just peelings

 

peelings, nothing more than peelings
trying to remember apple peelings of life
teardrops rolling down on my cheeks
trying to forget onion peelings in sink…

woo-oo, peel potato in my hands
slip like never lost u
slide like never leave u
again in garden…

 

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My apologies to songwriter Morris Albert who wrote 1975 hit, “Feelings”.  I’m linking this to dVerse quadrille prompt on “peelings”  🙂

appling seasons abundance

See CDHK Special:  Japanese Poetry in Lowlands, featuring Jurgen Diepstraten


 

plentiful fruits fall

prepare winter comfort food

preserve summer blush

peelings overflow bucket

promise of spring buds fulfilled

 

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photo by lynn