Sunday, February 10, 2013

Regarding Lemons


(R.A.D. Stainforth and lemons and so on...)


Those lemons I bought at Christmas

are still in the fridge―
I had the best intentions

of squeezing them in Bloody Marys,
slathering curd on holiday toast,

but my pucker forgot,
preoccupied with pressing

unseasonal lemonade,
playing spoon and sugar,

flaying lodberries
with your lips.


tk/February 2013


Joseph Lorusso 
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63 comments:

  1. philSun Feb 10, 11:54:00 AM

    2 works of art.

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  2. TomSun Feb 10, 11:56:00 AM

    priorities. Lemons will keep and kisses are sweeter

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  3. kelvin s.m.Sun Feb 10, 12:00:00 PM

    ...ah, that's rather an intimate way of squeezing lemons... and i just love the reference to bloody marys... hmmn... i think R.A.D. missed this one... delicious words Tess... as always... tnx for the treat... smiles...

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    1. Tess KincaidSun Feb 10, 01:07:00 PM

      R.A.D. is coming...just running a little late this week...

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  4. HelenSun Feb 10, 12:07:00 PM

    Dear Tess ... I giggled out loud as I read your poem! Wonderful way to begin my day.

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  5. DCWSun Feb 10, 12:13:00 PM

    This is an example of good taste(s) in poetry.

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  6. anthonynorthSun Feb 10, 12:35:00 PM

    Great fun, and not too far removed from mine.

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  7. Laurie KolpSun Feb 10, 12:51:00 PM

    Sweet... love the final couplet.

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  8. John Going GentlySun Feb 10, 01:13:00 PM

    That picture is Devine

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  9. Amrit SinhaSun Feb 10, 01:41:00 PM

    Wow ... this is delicious !!!

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  10. Kathe W.Sun Feb 10, 01:48:00 PM

    yummy and sexy!

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  11. MimiSun Feb 10, 02:28:00 PM

    If the picture is indicative of the reason why those lemons are still in the fridge, then slathering curd on holiday toast, delicious as it sounds, would happily wait.
    Anyway, the lemons will freeze and make even better curd (I've tried this!), the fun won't wait!

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  12. AnonymousSun Feb 10, 02:30:00 PM

    i like my pucker forgot preoccupied with pressing


    Initiated Kiss

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  13. Little NellSun Feb 10, 03:18:00 PM

    This had me slathering and slurping.

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  14. 21 WitsSun Feb 10, 03:33:00 PM

    Lovely unexpected write- I feel for those poor sad lost and forgotten lemons!

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  15. MaureenSun Feb 10, 03:55:00 PM

    Well, I want to hear this one read aloud.

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  16. LLM CallingSun Feb 10, 04:00:00 PM

    brilliant, and funny too

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  17. LynSun Feb 10, 04:47:00 PM

    I was happy at the Bloody Marys...but you really got me with the lodberries..ready to try that!

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  18. 21 WitsSun Feb 10, 05:08:00 PM

    Tess, this is so cool, at first it hadn't occurred to me, but after having read all the comments so far- it's really heated up my thoughts for Valentine's Day! What an awesome thing to do!

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  19. MichaelSun Feb 10, 06:38:00 PM

    where is rodrigo this fine afternoon??

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Feb 11, 01:21:00 PM

      He's here now...just running a bit late...hope you come back for a listen/watch...

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  20. JBinford-BellSun Feb 10, 06:40:00 PM

    I had the hardest time getting past the yellow. Your poem with delightfully with it.

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  21. Theresa MilsteinSun Feb 10, 07:01:00 PM

    Ha! Poor forgotten lemons.

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  22. UnknownSun Feb 10, 07:19:00 PM

    Sometimes the best intentions can get forgotten with other interests!

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  23. relSun Feb 10, 09:17:00 PM

    making lemonade!

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  24. R. Burnett BakerSun Feb 10, 09:17:00 PM

    Playing spoon and sugar. Now without sounding creepy, THAT'S a line I'd love to use sometime!

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Feb 11, 01:22:00 PM

      As long as you give me credit, Rick Baker ;)

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  25. ninotazizSun Feb 10, 09:24:00 PM

    What a delightful zesty kiss!

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  26. MartinMon Feb 11, 01:49:00 AM

    Wow!

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  27. kaykualaMon Feb 11, 03:53:00 AM

    Let the lemon stay on in the fridge. There are more pressing things at hand! Nicely Tess!

    Hank

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  28. SueannMon Feb 11, 05:30:00 AM

    Fun and sexy!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  29. BerowneMon Feb 11, 05:44:00 AM

    Graceful, witty and rather neat...

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  30. DickMon Feb 11, 06:15:00 AM

    Sweet and sour and sexy!

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  31. AnonymousMon Feb 11, 06:20:00 AM

    I like how preoccupied with pressing sounds like puckering up-

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  32. Alan BurnettMon Feb 11, 07:33:00 AM

    Different enough to be interesting, beautiful enough to be different.

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Feb 11, 01:20:00 PM

      Alan, this is exactly what I strive for in a poem...thank you so very much...

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  33. izzyMon Feb 11, 09:39:00 AM

    I like playing spoon and sugar! thanks-

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  34. Susan LindquistMon Feb 11, 10:03:00 AM

    ahhh ... the mistress of the double entendre has struck again! Lovely, Tess. Smiling as I read this one!

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  35. Grandmother MaryMon Feb 11, 12:10:00 PM

    You capture the sheer deliciousness of kissing...

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  36. Ann GrenierMon Feb 11, 12:31:00 PM

    Always a smile at your sly selections. Not surprisingly, I never gave valentine's day a thought looking at this prompt...but of course! I like your light delicious treat.

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  37. Susan AndersonMon Feb 11, 01:51:00 PM

    Sheer delight.

    =)

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  38. LolamouseMon Feb 11, 09:28:00 PM

    Yummy! I love "but my pucker forgot..."

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  39. Wayne PitchkoMon Feb 11, 10:42:00 PM

    lemons and lips puckering up....nice one Tess

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  40. MargaretMon Feb 11, 10:48:00 PM

    lodberries... googled image & looked up the word. What is it, exactly?

    Your word play is alway interesting and makes one think. Playing spoon and sugar is adorable for the month of love. Now I have to go have a listen.

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    1. MargaretMon Feb 11, 10:51:00 PM

      Hey, has R.D.S. given up smoking? And in full color! Quite the change.

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    2. Tess KincaidTue Feb 12, 08:52:00 AM

      Lodberries are not actually berries...they're 17th/18th century waterfront houses and warehouses in Lerwick, Shetland...

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    3. Tess KincaidTue Feb 12, 08:56:00 AM

      Yeah...I love R.A.D. in color...trying to convince him to make it a regular thing...I think the lemon replaced the cigarette just this once...

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    4. MarchelineFri Feb 15, 04:49:00 PM

      Am confused at lodberries, as I also looked it up and saw lovely pictures of fishing houses by the water. Can't imagine flaying a house, nor using one's lips to do so. Was hoping to get a clue as to what that phrase meant in these comments, but so far no dice. I was going along just fine with all the lemon and kissing lingo, mentally adding "limoncello" to one of the many lemon-related tasks I've also put off but wanted to try, and then I got hit with flaying lodberries. Just can't get my head around that.

      Care to help a floundering sole? 8-)

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    5. Tess KincaidFri Feb 15, 05:05:00 PM

      Marcheline, the beauty of poetry is that everything doesn't have to be literal...much like a painting or music...let your mind float...

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  41. Tumblewords:Mon Feb 11, 11:11:00 PM

    It's all right that the lemons wait for as long as it takes. Longer, even.

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  42. hyperCRYPTICalTue Feb 12, 04:36:00 AM

    Lovely, lovely, lovely!

    Anna :o]

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  43. Silent Otto Tue Feb 12, 07:04:00 AM

    Food and sex are such a delightful couple !

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  44. sukipoetTue Feb 12, 08:40:00 AM

    Mr. Stainforth is positively Shakespearean. Alas poor Yorick. And I just wonder if a word like lodberries is part of your normal vocabulary or do you hunt for these words. Do you use a dictionary as you write? If so, which one.

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    1. Tess KincaidTue Feb 12, 08:54:00 AM

      Suki, I didn't even make the connection...and Hamlet is my favorite! I always keep a notebook handy and jot down words and phrases that pop up in my daily conversations and so on...I don't normally use a dictionary...

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  45. Carrie Van HornTue Feb 12, 04:48:00 PM

    Love the true message in this Tess.......lovely!! :-)

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  46. UnknownWed Feb 13, 12:02:00 PM

    Wow.... I just found you here (new to your work,) but if this is an indicator of what you do, I gotta read everything! bravo!

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    1. Tess KincaidWed Feb 13, 03:59:00 PM

      Thank you very much AJ...nice to meet you...

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  47. Sara McNultyThu Feb 14, 07:02:00 PM

    Beautiful poem, Tess.

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  48. ~T~Thu Feb 14, 07:34:00 PM

    This is just to say
    love is the best intention

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  49. AnonymousSat Feb 16, 06:56:00 PM

    I have eaten
    the plums...
    so sweet
    and so cold

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  50. Tess KincaidSun Feb 17, 11:11:00 AM

    Thank you dearest peeps...your kind and generous comments mean so very much to me...and thank you R.A.D. for another beautiful read...

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  51. HeidiSat Feb 23, 09:28:00 AM

    I want to go drink some sweet lemonade now.

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Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
― O. Henry (and me)

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