Harvesting squash from
a Tahitian lime would
seem an odd occupation
And not without intrigue;
consider the exotic
insinuations of their origins
Limes are from Asia by
way of Mexico and Persia
all homes of fable
Kabocha are Japanese
as tempura, grown easily
from runner or seed
Shape of the squash
amazes and taste never
fails to please
Just leave them be; year
after year they will simply
re-appear without fail
But why grow in trees?
Scratching from lime thorns
clarifies that easily
You have to be crazy to
pick them; it mightn’t excuse
but at least it explains...
© 14 March 2009, I. D. Carswell
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