A Poem For Today - How to Cut a Pomegranate
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KEN DICKINSON
Jun 29, 2021, 10:58:31 AM6/29/21
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How to Cut a Pomegranate
“Never,” said my father,
“Never cut a pomegranate
through the heart. It will weep blood.
Treat it delicately, with respect.
Just slit the upper skin across four quarters.
This is a magic fruit,
so when you split it open, be prepared
for the jewels of the world to tumble out,
more precious than garnets,
more lustrous than rubies,
lit as if from inside.
Each jewel contains a living seed.
Separate one crystal.
Hold it up to catch the light.
Inside is a whole universe.
No common jewel can give you this.”
Afterwards, I tried to make necklaces
of pomegranate seeds.
The juice spurted out, bright crimson,
and stained my fingers, then my mouth.
I didn’t mind. The juice tasted of gardens
I had never seen, voluptuous
with myrtle, lemon, jasmine,
and alive with parrots’ wings.
The pomegranate reminded me
that somewhere I had another home.
Imtiaz Dharker
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“Never,” said my father,
“Never cut a pomegranate
through the heart. It will weep blood.
Treat it delicately, with respect.
Just slit the upper skin across four quarters.
This is a magic fruit,
so when you split it open, be prepared
for the jewels of the world to tumble out,
more precious than garnets,
more lustrous than rubies,
lit as if from inside.
Each jewel contains a living seed.
Separate one crystal.
Hold it up to catch the light.
Inside is a whole universe.
No common jewel can give you this.”
Afterwards, I tried to make necklaces
of pomegranate seeds.
The juice spurted out, bright crimson,
and stained my fingers, then my mouth.
I didn’t mind. The juice tasted of gardens
I had never seen, voluptuous
with myrtle, lemon, jasmine,
and alive with parrots’ wings.
The pomegranate reminded me
that somewhere I had another home.
Imtiaz Dharker
Sent from my iPhone
K. Lauren de Boer
Jun 29, 2021, 11:06:57 AM6/29/21
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I will never peel a pomegranate the same way again! We have a tree in our yard from which I make a jar or two of jelly each year. Omg!
Lauren
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Karen Rohn
Jun 29, 2021, 11:31:28 AM6/29/21
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Me either! Omg.
Karen
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Patricia Rios
Jun 29, 2021, 11:48:19 AM6/29/21
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yummy!
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Rafael Edwards
Jun 29, 2021, 1:50:00 PM6/29/21
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the pomegranate is always a challenge and always a surprise. I coincide with Lauren. I'ts never the same. I have 4 small pomegranate trees, 3 of them already bear fruit. Last thing I did was to open it carefully, peeling back portions of the crusty skin and then gently scraping the little rubies into my salad.
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