Lemonade
written by: Mary Bone
Life handed us lemons.
We added sugar to every sour drop.
The lemonade wouldn’t sell
on the street corner.
People were thirsty.
They were on diets.
They said, “No sugar for us today.”
“Our diets won’t allow it.”
Mary Bone enjoys writing and drawing. She has had poetry published in numerous places including Spillwords, Literary Yard, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetry Catalog and upcoming at Emerge, Blaze Vox and Zest of the Lemon.
Latest posts by Mary Bone (see all)
- Time - August 15, 2023
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- The Witch - October 25, 2021
