Oh Nuts

Cherry

By lenchenelf

Thu, 01 Oct 2009
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5 comments
 

I bypass powder-puff concessions;
temples to powerpaint and pulchritude.

There, where I superglue fallen leaves
back on to the storm cracked, bandy-boughed
Sweet Chestnut, is my wistful pretence
that I can live beyond my allotted span.

Shed prickly cased love
for another season.

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minor edit 17.11.09

Certificate U
Poem
Walled Garden
Humour

Comments

Submitted by threeleafshamrock on
What a great word; 'pulchritude'...I said to the wife, only this morning; 'Your looking full of pulchritude this morning!' She said, 'You can talk, you look like someone who has been bobbing for apples in a Deep fat fryer!' She loves me really. ...my wistful pretence that I can live beyond my allotted span. If it were only that simple to turn back time lol. I like the wistfulness of this piece...it'll never catch on though; the old powder-puff is here to stay, I'm afraid ;) XXX

Submitted by lenchenelf on
Thanks Chris, Though I've still got a lovely gift voucher for one of the major names, I can't honestly say I expect their products to make much difference !:-D xxxx

 

Submitted by chelseyflood on
I too like the wistfulness of this and the atmosphere. Nice work.

Submitted by tcook on
Not sure how that didn't collect a cherry first time round - but it certainly gets one this time!

Submitted by lenchenelf on
Thanks Chelsey, much appreciated :-) Thanks Tony, it has been edited and pruned a bit since initial presentation :-D