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| lemons | |
| oblong and plump, | |
| they flaunt | |
| their perfection of dimples, | |
| too many to count | |
| (their little sisters | |
| in the basket beside them | |
| limegreen with envy) | |
| they glow in the language of | |
| sunflowers, daffodils, marigolds, | |
| so confident in their yellow, | |
| my plate paling awkwardly | |
| as it tries, in vain | |
| to contain them. | |
| © Jon Bohrn (1999) | |
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