30 Day Poetry Challenge Day 5: lemons

Day 5: Write a three-line poem about lemons without using the following words: lemon, yellow, round, fruit, citrus, tart, juicy, peel, and sour.

First draft:
Lemonade, without the Lemon

Succulent, oblong globes
sweeten life
when mixed with sugar.

Second draft:
Succulent, oblong globes
sear exposed cuts when left unaided, yet
sweeten life when mixed with sugar

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