Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Origin Of Oranges Valentine (for Dan)

In the world before oranges appeared
Ripening in our cool desert days
Showing up in our northern stores
There must have been a young king
Who called his best chefs together
Bored with apples and figs
Bring me the epitome of sweetness
In the color of courage I can taste
Extracted from our best mineral minds
Put all the trees to work till one
Can re-enclose the sun
In miniature and portable
And see to it somehow
Every child gets one

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