Firm,
juicy fruit exudes ripeness.
But
so do our meetings, our time.
Ideas
and feelings grow to bursting
and
hang in the air in their fullness.
What
to do? Oh Dear!
If
only an idea were a plum,
a
relationship a ripe peach!
A
yearning that has matured is like
a
watermelon, sweet and full of seed.
Ripeness
of intent is being on the
threshold
of acting, potential doing.
Ripeness
of an idea is like having
a
cherry, ready for the plucking.
It’s
so easy to reach for a ripe apple.
But
how to handle a ripe friendship
that
is ready to turn into a love affair?
July 16, 2003
Brushwood
Sherman, NY