Big fat bold dark red Cherries!

I sauntered lazily into the grocery store today

My enthusiasm to shop on a low ebb

But hunger pangs and a promise to provide an evening meal drove me there.

It was busy

There had been no parking spaces and my patience was tested yet again

But the late afternoon sunset was divine and the breeze was warm.

I was after all; back in Melbourne……my beloved home town!

But there you were……….all of you

Right in front of me as I entered

Just lying there waiting to be chosen

Big fat bold dark red cherries!

My mouth dropped as I saw you

Like a magnet you pulled me towards you…

I faltered

I gazed

Could you all be so perfect?

So round

So fat

So juicy!

So fresh

So dark and so ripe!

My mouth started to water as I began to gather you up

Handfuls of big fat bold dark red cherries

Another and another into the bag until it was filled and heavy.

I have eaten many of you now……I laugh at the experience

I squished you in my mouth and savored each tasty morsel

Your juice so divine!

So GOOD, so good I had to write about you!

So lush

So delicious

And my belly is full of you!

There is always tomorrow to go back and buy more of you.

I am in Australia again, a land of plenty and

Beautiful big bold lush fat dark red delicious cherries!