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I wrote a Spenserian stanza about a mandarin orange.

unpeeling orange peel, commencing nick
into which the thumb digs, proceeds to tear
with juice, the tip is wet; the nail’s clogged thick
with rind, and, bit by bit, the fruit’s laid bare
by pretty coils and ugly chips scattered where
they make a mess; the thin white vein-like strings
are picked; the slices split to quarter, pair
from ill-placed jab, a sweet-scented spray springs
in breath and skin and flesh, with zest, the orange sings


Orange1 Orange2 Orange3

And my entry for [profile] wastons_woes July Writing Prompts challenge on 8 July was a triple drabble (Holmes/Watson, pre-Sussex, Gen) called A Whisper of Orange Blossom, referring to the fact that Holmes developed a formula/process which contributed to a popular orange-blossom-based perfume and he is using the income derived to buy the Sussex cottage.

Date: 2020-07-11 05:19 pm (UTC)
smallhobbit: (orange)
From: [personal profile] smallhobbit
A lovely sonnet to accompany a peeled mandarin orange.

Date: 2020-07-11 09:30 pm (UTC)
lunabee34: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lunabee34
I love this!

I also love those photos; the bright orange on the black table is beautiful.

Date: 2020-07-11 09:44 pm (UTC)
lunabee34: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lunabee34
I'm jealous of your table! I love that finish.

Date: 2020-07-11 10:41 pm (UTC)
enemytosleep: [Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist] colored image of a teen boy adjusting his tie, looking serious (Default)
From: [personal profile] enemytosleep
and, bit by bit, the fruit’s laid bare this one with the mid-peel photo just hits so good. Your table is lovely, btw and now I want an orange.

🧡

Date: 2020-07-11 10:43 pm (UTC)
oldtoadwoman: Sam Winchester, Supernatural 14x17 (orange slice)
From: [personal profile] oldtoadwoman
When I was a kid in Florida, we actually had an orange tree in our front yard. (I held a bit of a grudge against my mother for ages after we moved. I missed that house.) Your poem smells like my childhood.

Date: 2020-07-12 09:18 am (UTC)
debriswoman: (Default)
From: [personal profile] debriswoman
This is lovely...I am impressed with the range and depth of your poems, as always:-)

Date: 2020-07-12 10:56 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] luthienberen
Beautiful poem combined with luscious photos!

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