Mouldering
jet in a jar
miraculous almost
metamorphosed from petalled white
cascades of April showers
heated in halcyon hours
lazy fat matronly baskers
swell sponge-like into summer drops
rotund and diamanté purple
tested on waspish tongues
beads of suspended animation
outlasting even winter
© Laura Granby 2016
Björn is back at DVerse with 44 words contained in a jar for Quadrille #14 –
and taking Tuesday time to mount the Open platform at real toads
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Smiling I am. In my mind…..that’s what should be done with prunes…yech! Let them moulder in a jar.
Lots in this piece…but my gut feeling came out with the title! 🙂
metamorphosed from petalled white
cascades of April showers
Sigh.. the imagery here is simply amazing!
nothing as lovely as plum blossoms ❤
So delicious… and I almost hope that William Carlos hasn’t eaten them yet…
Thanks for the prompt and reference
I have ensured
the prunes
are kept in
a sealed jar
Laura, this made me smile as much as your poem did. 🙂 Love both.
Ah ha – could not resist that reposte 🙂
Oh I want to hear this read aloud! A sensual delight. Thanks for sharing.
I am sometimes tempted to do soundcloud accompaniment!
I like the way you kind of rewind the preserved fruit and present us first with the blossom.
All the seasons can be read in those wrinkles 😉
This is a tightly packed quadrille. Well done! My attempt made me laugh but had to go in the wastebasket, LOL.
What a shame! Until the next time Sherry…your tightly packed observation add another layer to prunes huddled in the jar
I love the transition in this. Lovely quadrille.
Many thanks – Until now had not considered all the transitional contrasts or even that I could muster 44 words about prunes!
‘lazy fat matronly baskers’ – oh this is such a juicy line!
Lovely luscious comment – thank you
So earthy — earthward — here, walllowing in delight. A joyous low center of gravity, topped by such floral decadence.
Wallowing in your earthy comment Brendan 🙂
Beautiful description of the metamorphosis of plum blossom to prune
Thank you Bryan – struggled to keep it short and sweet!
Hi Laura! I love the way you move so elegantly from ‘mouldering jet’ through
‘petalled white / cascades of April showers’ to ‘lazy fat matronly baskers / swell sponge-like into summer drops / rotund and diamanté purple’ Outrageously sensual!
Became more mouth watering as the words dropped out – lovely comment Kim
April showers and halcyon hours? PERfect. This meditation on metamorphosis is sublime. Thanks, Laura. Amy
Glad you liked that – an almost accidental rhyme in the midst of quite free verse
Great write! From bloom to prune is quite a journey. I know some human prunes, but their metamorphosis isn’t as lovely.
Bloom to prune – love it Susie 🙂 (long time since I’ve heard reference to human prunes but try to avoid them)
Wow, you packed a lot into this 44 word writing from the sweet flower to the sublime fruit…love these lines: “lazy fat matronly baskers/swell sponge-like into summer drops
/rotund and diamanté purple”…wonderful!
Wondered if I had overdone the adjectives so appreciate your appreciation
Beautiful, luscious and mouth-watering!
3 more lovely words Rosemary – thank you
Great!
❤
Outlasting winter…I love your share Laura~
many thanks Grace