the cantaloupe

some weird stuff is just seeping in

a cantaloupe
appears to be
sweeter
than it actually is
it shouldn't have
an off aftertaste
but it does,
and be damned
if they don't
always put it in
fruit salad.
                       sometimes
                 you just have to
                    ignore the cantaloupe
                          because you
                                like the rest.

Author's Note

You won't change my mind on cantaloupe, don't even try:)

Reviews

[Paul Bell]

Never knew fruit could be so 'Meloncholy ' a.
Take it there are no hidden meanings in this melon, or melons.
You just eat them, or don't as the case may be. lol
Off to eat my five a day now. Chivas, JD, Black Label, Red Label, apple.

[Lyn Anderson]

i like your vitamin choices. As for hidden messages, the former can be true as well as the latter. Some people are like cantaloupes, sickly sweet after taste that overpowers the rest.:)

[barleygirl]

I am not trying to change your mind, but I'm just sharing my point of view on cantaloupe. Some people know how to pick 'em & most people don't. My mom could pick 'em like nobody's business & it was melt-in-your-mouth sweet every time. I could sit & eat an entire cantaloupe in one sitting if my mom picked it. Most of the time, people pick ones that are not sweet & are tasteless except for a little mold flavor picked up from sitting on the soil. I never eat cantaloupe becuz I simply can't pick a good one.

[Lyn Anderson]

My grandfather was an expert, in my case, it's the taste I don't like, not whether they are sweet or not, much like some people, who leave a hidden after taste.:)

[Einstein Noodle]

i want those lips ... errrrrr sorry! lost myself a minute or two ;) just had a cantaloupe this morning .. it was the last slice ... they are so easy to pick and prepare ..how do you dare .. dis the dish in time so perfect .. its not like we are eating a burp-less cuke ..now is it .. i think you may have rushed to judgement on this one Dahlink!! ..
"Cantaloupe scores an "excellent" for both vitamin C and vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids). It scores "very good" for potassium, and "good" for a host of B vitamins (B1, B3, B6, and folate) as well as vitamin K, magnesium, and fiber." quoted from outer spaces of course ;)

some times one has to wait for the sweetest bite ;)
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[Lyn Anderson]

Tee hee. MWAH! Nothing shall change my mind about cantaloupes, but thanks for the lesson.:)

[Einstein Noodle]

love and peace and delicious joy to you my friend!

[MomzillaNC]

"and be damned if they don't always put it in fruit salad." They do too. It's such a pain. I, personally, love cantaloupe. Sadly, I'm allergic to melon and strawberries. Try finding a pre-prepared fruit tray without one or both on it…

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, that would be a challenge. :)

[MomzillaNC]

You betcha… I wish folks would at least choose the divided fruit trays. Those trays are always on the buffet lines at social functions. And, I can't even have the other fruits because their mixed in with the ones I could die from. Sigh. And, might I add, PHWH!

[Lyn Anderson]

Separate all the fruits from each other and the nuts, wow, that is applicable to almost anything, isn't it?

[MomzillaNC]

Truly. And nearly impossible… the world is just to full of fruits and nuts!

[Baby Ricochet]

I don't like cantaloupes.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yay I am finding all sorts of people in my down with cantaloupes club.

[Baby Ricochet]

You should form one on here. I formed the "Do Nothing" club. Something like 180 people joined with my promise of didn't have to do anything to be a member. It was a great success because nobody, including me did anything. That's my kind of club. So if all I have to do is not eat cantaloupes to be a member of the no cantaloupes club consider me the first member.

[NoelHC]

Cucumbers for me, god knows I have tried. But I cannot like them. Yet serve them as dill pickles and look out, I could finish off a quart jar. Maybe if you soaked your cantaloupe in pickling brine you might be able to tolerate it.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah everyone has their thing huh?

[Kieta!]

Lol I'm not a big fan of cantaloupe either; I like honeydew and watermelon and strawberries and... ok you get the point ;) but not cantaloupe :D Great job with this poem!

[Lyn Anderson]

Ha thanks. Sorry I missed this review

[ron]

You might be able to ignore the cantaloupe but I can't.
Nice poem KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

Spit it out, d****t, spit it out! Thanks for the review.

[ron]

Oh I'm saving it for some special attention...-smiles with an EVIL grin-

[Matching Socks]

Sweet little poem, I hear ya though.
I ignore the onions in my Greek salad, the raisins in my trail mix, the trail of socks etc that leads to the big man in my bed... His loud snoring, tough to ignore, but I deal.

Cantaloupe is the best but guess you can't elope with cantaloupe if you don't find it desirable.
Ok, it's late, my reviews are growing stranger... :)
It was a nice poem.
Did the BS meter break yet?

[Lyn Anderson]

Oh my, you are a funny girl. I don't ignore dirty socks, and now I don't have to ... yay!

[Matching Socks]

Lol! I ignore them. He ignores a lot too so it's a trade off. :)

[Delmar Cooper]

Well, we used "just try it, you can always spit it out." Most times they did.

[Lyn Anderson]

ha ha, very cute. I can always count on you for a quickie.