A peach, small and plump.
The promise of nectar for dry lips.
Teeth press against fuzzy flesh
and catch sharp edges of the pit.
From his mouth falls a diamond.
A flawless jewel concealed inside the fruit,
A gift within a gift.

Prometheus and the fennel-stalk,
Prometheus and the Sun.
To protect creation he endured
the eagle’s bronze beak and talons.
A story with a part of myself inside it.
A jewel inside the fruit.
A gift within a gift.

Blake’s devotion to innocence
Worldy sand, heavenly flowers,
Infinite hands, eternal hours
A poem that speaks the truth.
A story with a part of myself inside it
A jewel inside the fruit.
A gift within a gift.