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Bleep: tomatoes, red, ripened on the vine
Bleep: little gem, farm fresh, two
Bleep: cucumber, whole, long
as a life together -
arranged on the wedding-present plates with the blue rim;
droplets of water clinging to crisp green leaves…
Bleep: chicken breasts, free-range, cooked
Bleep: quiche, cheese and ham, ready to eat
on a breathless hot day -
outside on the patio he laid,
amongst the roses and lavender you planted,
with the bees humming…
Bleep: Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand, chilled
in two long-stemmed glasses that clink together
making a memory of a moment
in a hectic world that moves too fast for comfort…
Bleep: cream, clotted, Cornish
Bleep: strawberries, hand selected, ripe
in a glass dish, spooned into your lover’s mouth –
Sweet as an “I love you”,
rich as a laughing kiss from their lips…
Bleep: unexpected item in the bagging area
unexpected as that glance that lingered,
the touch of his hand as you danced,
or the thrill of that first kiss in the rain.
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Bleep: tomatoes, ripened on the vine, red
Bleep: little gem, two, farm fresh
Bleep: cucumber, whole, long
Long as a life together -
Arranged on the wedding-present plates with a blue rim
Droplets of water on the just-washed leaves…
Bleep: chicken breasts, cooked
Bleep: Quiche Lorraine
Easy to eat on a breathless hot day -
outside on the patio he laid,
amongst the roses and lavender you planted,
with the bees humming…
Bleep: Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
Chilled, in two long-stemmed glasses that clink together
making a memory of a moment
in a hectic world that moves too fast for comfort…
Bleep: strawberries, hand selected
Bleep: cream, clotted, Cornish
In a glass dish, spooned into your lover’s mouth –
Sweet as an “I love you”
and rich as a laughing kiss from their lips…
Bleep: Love, unconditional, real, no sell-by date
An unexpected item to find
in the bagging area.
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