The juice that gives us life:
apples, oranges and pears; fruit trees
everywhere. And all you grapes
that grow on the vines, just to
be stepped on for man’s wines; the
watermelon: I love you, too, and papaya:
your taste, the thing that you do.
The kiwi sounds fine. The banana
is a friend of mine. Mango
puts a tangle in one’s life. Cantaloupe
that’s just right. The tangerine that makes
kids sing. Raindrop that makes the seeds
bloom. To the one who thought to give us
fruit as food: thank you Lord, for the
fruits of life and the fruits of labor
that take one to new heights.