Yard Sale of Thoughts

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Green Fruit

Katie Frances Hartless
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My truth is unripe fruit,

the story that I keep waiting to arrive,

and while I’ve been worried before,

ideas blossom later each season.

The novel buried underneath rewritten pages

in a wooden crate on the bottom shelf.

Should I let my vision rot in peace?

This summer that I’ve waited for, this perfect peach,

but when I close my eyes, lean in to take a bite,

I realize I’m the one still ripening.

©2023 | K.F. Hartless

Cover Art: Green Fruit Painting Nada Sucur Jovanovic

12 responses to “Green Fruit”

  1. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    I can definitely relate to this 🙂 Very easy to procrastinate away from writing and let the stories over-ripen before committing them to paper, unless you feel the time is right. Well said! ❤

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    1. K. F. Hartless Avatar
      K. F. Hartless

      Thank you, Tom. I put so much pressure on myself in the summer like I should be behind the keys all day, every day and all those jigsaw puzzle pieces will come together. I think I have to remind myself that writing is fun, and that I do it because I am totally in love with it. I don’t need for anything else to happen.

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      1. Tom Avatar
        Tom

        This 💯 😀 Can definitely lose the joy at times if it becomes too much like a chore.

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  2. Nicole Smith Avatar
    Nicole Smith

    Profound and beautifully written.

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    1. K. F. Hartless Avatar
      K. F. Hartless

      Thank you, Nicole. I appreciate this comment very much.

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  3. johnlmalone Avatar
    johnlmalone

    you did well with the metaphor of the fruit and the last line is brilliant !

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    1. K. F. Hartless Avatar
      K. F. Hartless

      Thank you, John. It felt very confessional, this one.

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      1. johnlmalone Avatar
        johnlmalone

        that gives it an air of authenticity which is always a strength; people can sense the inauthentic, the phony —

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      2. K. F. Hartless Avatar
        K. F. Hartless

        Yes, well, I kind of gushed this one, and didn’t really spend enough time revising it. I like it even more its current state.

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  4. EclecticMusicLover Avatar
    EclecticMusicLover

    A beautiful song to accompany a thoughtful and lovely poem.

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    1. K. F. Hartless Avatar
      K. F. Hartless

      Thank you. 😊 I heard this song for the first time and paused my work to write this verse. Hopefully, more to come from Matilda Lyn.

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  5. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    Great imagery 👏👏💕

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