The Peach

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The Peach

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:39 pm

The Peach

The skin of a peach is furry and dry and stringy and chewy and thin.
You can chew it and swallow it down with the peach, though some people opt for the bin.

The stone of a peach is as hard as a rock. It is never an object to bite.
It’ll make merry hell with your molars and canines, and give your incisors a fright,

But the flesh of the peach is like heaven on earth. It is luscious and juicy and sweet.
Its juice will drip down from your mouth to your chin, and will splash on your hands and your feet.
Your tongue will rejoice in its flavour and texture. No other fruit can compare;
The peach has charisma, a wondrous aroma, elegance, style and flair.
The peach is a masterpiece hung on a wall, an artwork that’s blown out of glass,
A Beethoven symphony played by an orchestra - violins, woodwind and brass.
The peach is the view from a high snowy peak, a languorous day at the beach.
Whatever superlatives you can amass, my friend, my dear friend…that’s the peach!

© Stephen Whiteside 07.03.2018
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Re: The Peach

Post by Shelley Hansen » Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:11 pm

Love it, love it, love it, Stephen!!!

Gives a whole new meaning to "a bonzer little peach", doesn't it??

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Re: The Peach

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:44 am

Thanks, Shelley. But is it bush poetry?
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Re: The Peach

Post by Shelley Hansen » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:52 am

Blimey, Stephen! I don’t know ...

It rhymes, it has metric beat, and we grow peaches in Australia ... so why not?

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Re: The Peach

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:47 pm

Yes, that't the letter of the law. Think there might be a few dissenters, though...
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Re: The Peach

Post by Catherine Lee » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:20 pm

Yum, I can just taste one reading this! Great poem Stephen - it's been a very long time since I enjoyed a delicious ripe peach!

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Re: The Peach

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:38 am

Thanks, Catherine. Just bought a few more this morning!
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Re: The Peach

Post by David Campbell » Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:25 pm

And then there's nectarines. And plums. And apricots. Peaches by another name? Sadly, the season is coming to an end.

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Re: The Peach

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:37 am

Peaches are quite pleasant
And nectarines are nice.
But mangoes are the king of fruit
in rapturous delight.
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Re: The Peach

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:21 am

Yes, mangoes are great. I always thought the durian was the king of fruit.
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