Lemon Is Lime, Nor Orange Comments
Faces feign, flaunt many a mask strange,
Countless veils, copiously cunning range,
In mighty error still
Truth mirrors with a will,
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Masks are the mirrors of self delusion, some live proudly behind them others live unintentionally behind them. When someone says they are fine, that could be a mask. Yet when it comes down to lemons can never be anything else. Interesting you picked lemon, in certain areas it can also be a term associated with a defective vehicle. Though I think your using the fruit. Either ways its another thought provoking poem!
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8/2/2025 7:35:56 PM # 1.0.0
A thought provoking interesting poem. Yes, we may deceive someone for a certain time but ultimately the reality will come out. I liked the analogy of lemon and oranges.
Thanks indeed, Bipasha D, frankly it came handy because it was rhyming in a limerick. Only after that I thought about their inter-connection, lemon, lime, and orange. I like the way you choose poems for comments.