ORANGE


There is one law
it knows— geometry:
The point, line,
surface and sphere.

For a whole season
and more in the seed,
stem, leaf and fruit,
it appears.

Remembering the sunlight
moonlight and the wind
nourishing it along.

And now the orange
offers its juice to you
in this song.


— Peter Y. Chou
     Los Altos Hills, 7-12-2008


32nd Annual Foothill College Writers' Conference
Andrea Hollander Budy's Workshop:
Fresh Approach, Fresh Results
(15-minutes writing exercise)
Response Poem to Laurie Lamon's "Potato"




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