The orange

Mar. 30th, 2006 09:43 pm
pegkerr: (Both the sweet and the bitter)
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It is cold and heavy, a satisfying weight in my hand. The peel is soft, supple and fragrant. I pull off a section and take one bite, juice dripping from my fingers. The flesh is unbelievably delicious, and when I lick my fingers, I taste the bitterness from the oil that impregnated the rind underneath the sweetness of the juice.

I eat more quickly, because it is so cold, so juicy, so good, ripping sections in half in my haste, the membrane fluttering like the thinnest possible silk across my teeth. My tongue aches from the cold, but it is a pleasant ache. The stickiness of my fingertips still lingers after the last orange pulp is swallowed.

I do believe I will have another one.

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Date: 2006-03-31 03:53 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com
1. wow. that was poetry!

2. I really want an orange.

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Date: 2006-03-31 03:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pegkerr.livejournal.com
2. I really want an orange.

*Feels smug* I just got back from eating a second one!

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Date: 2006-03-31 04:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fireflowerlass.livejournal.com
yummy! I love it when you write descriptions like these!

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Date: 2006-03-31 04:15 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] naomikritzer
::heads off to get an orange::

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Date: 2006-03-31 04:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tassie-gal.livejournal.com
Drool....now I want an orange and all I have is juicing ones which dont eat well.

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Date: 2006-03-31 07:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rutemple.livejournal.com
Absolutely no one would complain if you just happened to cross post this to the [livejournal.com profile] food_porn community.

I'm just sayin'.

and oh, yes, naval oranges this time of year=YUM!

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Date: 2006-03-31 01:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roadnotes.livejournal.com
I must get an orange now...

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Date: 2006-03-31 02:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mayakda.livejournal.com
wow. such a sybaritic post.

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