Unpeeling a tangerine
So much work for a taste of heaven,
But that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?
Using the fingernail to make a cut
Pulling aside the tough harsh skin
A waft of sweetness, the aroma of sex
Surrounds us like love, like life.
More skin is exposed, the lush fruit composed,
Wrinkled with white vernix like a newborn.
Not pretty, in fact ugly, but we touch
And feel the plump pink underbelly.
The flesh is open, vulnerable, soft
As the breast on a naked woman
Lips draw near and kiss the
Pure miracle of nature, and then…
Then we know that in the middle of nothing,
In the center of all that doesn’t make sense
We are surrounded by everything.
Tough skin, soft underside, we are shown
How to smell the offering.
Encouraged to taste.
The answer is always there.
If we’re willing to peel and look
Under the skin.
roughwighting 
Wow, you must be having a great time in the Islands! I have to run out and get some tangerines, maybe a pineapple, and a papaya. Enjoy yourselves!
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Don’t forget the coconut – it’s amazing what you can do (and write about) with a coconut…!
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Great Valentine blog!
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Happy Love Day to you1
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Heck I was getting all fruity there for a minute Pamela.The poem was turning me on more than the fruit ever did. You made it sizzle.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Hey, I was just writing a metaphor about life! Right? Wasn’t I…??? xoxoxhugevalentinehugxoxoo
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Ooh la la. Loved this. 🙂
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One of those poems that kind of carried me away, or GOT carried away. Hey, we all should get carried away at some time or another, right?
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Well done. Loved this one.
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Thank you! Gonna start eating more tangerines! 😉
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I was into that unpeeling.
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I, and the poem, kind of got into it ‘wholeheartedly,’ didn’t we?
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Very nice, Pamela.
(The tangerines I take to the office for snacks today just won’t be the same as those that I took yesterday.)
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Then I consider my poem a success. Enjoy those tangerines as they’re meant to be enjoyed…!
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As they are meant to be enjoyed…
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I’m getting some tangerines today. What a great Valentine blog, I love it.
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I must admit, the best tangerines I’ve tasted are those I get in CA – but not sure where they’re grown. Mexico?
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Until now, I hadn’t known what an adventure peeling a tangerine might be. I agree with another comment. Must run out for a crate of them to experience this tantalizing revelation. 🙂 ❤
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Let me know how your tangerine experience goes!
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😀 😀 😀 Happy Valentines!
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Very creative here with tthe tangerine.
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I wrote this based on a prompt that just said, ‘the color orange.’ Wowzie, who knows where that poem came from???
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yummy yum!!! xoxo
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May you have an appealing (and unpeeling) weekend, my friend.
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I’ve got a feeling SOMEBODY, has got a little excited at the thought of the 50 Shades movie being released this weekend 😉
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Who needs 50 Shades when they’ve got a tangerine?? :-0
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Eating a burger can be just as sensual — and requires a lot less effort. 😉
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Ohhhh, I’d like to read a poem about THAT burger, or if not, a sensual doodle on eating a burger, for sure.
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I’m pondering the idea…
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Can not WAIT to see the pondering results!!!! 🙂
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Absolutely wonderful!
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THANK you, Elizabeth, for sharing this on your FB page too. xo
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lovely!
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After reading your post about unrequited love, I’m wondering if Yodel would have been happier with a tangerine. 🙂
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Brilliant!
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Amazing, how eating a piece of fruit can create interesting images…
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Oh, I liked this!
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Thank you!!
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By chance, I had a mandarine in my hand as I was reading this and you got me blushing! Beautifully written!
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Who would have guessed a piece of fruit could make us blush? Ahhh, imagination is the necessity of invention.
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It was truly an ode to sensuality.
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Yesssssssssssssss!
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Unpeeling a fruit sounds so much more “appealing” than doing the same with an onion 😉 Seriously though, thought provoking offering – thank you!
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True, I stay away from onions. They make me cry!
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I love this! I may never look at another tangerine again without blushing! 🙂
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Maybe the new expression will be ‘blushing tangerine’ instead of ‘blushing red.’ 🙂
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This was really nicely done, so ‘revealing’ in its peeling. smiles!
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THANK you – love having you stop by.
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Wow, I really liked this poem. It genuinely spoke to me .
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Thanks so much for finding my Unpeeling poem. Poetry is one of those devices that kind of unleashes me. I have NO idea where it came from. But I’m not gonna ask too many questions… 🙂
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I enjoyed it immensely. I sometimes write poetry on my other blog that I left the link to.
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