Ode to the Lemon (Flower)
Ode to the Lemon by Pablo NerudaFrom blossomsreleasedby the moonlight,from anaroma of exasperatedlove,steeped in fragrance,yellownessdrifted from the lemon tree,and from its planetariumlemons descended to the earth.Tender yield!The coasts,the markets glowedwith light, withunrefined gold;we openedtwo halvesof a miracle,congealed acidtrickledfrom the hemispheresof a star,the most intense liqueurof nature,unique, vivid,concentrated,born of the cool, freshlemon,of its fragrant house,its acid, secret symmetry.Knivessliced a smallcathedralin the lemon,the…
