Forbidden Fruit

Bitter as a lemon,
Sweet as a peach,
Like the fruit atop the tree,
Just out of reach,
I made my choice,
It felt so right,
Taste can blur thoughts and vision,
For the sake of a bite.

Forbidden fruit,
Never to fall,
To feel the slight of grass dew and early morning call,
Fruit is precious, bruises to touch,
Through time, it fades in colour but retains its embarrassed blush,
Out of season but in the mood,
Defining boundaries, a dessert food.

Combined with passion,
Strawberries and Ice cream,
What you say in reality,
They will never know what it means,
Orange chocolate, a taste that lingers,
Eye to eye, entwined fingers,

A passion fruit, an exotic drink,
Take a slow sip, to allow you to think,
You pay the price for making a choice,
A game to some, a lover’s voice,
To hear those words, send shivers up the spine,
A summer special, Lemon and lime,

Poisoned by an Apple, an apple so neat,
Ruby red and delicious, ever so sweet,
Forbidden fruit, plucked by a boy,
Adam was his name, his one vice, joy,
Eve, his other half, went a separate way,
Could not see a life with him on that special day,

Banana and vanilla milk shake malt,
So thick and creamy, nothing I could fault,
People never really know each other until its past prime,
To realise when something you really wanted was wrapped up in time,
Remember the moments now and then,
Life is full of ripe choices, Carpe Diem,

Love is fruit, it kisses the ground,
Freedom granted, where love has no bounds,
Forbidden fruit, knows not what it shows,
Until it ages and fades,
To memories of old,
A simple twist, a leap of faith,
From branch to ground,
A reason too late,

Blind to love and blind to hate,
Courtship of seeds, is dormant till a date,
A point of time, unheard of, as of yet,
Two seeds they found a perfect place, a place to never forget.

Trevor Seery – 22/12/2008