The Pleasure of Fruit
I tempt you with morsels
of soft-skinned peach, a pear sliced
in quarters, pipless and skinless.
Your teeth may be failing
but your tastebuds savour
the sweetness; juice drips down
your chin. Sticky fingers once
picked purpled Victoria plums,
feasting on fruit straight from the tree.
Sue Wallace-Shaddad has two pamphlets, A City Waking Up (Dempsey and Windle) and Sleeping Under Clouds (Clayhanger Press) with a third, Once There Was Colour, being published by Palewell Press in September 2024. https://suewallaceshaddad.