Sweet and Sour

Written for #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry, 3/3/2026

LEMON

Sour

acidic taste

bitter against the brave

adds flavour to cakes and salads

sweet hope.

Published by writerravenclaw

I am a fifty something mother of two grown up children, and one beautiful grandchild. I have been married for nearly thirty-four years. My first book was published ten years ago. I wrote my book Sticks and Stones because of my experience of being bullied at school.

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