Ripeness is all. From which vantage <br />To view this curving orb <br />Tapered to a finely rounded waist? <br /> <br />Honey mustard, soy sauce <br />Combined and smeared on inner flesh <br />Yielding up its most exquisite taste. <br /> <br />The largest I have known <br />Are grown in Swaziland, each one a feast <br />An entree made of firm and fibrous fruit <br /> <br />Berries maturing on the tree <br />Fall hard and heavy to the hand <br />Potent pear of high and low repute <br /> <br />Avocado in my bowl <br />Provocative, the dark presence among <br />The oranges that brighten up the room <br /> <br />I wait for you to soften <br />A little more each day, becoming <br />Sweet and ripe and ready to consume.<br /><br />Frank Bana<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sweet-and-ripe-the-avocado/
