The Places

Gold cherry

By Mark Burrow

Tue, 25 Aug 2020
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I took a walk in the countryside yesterday

and I could smell your skin

in the pine trees.

 

I swear I saw your tan lines

in the tyre tracks

of a wheat field.

 

So strange to think that we once shared

a pink grapefruit, sprinkled

with the sugar of sunlight.

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Poem
Romance

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Lovely use of metaphors in this poem Mark,

Sharing a pink grapefruit, sprinkled with the sugar of sunlight.

This is so romantic and a pleasure to read.

Jenny.

 

 

 

Submitted by Mark Burrow on

Lovely to hear. Thanks, Jennifer

 

Submitted by sean mcnulty on

'I swear I saw your tan lines in the tyre tracks' So good!

 

Submitted by Mark Burrow on

Cheers, Sean. Appreciated. 

 

Submitted by Ewan on

poem is deep and moving. Not a word wasted. That's why it's today's Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day: why not share or retweet if you like it too?

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Submitted by Mark Burrow on

I wasn't expecting this at all -- thank you! 

 

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

Great poem Mark. I told you.... 

 

Submitted by Mark Burrow on

Well, it needed an edit wink -- thanks for your initial comments as it helped me pare it right down.