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

35 thoughts on “Prunes”

1. 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! 🙂

2. metamorphosed from petalled white
   cascades of April showers

   Sigh.. the imagery here is simply amazing!

   1. nothing as lovely as plum blossoms ❤

3. So delicious… and I almost hope that William Carlos hasn’t eaten them yet…

   1. Thanks for the prompt and reference

      I have ensured
      the prunes
      are kept in
      a sealed jar

      1. Laura, this made me smile as much as your poem did. 🙂 Love both.

         1. Ah ha – could not resist that reposte 🙂

4. Oh I want to hear this read aloud! A sensual delight. Thanks for sharing.

   1. I am sometimes tempted to do soundcloud accompaniment!

5. I like the way you kind of rewind the preserved fruit and present us first with the blossom.

   1. All the seasons can be read in those wrinkles 😉

6. This is a tightly packed quadrille. Well done! My attempt made me laugh but had to go in the wastebasket, LOL.

   1. What a shame! Until the next time Sherry…your tightly packed observation add another layer to prunes huddled in the jar

7. I love the transition in this. Lovely quadrille.

   1. Many thanks – Until now had not considered all the transitional contrasts or even that I could muster 44 words about prunes!

8. ‘lazy fat matronly baskers’ – oh this is such a juicy line!

   1. Lovely luscious comment – thank you

9. So earthy — earthward — here, walllowing in delight. A joyous low center of gravity, topped by such floral decadence.

   1. Wallowing in your earthy comment Brendan 🙂

10. Beautiful description of the metamorphosis of plum blossom to prune

    1. Thank you Bryan – struggled to keep it short and sweet!

11. 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!

    1. Became more mouth watering as the words dropped out – lovely comment Kim

12. April showers and halcyon hours? PERfect. This meditation on metamorphosis is sublime. Thanks, Laura. Amy

    1. Glad you liked that – an almost accidental rhyme in the midst of quite free verse

13. Great write! From bloom to prune is quite a journey. I know some human prunes, but their metamorphosis isn’t as lovely.

    1. Bloom to prune – love it Susie 🙂 (long time since I’ve heard reference to human prunes but try to avoid them)

14. 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!

    1. Wondered if I had overdone the adjectives so appreciate your appreciation

15. Beautiful, luscious and mouth-watering!

    1. 3 more lovely words Rosemary – thank you

16. Great!

    1. ❤

17. Outlasting winter…I love your share Laura~

    1. many thanks Grace

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