What summer pleasure is greater?
The bright green stripes of its ripeness
And a loud thwok to my knuckle,
Iced down in a cooler out back.
Go grab a sharp kitchen knife
And slice down deep into the center;
Reveal that sweet pink flesh
The brown seeds like buttons on its vest.
Take a big spoon from the drawer,
Sweet ambrosia on the vine;
I even like the rind,
Make me happy anytime,
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Late at night, before my head hits pillow
Wash the sweet, sticky juice off my arms and hands
Asleep from the draught of my Dixie wonder,
Pink pleasure of paradise.
About Me
- TBAYNHAMIII
- I was born in Kentucky, though my parents had been living in Knoxville before my birth. My mother's mother lived across the street from the hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which was convenient. I moved around quite a bit when I was young, but ended up in Georgia. I like to read and write and love food and drink way too much. I have a funny wife and daughter who has finished her batchelor's degree and is living with her grandmother in North Atlanta and studying advertising. I sometimes wonder what life would have been like if I had not gone to law school. Regrets come and go with the seasons.
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