When I eat a peach,
That I nibble into
as the juice
Runs down my fingers and chin
A memory replays
You wipe the liquid,
From my face,
A motion so smooth
I almost forgot the nectar
Was plunging to the ground.
I take another bite,
Juice is flowing from your hand, too
Drops, pooling on the ground
And you laughed.
As the peach starts to grow smaller
We stand there
Sticky and sweet
the sun warming our skin
You ask me, is this how it is?
You’d never had a peach,
So you kiss me softly
The taste of you and the peach
Drying on my lips
All that’s left is the pit, and
Some small taste of you
When I eat a peach
I think of you.
Author's note: Thank you for reading, this came to me as I was trying to sleep and contemplating the book "Daring Greatly" by Brene Brown.
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Comments (9)
This is so beautiful, and sweet! I can taste the peach.
Oooo, very sensual. I've not read that book though. Beautiful poem!
I enjoy that book! Cool that it brought this poem into being.
I like this a lot! It is real and relatable to anyone who has eaten a very ripe peach straight off the tree.
This is so evocative!
I loved the simplicity of this! And I felt so in the moment with these beautiful lines, 'We stand there Sticky and sweet the sun warming our skin'
Beautifully expressed & loved it!!!
Very sensual! I used to love peaches in the southern USA, in Sweden they are horrible. I love their furry skin also. Really enticing poem!
Oh my goodness Jazzy I love this poem so much! It’s beautiful, sensual, and really sparks the imagination. Well done!