Sunshine Challenge 2020: Orange

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

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




And my entry for 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.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

A lovely sonnet to accompany a peeled mandarin orange.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Ha! You have an icon for everything. I managed to get a slice but the boys ate most of it. I have no idea what to do for yellow, but I am trying to get caught up.

[lunabee34]

I love this!

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

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I tried the orange on a plate but I, too, thought it looked better on the bare table. Thanks for reading.

[lunabee34]

I'm jealous of your table! I love that finish.

[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.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

So far the prompts are leading me to fruit!! Thanks about the table. It's rather beaten up but I like it, too.

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[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.

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[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, wow. That sounds amazing. I love oranges. The scent is wonderful.

[debriswoman]

This is lovely...I am impressed with the range and depth of your poems, as always:-)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you very much! On to yellow!

[luthienberen]

Beautiful poem combined with luscious photos!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you very much!