1143: Persimmons | Li-Young Lee

[exceptindreams]

"Persimmons"
Li-Young Lee

In sixth grade Mrs. Walker
slapped the back of my head
and made me stand in the corner
for not knowing the difference
between persimmon and precision.
How to choose

persimmons. This is precision.
Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted.
Sniff the bottoms. The sweet one
will be fragrant. How to eat:
put the knife away, lay

Comments

[murasaki_1966]

That is beautiful Thank you.

[secretsolitaire]

Mmm, that's lovely.

[pergyleneism]

i've never eat a persimmon, but this is very lovely

[42months]

this is really something :) thank you

[scribbled_mess]

such a touching poem.