peaches&cream

life.
is like a peach tree

some branches are heavy
bursting with peaches
they hang low
low enough to grab a peach
with little effort
we taste perfection

when the peaches are eaten
we crave more

and so there are the other peaches
high up
we gaze at them with squinted eyes
in the sun, they gleam
so plump and juicy
they seem unattainable
we leap and we grab with no luck

but with more effort
more time
more thought
we somehow reach them
we shake the top branch
and shower in the gems falling from above
holding each one with meaning
then devouring in joy
we taste the sweetness of success