A Bountiful Harvest

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sat, 15 Aug 2015
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23 comments
 

 F resh fruit was always my favourite,

 I  had a craving for a juicy  melon

 G ooseberries and grapefruits alike.

 

D ates were hard to come by

A s they came all the way from Egypt,

T omatoes – were they fruit? I did wonder.

E lderberries – Of those I had no doubt.

 

A pples and apricots were top of the list;

P eanuts, perhaps, if they weren’t salted,

P ineapple and pears: we had a profusion.

 L ychees were for me a novel discovery

E xotic delicacies from the Far East.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2015

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Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Good one, Luigi. Fruity acrostics. 

Bee

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Ta muchly, Bee.

xx

 

Submitted by scratch on

You certainly met the IP remit there, Luigi yes

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Glad you like it, scratch.

Best, Luigi

P.S. I have some problems with formatting at times, i.e. font size, colour. Is there any explanation within the site about using HTML tags? A self-help for Dummies like me? The only ones I know are <em>, <strong> and <br>

 

Submitted by scratch on

I'm ashamed to say that I don't know, Luigi.  There used to be that sort of thing to format before the site's total rebuild but now I'm really not sure.  I'll dig around and see what I can find out.  

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks Peter, much obliged.

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Aye! Luigi. I had problems getting dates as well. Weefatfella.

 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Didn't we all,Paul? Having trouble getting dates, I mean.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yes

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yes yes

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

very clever!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Encouraging feedback, insert, that does wonders for my morale.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I say 'clever' also. You shouldn't have a problem with 5-a-day even without veg. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

No problem with my 5-a-day, Rhiannon, as I am truly  very fond of fresh fruit. Mind you not the imported stuff that is transported frozen and never really ripens.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by maisie on

love to see form in action.  Thank you for a lovely start to the morning :)

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Pleased to hear that this effort of mine brightened your morning, maisie, and it was lovely to read your nice words. Thanks.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

My grateful thanks for the cherries, ABCtales team., much appreciated.

 

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

This is great. So simple and sweet - like all the delicious fruits mentioned. Clever structure too. Lovely! Thanks for sharing.

 

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

My thanks are due to you, Ae, for taking the time to savour the fruits of my labour.

Best wishes, Luigi x

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Delicious fruity acrostic, so well done !!!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Pleased that my fruit salad was to your taste, hilary.

Cheers, Luigi.