A Broken Ode to a
Wannabe Romantic
Red Tomato
Tomato ripe and red our love's so young
Forever on my mind I think of you
Your red lips parted place for tooth or tongue
Little brown love nuggets they call, some do
Doctor says I can't have you anymore
Those brown nuggets colon irritators
We played like the morrow was here to stay
That came to a stop when we knew the score
You left and so I eat mashed potatoes
Now I miss you so since you've gone away
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- Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2020, All Rights Reserved
- I am linked with Sanaa Rizvi at Weekly Scribbles, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2020/02/weekly-scribblings-8-red-fruit-rendition.html?m=1
- At first this was to be an Ode to the Red Tomato but that really didnt work out well. I did have some lines so I kept on writing for the result you see.
- It does have the conventional rhyme scheme, Ode Format (??),
ABAB CDEC DE .
Still I will try some more soon.
- Sanaa asked of us, "Your challenge today is to write while inspired by red fruit. Fruit as a metaphor, analogy, a persisting idiom, as a symbol or even ..." Her illustration is below,
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| Still Life with Ewer and Fruit by Milne Ramsey, Pinterest |
That is life isn't it? That what we like the best is the very thing we shouldn't consume.
ReplyDeleteI sympathise, Jim. I too have certain foods that I love but shouldn’t eat and suffer when I do. I love the title of this poem!
ReplyDeleteOooh such a shame for you.
ReplyDeleteI so relate to this poem, Jim! There are many items that I love but cannot eat anymore. 💝
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t do without tomatoes, carried four children through summer months ~~~ I lived on them. Surprised I didn’t deliver tomato tinged offspring!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness mashed potatoes are so delicious! But yes, that would be heartbreaking to lose tomatoes. :(
ReplyDeleteLuv tomatoes, Jim. But your poems might be an anolgy of life itself, whete you thknk youbare going in one direction and life leads you in another
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the mash potato road too, they are good sustanence
Thanks for dropping by my blog
Much❤love
I hate when the foods you love most no longer love you. Good one, Jim!
ReplyDeleteOh, so sweet and funny and true. How we do cherish our favourite foods and mourn if the relationship must end!
ReplyDeleteMy husband had to give up a lot of his favorites when he became diabetic. He manages his diet quite well, but I can see he still longs for certain things.
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