Fruits Poem By Goh Poh Seng Access

In this cornucopia of fruit and color, We find the beauty of nature's favor, A celebration of life, in every bite, A sweet and savory, poetic delight.

The poem describes a backyard garden filled with various fruit trees—including —and follows their transition from blossoms to heavy, ripened fruit. fruits poem by goh poh seng

But to read “Fruits” as a simple ode to nature’s candy is to miss its sharp, bittersweet core. This poem is not about agriculture. It is about appetite, mortality, and the melancholic arithmetic of growing older. It is a poem that asks: What do we consume, and what, in time, consumes us? In this cornucopia of fruit and color, We

The poem reminds us that the simplest things—a slice of papaya, the scent of a durian—can carry the weight of belonging, exile, and time. This poem is not about agriculture