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

[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.