Avocado

sorenbarrett

Love a fruit begins at the root if planted in good ground
Sprouts a shoot at first minute growing straight where sunlight's found
Watered with time it will climb and with leaves in green abound
It will die left to dry or with too much water will drown

 

An avocado tree pollinated by bee birthed fruits around
To pick when green is routine, leaving ripe on tree is unsound
Eaten by bugs, taken by thugs, pecked by birds by squirrels downed
Let it safely mature where it's secure, virgin flavor expound

 

Unripened fruit is hard but don't discard, with peel soon browned
Softening such will yield to touch, removing the shell that does surround
Inside a seed that when freed a new tree will breed, healthy and sound
A cycle sweet now complete, nature's perfection found

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  • Friendship

    This poem revolves around the cycle of life and growth, using the metaphor of an avocado tree to explore themes of love, nurturing, and the natural process of maturation. The poet encompasses the stages of growth—from planting the seed to harvesting the fruit—highlighting the importance of patience, care, and the interconnectedness of nature.

    • sorenbarrett

      Indeed so you have seen the interpretation of how love like the fruit needs proper placement and care and how it will grow and spread to new forms in self and others. I appreciate your read and comment Friendship thank you for reading my friend

      • Friendship

        You're very welcome, my friend,

      • Teddy.15

        Succulent and full of colour flavour and wisdom, another gorgeous write, I adore the avocado. You always make me smile whilst reading your poems. 🌹

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you Teddy I have been accused of being too dark but it is nice to raise a smile once in a while. Your read and interpretation is most appreciated my friend.

        • Doggerel Dave

          Viva the avocado In my local store...

          Good homage, Soren.

          • sorenbarrett

            Thanks Dave for the read and encouragement it is appreciated

          • Salvia.S

            Wow!! A beautiful meditation on growth, care and natural cycles all through the metaphor of an avocado tree. Well written!

            • sorenbarrett

              Thanks so much Salvia I appreciate your read and kind words of encouragement

            • Kevin Hulme

              Good Write to one of my favourite fruits.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thank you so much for the read and support it is appreciated

              • Lorenz

                Avocado farming poses serious environmental and social problems.Notably through the deplation of groundwater reserves and massive deforestation .

                • sorenbarrett

                  Mine are picked from a couple of trees close to the house that provide shade and a rest for birds.

                • Thomas W Case

                  Beautiful. I love Avocados.

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks so much Thomas for the read and support it is appreciated

                  • orchidee

                    Good write SB. ahh, a suggestion for KP's pudding - mouldy avocados. lol. Dunno why she complains. I give her all this luxury food. heehee.

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thanks so much Orchi. It's not the food but the way it's prepared they say

                      • orchidee

                        I prepare this special food for her lovingly, but she don't eat it! lol.

                      • Tristan Robert Lange

                        Reading this felt like standing in an orchard of truths…growth, care, timing, and renewal all woven into the cycle. Beautifully captured, Soren. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thank you Tristan for the read and interpretation your support is most important to me

                          • Tristan Robert Lange

                            You are most welcome, my friend!

                          • Paul Bell

                            Just glad they sell fruit in my local store, cos I'm like death around garden plants.

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thanks for the read and words of support it is appreciated

                            • Goldfinch60

                              Never ending fruit through the seeds replanted soren.

                              Andy

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thank you Gold and so it is with many things

                              • Tom Dylan

                                Fantastic piece. Love the themes and it just flowed beautifully. Nice one. Cheers, Tom.

                                • sorenbarrett

                                  Thank you so much Tom for the read and kind words they are most appreciated

                                • Fina Elara 🌙 -Petra Patrice

                                  This is beautifully written. Avocados are delicious.

                                  • sorenbarrett

                                    Thank you so much for the read and kind words of encouragement



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