Banana

A Poem by authorised1960

This is an etheree poem: a poem that comprises lines of one syllable for the first line, two for the second and so on up to ten syllables for the last line.

The

War was

won and life

was getting back

to normal one more.

To the convalescent

War hero in hospital

the sight and taste of a fresh ripe

banana was better medicine

than any pill he had been made to take.

© 2016 authorised1960

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authorised1960

United Kingdom

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I am a fifty-five year old single man who lives alone with his beloved dog, Ozzy. I have been writing for over forty-five years - poetry and short stories - and have been published in many small ci.. more..