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Going Bananas

I grapple with an apple.
As they are hard to bite
A pear I can manage
If the pear is ripe
I reach for a peach
The juice makes me dribble
I don't eat ugli fruit
This statement's trivial
Bananas are soft
As soft as can be
It looks like the banana
Is the fruit for me

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Rico Leffanta

Date: 7/23/2021 12:12:00 PM

Many women choose bananas, green or yellow . . . ..

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 7/27/2021 6:37:00 PM

I choose yellow ones because they are ripe and easier to eat. (my teeth appreciate it too).

Rama Balasubramanian

Date: 7/22/2021 7:35:00 PM

Many including myself like bananas for same reason

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 7/27/2021 6:40:00 PM

Thank you, Rama for your welcome comment. My teeth appreciate my choice of fruit too...

Alexis Y.

Date: 7/22/2021 5:56:00 PM

Hi Shirley, I enjoy various fruit because my dad was a fruit lover. I like bananas too, and I liked your poem a lot. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 7/27/2021 6:42:00 PM

Thank you, for your lovely comment Alexis. I hope you are having a wonderful day too... Shirley