I remember the sunlight.
The life giving heat of the sun,
And my mother smiling ever sunrise.
I remember the sky.
One minute tranquil, one minute roaring,
Moods shifting with the wind.
I remember the wind.
It's caressing breeze, it's screaming gale,
As alive as I was.
I remember rain.
It's cleansing and cool kiss in the evening.
Life from the thunder.
I remember birds.
Singing as they flew, flitted and hummed.
They sang.
I remember life.
But the music left me, or I left it.
I'm no longer sure which.
Torn from my mothers grasp
And flung among my brothers in darkness,
We have been hurt.
I remember the darkness.
Beaten, bruised, shaken and shoved,
There was no more sky.
I remember the light.
Not sunlight, pale and sickly light,
Shining as we rotted.
I remember life.
But now my flesh grows softer, older,
I can feel myself die.
I remember happiness.
Now I am plucked from my brothers,
Chosen to die alone.
I remember natures caress.
As tormenters teeth grow closer, breath hot,
I can see sunlight again.
Author notes
Ever wondered how fruit feels?
A contest entry
- Food...... but not really by cvillelisa.
1100 points, ended July 12, 2007, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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Okay, this is quite good.
Remove the words "I remember" from everywhere.
Maybe leave one instance of it.
nature's caress
I remember the sunlight.
its life-giving heat
mother smiling ever sunrise (I love this)
...life
now the flesh grows soft
i can feel myself die
...happiness
plucked from my bothers
to die alone
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There is a nectarine on my counter that smells so damn good everytime I walk by I keep wishing it would turn into a poem -- that smell.
Thanks for your food poem.
Lisa
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