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Seasoned to Taste - 1. Classics
Spring into an adventure--a blind date.
Find me and my two lavender roses.
But then TWO sees bright yellow daffodils
and a pair of warm brown eyes. ONE!
The roses are easily forgotten.
Rhubarb upside-down cake with cream to share,
coffee with milk and green tea with lemon;
two different cups and a common denominator--
it begins.
Summer
The two-some nibble early strawberries--
a tiny balcony is their island,
where dahlias in blue flower boxes
bop crimson heads to a lilting soft breeze.
An older lady presents proudly her
new pink hairdo to a smiling waiter;
it's finally summer--time to be brave
and embrace a new idea of love.
A gaggle of small kindergarteners
head to the water playground with their coach,
a wriggling rainbow bounces happily
between old park trees that yearn for the rain.
First, damp air clogs anxious alveoli,
then sharp heat singes everything alive,
and dried-out soil can't absorb sudden rain--
the floods wash away all. The planet aches.
Fall
Today she will be introduced to George,
black shoes crush fallen leaves, red, gold, and brown;
at the entrance of the cemetery,
a newly-hatched imago waits for her.
A baseball bat, blemished by dark red spots,
has always been his striking argument,
November rain deletes the pupae's past.
To new beginnings.
Winter
The two-some share a blanket nowadays,
their balcony is still their quiet place,
big stars adorn the flower boxes now
and Christmas lights glow happily by night.
An older lady presents proudly her
new green hairdo to a smiling woman;
it's finally winter--time to embrace
and announce her new love to the whole world.
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