“A Love Song for Lucinda”
by Langston Hughes

Love 💗
Is a ripe

plum
Growing on a purple tree. 🌳
Taste it once
And the spell of its enchantment
Will never let you be.🙆🏻‍♀️

Love 💗
Is a bright star 🌟
Glowing in far Southern skies. 🌌
Look too hard
And its burning flame🔥
Will always hurt your eyes.🙈

Love 💗
Is a high mountain ⛰
Stark in a windy sky.
If you
Would never lose your breath
Do not climb too high 🙅🏻‍♀️