{"sf1_id":2202042,"sf2_id":"lmXqVGzn","title":"A Sweeter Essence Extracted","author":"Apolarbear17","words":209,"posted_at":"2024-11-20T12:18:13.000Z","tags":["National Watermelon Month","Personal Experience","Poetry","Sweetness","watermelon"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2202042-a-sweeter-essence-extracted","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/lmXqVGzn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/49/c1/49c1727c-96d0-4c12-b77c-c3222683580c","description":"Wrote this when I was busy and also in a bit of a slump. Still fairly busy but this continues my attempt to make a poem for every occasion and celebrations of all sorts. I wrote this poem for National Watermelon Month which was in July and this was done months later… yeah. On the plus side I’m pretty close to catching up the backlog now. Originally posted in September 2024.","content":"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; **A Sweeter Essence Extracted** \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; **By: A.X. Bueno** \u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\n \n\nWatermelon is an interesting fruit to me\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nAppearing so often at things like barbecues and the lunch spreads at work\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nYou'd think it's inclusion there was automatically free\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nAnd in its name is its perk\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nTo be refreshing like water\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nAnd to have a taste people really enjoy\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nOn its own I've only found it average at best but it's no real bother\n\n \n\nI accept that I don't like it quite like others do and don't have to be a killjoy \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nNow when it's used as a flavoring is when it stands out to me best\n\n \n\nThe natural fruit is fine but to me the essence of its flavor is better\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nMakes it something I want to request\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nFrom its original taste and texture it becomes unfettered\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nIn the form of one sweet treat or another\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nYou can say at that point it's just me liking the sugar\n\n \n\nI'd say the taste of watermelon isn't so easy to smother\n\n \n\nChanged or not the essence should be there to look for\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nAnd taste for as well\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nA taste that when sweet enough can be an easy sell\u0026nbsp;  \n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;"}