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POMEGRANATE
I was so very ready
to leave it all behind.
A red-rinded pomegranate waits
on the kitchen counter:
insurance that I will
return.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2013
Let's welcome Katya back to the Poetry Friday fold! In spite of her crazy fall, she's hosting the Poetry Friday roundup this week at Write. Sketch. Repeat.
Oooh, what a scrumptious poem, Mary Lee! Enjoy your time away from the 5000 things.
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, I love your subtle hint of the Demeter & Persephone myth.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing, but couldn't remember the exact myth. I also just love the way the word pomegranate sounds.
DeleteI was thinking the same thing as Laura...as well as the legend of Orion's wife. (Some early Christians believed it was the 'forbidden fruit,' as well...so the pomegranate has quite a storied past!)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo to go with beautiful verses. I love how the word "insurance" was used in this poem. Thanks for sharing! =)
ReplyDeleteLovely! Hope the going and doing are just as good as the returning. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy how you say so much with so few words. Thank you for this delight.
ReplyDeletePomegranate, insurance....who would think you could use both of those words so well in the same poem?
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a photo! And the poem reminds me a little of Marie Ponsot - much said, few words. Thanks, Mary Lee.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels and a juicy return.
ReplyDeleteI love that pomegranate sitting on the counter. Waiting.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a great time and enjoy your pomegranate when you return!
ReplyDeleteDear Franki and Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteI though that you might be interested in one of our upcoming exhibits here at the UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM. We will be hosting a JAN BRETT exhibit from February 8th thru April 27th and offering education programs for K5-2nd grades. Are you a fan of her work?
kathy@upcountryhistory.org
864-467-3100 x104