Q is for Hope
Why?
Because…
sweet tissue paper
quince blossoms ripen into
juicy, tart golden
fruit, ready to be transformed
again: jelly for my toast.
Draft, © Catherine Flynn, 2023
My grandmother grew up on a farm (our home is built on what used to be one of the cow pastures) and she once told me about helping her mother rub the fuzz off the quinces from their quince orchard so she could make jelly. Sadly, the part of the farm with the quince orchard was sold before I was born, so I’ve never had any quince jelly on my toast. My mother remembers though, and she loved it!
Previous NPM Posts:
Day 1: H is for…
Day 2: A is for Hope
Day 3: B is for Hope
Day 4: C is for Hope
Day 5: D is for Hope
Day 6: E is for Hope
Day 7: F is for Hope
Day 8: G is for Hope
Day 9: Hope is
Day 10: I is for Hope
Day 11: J is for Hope
Day 12: Hope is…
Day 13: L is for Hope
Day 14: M is for Hope
Day 15: N is for Hope
Day 16: More Poems of Hope
Reading to the Core 
I wish “rub the fuzz off” had made it into your poem!!
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Catherine, I never heard of quince jelly but it sounds delicious. I am enjoying reading some of your NPM project poems.
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