Paperboard stamped strong,
Six cold globes held apart;
Close the lid with a soft pop.
Held in a single hand six gold fruit in seas which boil solid;
A shiny eye-white.
Edmund Hardy, Colchester
Daily Echo poet-in-residence Polly Clark writes: "This poet used the website to send his poem. I enjoyed its simplicity and the way its six-line shape reflects the subject."
Do not forget to enter the Daily Echo Christmas writing competition! Details every Saturday in the Echo and on the website. E-mail Polly at polly.clark@soton-echo.co.uk
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