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Guavas In a Can

Many a fruit I have tasted,
And wasted,
Many a fruit I have flirted with,
And soon broken up with.
Many a fruit I have refused a dance,
And never given a second glance.
Many a fruit has scent that still sucks me in
And its perfect skin forbidding me to throw it in the bin.

My tastes have matured now,
And Guavas in a can, are all I desire now,
My only regret I did not taste a Guava in a can sooner,
And plant my guava tree a few years sooner. 

I will be ever grateful to the one who first put fruit in a can,
As fresh guava down under,
I may never taste, try as I can,
As fresh guava never seems to cross our border down under.

Never mind I have my strawberry patch,
And the peach trees will bear fruit next year,
Never will fresh cream be too far away for me to fetch,
And as there are always ships at sea full of bananas,
Never will I  have to say "yes we have no bananas".

Copyright © David Smith | Year Posted 2021

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Harry Horsman Date: 10/27/2021 8:17:00 PM Interesting poetry, David, here in Western Australia, i have a tree or more like a bush, which bares lots of fruit, Great poem, one i will read to my one, although the wife thinks i'm crazy. Login to Reply David Smith Date: 10/29/2021 3:53:00 AM Thank you Harry. Natures bounty always worth salivating over.

Jimmi Canada Date: 10/24/2021 2:12:00 PM Hello David, I feel the Guava's don't linger out a can, and banana's are wild, wilder than most of the places around here, and remain frozen in our minds. -Good Work here Login to Reply David Smith Date: 10/24/2021 5:24:00 PM Thank you Jimmi. I am learning that poetry can bring focus to the memorable moments and pleasures life can offer even in time of uncertainty. Of course risk reward is still a thing. For some putting yourself out there is too hard and the longer you leave it the harder it becomes. The soup is a good place to practice and safer than most sites. Long may it continue. All the best David in NZ. ps The last of our three kids has weathered the disappointments and got the job he held out for. Programming robots for Auckland University. All the best David in NZ