Tagged: sweet

the ornamental

the ornamental
peppers you planted in the
yard aspire to be

more than just a looker, mere
decorative, but sweet, so sweet
.
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a rhododendron

a rhododendron
by any other name – say,
azaleas – could and

maybe would smell just as sweet,
if it bore any scent at all
.
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every day is a

every day is a
holiday when baking is
your strong suit – a loaf

of persimmon bread rises
like magic, sweetening the air
.
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rosettes are often

rosettes are often
the life of the party – with a
sweetness that you can

hold onto only by eating
them one after another
.
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the holidays is

pausing for a long

fortune favors the

fortune favors the
already lucky – we snack
on sugar plums all

summer long and into august,
tasting only sweet abundance
.
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when sugar plums show

when sugar plums show
up in mama’s kitchen, we
fire up the oven,

readying ourselves for a
treat, sweet morsels for long days
.
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you never forget

meeting a melon

meeting a melon
for the first time is
a tricky
affair – no amount
of knocking,
feeling the weight
in the palm of your
hand, looking for
skin discoloration or
telling scars will
help you unlock
its sweet secrets
.
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