July 12th
My love's hands and eyes
so full of surprise!
he sees nothing wrong with giving me
a synthetic strawberry.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Reach for the clouds. . .
Tickle your toes. . .
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beautiful.
ReplyDeletethanks :)
ReplyDeleteOh a synthetic strawberry... Simplicity at its finest.
ReplyDeleteNicely done :)
ReplyDeleteOuch.
ReplyDeleteyes painful for both of us lol.
ReplyDeleteoh my!
ReplyDeleteI love that last line. Your poems are so charming!
ReplyDeleteWell, I nevah! I guess synthetic is beter than no strawberry at all? Nice writing. You've set my mind to wondering.
ReplyDeleteit takes some talent to say so much with so few words, thanks for writing
ReplyDeletethanks all!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Very nice image.
ReplyDeleteZQ
I have to agree with deep on this: Ouch! But very rich in imagery... I'd have a talk with my love's eyes and hands though! The real things are just so much better (dipped in chocolate)! *smile*
ReplyDeletenice delivery. *claps*
ReplyDeleteReally good. Says so much in those four lines and they read very well. :)
ReplyDeletethanks!!
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