In Orchards of Lemon Trees

By: Kate Rose

in orchards of lemon trees

we tiptoe, under the hanging yellow fruit

in blue moonlight, we will stay until

orange light leads us inside



in orchards of lemon trees

we giggle at your pinched sour face

as you taste the bitterness from the

tip of your tongue trailing back to your throat



in orchards of lemon trees

we hide behind the leaves

startling each other with

the simple break of a twig



in orchards of lemon trees

we doze off at the stars

hidden with fruit, we can only peek at the sky

until we are too sleepy, to peek at all