Touch of cold

Oranges and lemons

 Both trees heavy with fruit

  Waiting

Still green

Night finally has a chill

Lemons turn yellow,

 and the oranges...

   well they turn orange.

They needed the change.

Grow in the warmth.

 Turn sweet in the cold.

Changing before the freeze.

Soon the blossoms will spread again,

  and fresh fruit will wait for a cold night.

Reviews

[Lorry]

Nice to see a positive about the cold when most, and by most I mean me, can only find complaint. If there is a next time I am basking in the warmth of the sun on a summers day, I shall think of the poor oranges and lemons waiting to sweeten :)

[Jon Roggie]

Remember the citrus is also an evergreen. They grow in the cold, and the summer heat. It could be worse than a high of 40 degrees.