A Jam Slam
Note: ~ I’m getting set to be a visiting poet in a class of young children at Blue Mountain School tomorrow, which made me think of the following poem, written in 2007 and originally titled Fruit Loops.
Plum is yum
and cherry is cheery
But what part of berry is raspy?
Bananas can be split
or cause you to slip
Apples remind me of fall
I figure a fig is easier to figure
than three meanings
of the word date
A lemon could be worthless
Prune could mean cut
A raisin is a grape
But a grapefruit is not
A peach has a pit
A pear has a core
A nectarine has no neck
An orange has skin and a navel
A pineapple’s not pine or apple
A coconut has no cocoa
A cantaloupe can’t gallop or lope
Mango is tropical
Peachy is keen
A tangerine is an orange
from Tangier
Are crabapples crabby?
Do geese like gooseberries?
If blueberries are blue
and blackberries are black
why aren’t strawberries made of straw?
I don’t mince quince
or wish on a star fruit
I don’t know why pomegranates
have so many seeds
Does passion fruit flirt?
Are elderberries old?
Have you ever poured a watermelon
and drank it by the gallon?
What’s an apricot got
that a kumquat does not?
Have you ever had a kiwi lime pie?
Colleen Redman
_______________ dVerse Poets Pub
February 5th, 2013 4:01 pm
They are going to absolutely love you! I wish you could visit my grandkids classes.
February 5th, 2013 4:17 pm
That’s a class that’s going to have lots of fun. Really enjoyed this poem – all those questions we wanted to ask but were too scared to 🙂
February 5th, 2013 4:18 pm
Fabulous – I love it! Very witty and sharp 🙂
February 5th, 2013 6:05 pm
well key lime is my favorite…but i like kiwi as well though that might cut the tart too much for me…ha…this was fun play with fruit…i am rather fond of raspberry as well…i would take fruit over chocolate any day…just saying…
February 5th, 2013 6:50 pm
Love it and the Name!
February 5th, 2013 7:16 pm
you leave my lips watering, wanting fruit salad 😉
February 6th, 2013 11:19 am
Fun! Good questions all. I made a “survey” of key lime pies in the Keys one winter. What a lovely warm memory for a February day, thanks.
February 6th, 2013 8:06 pm
Oh, I LOVE this poem, Colleen. It is so full of fun and says so much about our language….!
February 11th, 2023 7:26 pm
This is so much fun and wit!
Love it!!!