February 25, 2011

"Lemons"- Haiku


May afternoon 
all I can think of
lemons and spices

no more vegetables
sharing my rice
with fresh lemonades

limes and peaches
my mother's choice
till she grew old

Image and Caption via Poets United



9 comments:

Brother Ollie said...

Nice Lemony visions.

Unknown said...

Hey! This looks great with your background. Aren't you the coordinated poet!

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I feel the nostalgia in this, with the mention of your mother:) Nice one.

Eileen T O'Neill ..... said...

Lovely words with an image to remind me of summer days and drinks in my garden!!

Best wishes, Eileen

Rashmi said...

Nice ......

Anonymous said...

A sweet and evocative poem...I so enjoyed it...:)

Lynette

Ella said...

I love the sweet vision of this day~

Kodjo Deynoo said...

As bright as the colour of the lemon

madhumakhi said...

A nice sweet short, lemony poem. I liked it.