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The Lemon Tree

September 29, 2010
By changerswriter GOLD, Rancho Mirage, California
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The lemon tree outside my house
Smelled sweetly.
LIght glinted off its glossy green leaves
Like shiny armor.
The tree,
So tall. So strong.
It gets plucked, year after year,
yet always bears more.
To get plucked again.

© Delia R.,Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
I noticed one morning how awesome the lemon tree looked outside. With the light glinting. I made myself the tree. And I wrote.
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