Charmed Chaos
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The Brine of Summertime
Life is a thump ripe melon, so sweet and such a mess.- Greg Brown
There’s nothing sweeter than tuscan cantaloupe
in late summer’s bloom while a fiery setting sun
illuminates a retreating turquoise sky
We sip on bold red wine, tasting fruit bursting
with sticky juices, blending with the salty brine
of prosciutto wrapped around each luscious slice
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: Poetics Always in Season
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Sigh ~~~~ carry me back to Tuscany. Now.
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Yes! I’m there with you. Thank you Helen!
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I’d like to be transported please, complete with evening snacks. A scrumptious poem appealing to the senses.
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Thank you so much Mish.
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I love the term “thump ripe” ! I wonder about the cantelope, which some call muskmelon (which my mother called mushmelon) and the difference in the varieties. I suspect I’d like them all!!!
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It’s such a long time since I tasted melon and ham… it was so popular once but i never enjoyed it, I must have eaten some bad variants.. it’s time to do it again.
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Good Tuscan melons are so sweet! Thanks Bjorn.
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Devine ! eco
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Thank you!
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Melon is something one must eat with gusto. A delicious poem, Linda.
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Yes! Thank you Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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Juicy and sweet gifts of summer!
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Yes. Thank you.
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Beautifully done Linda.
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Thank you Dwight.
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That sounds divine 🥰
-David
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Linda,
Loved how you blend the sun-soaked landscape with the sensual flavor of each bite.
pax,
dora
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Thank you Dora!
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Mmm, delicious imagery! I love the contrasting “taste” of the prosciutto in your poem. The quotation at the top is great, too; I’ll have to write that down. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Hello! I hope you are well. This is a beautiful poem, your very talented!
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I write poems, fiction, life updates, amongst other stuff. Xxxx
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That sounds delicious! 💝💝 And “a fiery setting sun,” as backdrop is exactly what we need 🙂 Stunning write, Linda.
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Thank you!
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