Daily Fifty-Two: Sept. 5, 2023

Huddled in a faded yellow bowl, six nectarines sleep. It’s early, even for them. Awake, what might they whisper? Do they blush? Do they admire each other’s colors: soft yellows and shades of red like cardinal and carmine, rusty and rosewood? Do they call each other sweetie or say, “you look delicious?”