life is like
eating a
ripe tomato
good to its
juicy end
comes in
countless shapes
sizes, color
variations
bursting
with potential
supported
by a virtual cornucopia of
recipes guaranteeing culinary success
life is
like eating a
pomegranate
it takes
tenacity
through
those juicy seeds
a willingness
to stain
your
fingers in the process
trusting
in the end
reward
outweighs the mess
life is
like eating a
red hot chili
pepper
it requires
daring
plus an element
of risk
the payoff .. you win the trophy
for not backing down
You have my heart with this poem, Helen!😍😍 So much to love here especially; "life is like eating a red pomegranate it takes tenacity to make your way." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!🍅🌶💝
ReplyDeleteWow! The power of metaphor! Each verse in turn hits home as absolute truth, and taken as a whole I must agree that life is all these things, but you've presented these truths to me in ways I would never have thought of.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the juices overflowing from the tomato, the perseverance of eating a pomegranate, and the care when eating a red hot pepper. All delightful in their own ways just like all those varied things make life enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteYes, you are so right about the easy, the juicy and the well known.
Then the messy and more daring but so worth the extra effort.
And, as the spicy of life the hot chili peppers indeed, daring to spice up your days!
Oh, and the flavors of cranberries and raspberries for dessert... The crown on all other reds.
Will have them for supper with waffles and coconut whipping cream from Trader Joe's with some maple syrup...
Life is SWEET!
Hugs,
Mariette
Luv your metaphor of life, indeed we need the dare, the challenge, the risk if wear to savor its rewards
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A really intuitive write, Helen. Great life metaphors. Good luck on that forever young part!
ReplyDeleteA skilful representation of life through red fruit.
ReplyDeleteRed is always the most attractive color in fruit for me probably because we had an apple tree in the garden when I was very young... then there were the tomatoes of course.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful trio of similes, Helen! I like the way you captured the versatility of the tomato. Pomegranates don’t have to be so messy – my husband seems to have mastered a clean way of getting at the seeds, although he still makes a mess – but he does that in the kitchen anyway!
ReplyDeleteThese splashes of red were just what I needed to read about. I love how joyful each stanza is, and how this piece seems ready to embrace life in all it's sticky, sweet, tangy, ooey-gooey, messy, yum.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Your comparisons are so creative, and my favorite stanza is the pomegranate one.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant concept. I want to be a tomato but I am a red hot chilli lol
ReplyDelete"Life is ..." likened to so many ordinary items, I might not have thought of red fruit but you told it well. I loved eating ripe tomatoes in Mother's garden patch. Warm and juicy, no salt. Now I still eat them but take out the seeds.
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Thank you Helen. Loved your poem too indeed Life is like so many flavors and the variety of fruit to eat taste digest and endure.
ReplyDeleteLife is made up of so many flavors. You made me want to march on and try them all.
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