Break Off My Fingers & Grate Them!
Go ahead and try. I won’t cry.
Life is not easy when you’re a citrus fruit only looking like a lemon with long, lithe finger-like fragments that you must break off & grate.
A fragrant, fruitless fruit with a bright yellow appearance, you must grate my fingers & turn my rind into salad dressings, baked goods, & drinks.
When you see my curly fingers you might think that I’m a freak, but they show my ripeness & readiness to greet the world.
As you look at my lemony open & closed-fingered figure, you will appreciate that I bring good luck in China and good fortune in Japan.
As you realize that I resemble a hand-position for prayer, you will understand why my name is Buddha’s hand.
Yet, you will still break off my fingers & grate them, but I promise you. I will not cry. I will not cry.
I was at Wholefoods the other day and got drawn and fascinated by Buddha’s hand, which after a little Google research, I found out that it is a symbol of happiness, long life, and good fortune.
Although I did not buy the fruit, I might do it next time to satisfy my curiosity about Buddha’s hand, a fruit with such a spiritual name and an intense aroma.
How about you? Have you ever had Buddha’s hand, or any other exotic fruit? Why not write a poem, a short-form, or article about it, and tag me, please!
For more poems and short form, please check out my new book Morsels of Love, A Book of Poetry and Short-Form that just got published. Enjoy!
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