Yesterday, we ate
black locust flowers
Claudia Serea
You stretched,
lowered the branches over the fence,
and offered me clusters
of black locust flowers
like grapes.
Fragrant, cold,
and slightly sweet.
We ate mouthfuls of spring.
I heard some women
use them in sherbets
and preserves,
but I’m only interested
in how they taste on your lips.
On the tip
of your tongue.
Claudia Serea
You stretched,
lowered the branches over the fence,
and offered me clusters
of black locust flowers
like grapes.
Fragrant, cold,
and slightly sweet.
We ate mouthfuls of spring.
I heard some women
use them in sherbets
and preserves,
but I’m only interested
in how they taste on your lips.
On the tip
of your tongue.