Boy Girl Fruit Flower
The potted-pip and rainfall drip,
the snoozing dream of sipped moonbeam.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The sunlight feed for warming seed,
the sprinkled shower, day-sleep’s hour.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The leaping bloom of nectar’s spoon,
the buzzing bees and singing trees.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The lipstick scent and rainbow smile,
the sweetest silk and glowing mind.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The apple-eye, the melting butter,
dancing juice of hearts-a-flutter.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
the snoozing dream of sipped moonbeam.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The sunlight feed for warming seed,
the sprinkled shower, day-sleep’s hour.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The leaping bloom of nectar’s spoon,
the buzzing bees and singing trees.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The lipstick scent and rainbow smile,
the sweetest silk and glowing mind.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
The apple-eye, the melting butter,
dancing juice of hearts-a-flutter.
Boy. Girl. Fruit. Flower.
This poem is copyright (©) Leigh Anthony Manley 2024
About the Writer
Leigh Anthony Manley
Leigh is a new phase poet from Maesteg in South Wales. His writing for adults explores themes including cultural identity and living with chronic illness, and has featured in publications by Poetry Wales, Nawr Magazine, Black Bough Poetry, and The Seventh Quarry. In 2022, he was shortlisted for Disability Arts Cymru’s Creative Word Award. Leigh was recently selected by Literature Wales’ writer development programme, ‘Representing Wales’ (2023/24), geared towards writing for young people.
