comments

[Dave]

Nice. You've been writing some fine micropoetry lately. (But how is it Monday there already?)

[Leslee]

Thanks! (And weird about the future date posted - I think I fixed it.)

[marja-leena]

Lovely! I just came from Dave's (Via Negativa) and the news, so the 'blood' part has extra significance.

[maria]

Wonderful poem, with the words and sounds (the music) echoing those twists of taste that such an orange elicits!

[Peter]

I like how you cut those hyphenated adjectives into lines. I love the alliteration and sibilance. Succubus is so the right word (now that I've looked it up)! This is a fine, small still life!

[Leslee]

Thanks, all! And they are supposed to be good for your heart. :-)

[joanna]

like a painting, these words.

[Leslee]

Thanks, Joanna. Tasted better than a painting. :-)

[Lucy]

Love it. Makes my mouth pucker.

Your 'nubbins' are great.

[Leslee]

Heh. Thanks, Lucy. :-)