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Florida Oranges

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Groves, parallel patterned rows (hardly higher than bushes), dot and stretch up hillsides, looking from a distance much like cornrows on the tight tan scalps of hip young New York subway riders. Luscious fruits, at closer range, mimic setting suns boldly drawn in crayon: oranges evoke essence, name their own color.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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