Thursday, 14 August 2014

Almond Seed Heart

I love like an almond tree
It’s birthed from a hidden seed.
And to only the patient
Can I reveal the hearty earth
In which I keep it.
And if his amour is real
With due care
It’ll grow. And in due season
One will reap it.


My love is like an almond tree.
It rewards those who know
Loving some women
Is a man’s most arduous task.
But inside hard outer casings
Can be the sweetest essence
And the richest oil of joy.


It’s worth the anointing
If you have the time to endure
Until the almond seed blossoms.




(This was written from the Poetry Jam prompt of 'almonds.' This is definitely not my best work, but I really did want to try the prompt, to push myself.)

13 comments:

  1. i like the thought of love like an almond...and i think in that second bit about a mans task of getting beneath the shell to find the real treasure really captures that...

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  2. Insightful...the hard outer shell encases the sweetest fruit. Nice poem !

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  3. most beautiful emotion carefully nurtured and the analogy of almond really depicts it well...wonderfully done....

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  4. very deep, have a nice weekend

    much love...

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  5. Lovely use of the almond image! Thanks for sharing this.

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  6. Love like an almond tree is a beautiful picture and one worth the lovely way you paint the picture.

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  7. I'm glad that you decided to push yourself. Nice!

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