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Summertime

February 27, 2019
By meuschy10 BRONZE, Rolla, Missouri
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"If there is no struggle there can be no progress."<br /> <br /> <br /> -Frederick Douglas

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Pricklies p   o

                k e

and stab my fingertips while I grip the

K

  N

O

  B

B

  Y-

green on the outside-

V

I

 R

  I

D

E

 S

  C

   E

    N

     T-

juicy- green on the inside-

and Slice with my knife-

skin crackles-

seeds squirt out of the viri descent bodice-


I steal a bite-

and taste summertime.

© Aaron K., Caledonia, MS

The author's comments:

For this poem I was inspired by the poets E.E. Cummings and Emily Dickinson. Dickinson's poem, A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, inspired me to write a similar mystery poem, but I also wanted to inherit some of Cummings form. This food is one of my favorite foods to eat and whenever I eat it makes me think of warm and happy times.

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tickle4848 SILVER said...
on May. 14 2019 at 11:44 am
tickle4848 SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
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"The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -- Marcel Proust<br /> "The important thing is never to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein <br /> "The truth dazzles gradualy or else the rest of the world would be blind." -- Emily Dickenson<br /> "We are the ones we've been waiting for." -- Andre Lord<br /> "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

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is it a cuccumber?
tickle4848 SILVER said...
on May. 14 2019 at 11:43 am
tickle4848 SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
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"The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -- Marcel Proust<br /> "The important thing is never to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein <br /> "The truth dazzles gradualy or else the rest of the world would be blind." -- Emily Dickenson<br /> "We are the ones we've been waiting for." -- Andre Lord<br /> "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

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@Racingtothefinish
Hello again foodie. Please be aware that I know the difference between gelato and ice cream

Great poem, meushy10!
Racingtothefinish BRONZE said...
on May. 14 2019 at 11:30 am
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Is it a pickle?