{"id":1365,"date":"2008-09-04T15:54:55","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T15:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2008-09-04T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T15:54:55","slug":"three-poems-by-stephanie-leal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/three-poems-by-stephanie-leal\/","title":{"rendered":"Three poems by Stephanie Leal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fruit Stand<\/span>

1.<\/span>
Pears should not be placed<\/span>
in the refrigerator.<\/span>
That keeps them too hard.<\/span>

2. <\/span>
Grapes may be frozen.<\/span>
You may eat them like ice-pops,<\/span>
but chew, do not suck.<\/span>

3. <\/span>
Though it seems not right,<\/span>
you can grill watermelon.<\/span>
It makes good salad.<\/span>

4.<\/span>
Mango is tricky.<\/span>
Cutting the pit out is tough,<\/span>
but the flesh is good!<\/span>


~ ~ ~ ~ ~<\/span>


french kissing<\/span>

a black fly <\/span>

landed in my coffee and i accidentally drank it.<\/span>
that\u2019s what happens when you wake up at 7am <\/span>

on a sunday <\/span>

french kissing life square in the mouth.<\/span>


~ ~ ~ ~ ~<\/span>


$1000 Reward for the Return of My Lost Dog<\/span>

The cat walked across the piano<\/span>
    pawing a melody of <\/span>
distrust and envy.<\/span>
He <\/span>
    jumped<\/span>
               off and<\/span>
like a piece of burnt toast,<\/span>
landed butterside down<\/span>
    on his belly<\/span>
legs outstretched in the <\/span>
    S  P  L  A  T!<\/span>
position you see in the comics.<\/span>
He just lay there<\/span>
contemplating nothing,<\/span>
eyes closed, and then <\/span>
    WHAP!<\/span>
eyes flung open <\/span>
like a fresh bag of chips,<\/span>
hands pulling apart both sides <\/span>
and then sprung apart <\/span>
like an accordion<\/span>
    taking<\/span>
          a <\/span>
           breath.<\/span>



* Stephanie Leal is a performance poet from the USA. She completed the MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 2007 and she currently lives in Norwich, England.<\/span>
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