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stonepicnicking_okapi ([personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2020-07-11 01:00 pm

Sunshine Challenge 2020: Orange



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

I also love those photos; the bright orange on the black table is beautiful.
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[personal profile] lunabee34 2020-07-11 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm jealous of your table! I love that finish.