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I Got Your Fruit
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit,
Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
--Brian O’Driscoll.
Poetry
can be the fruit of my mind,
or it can be lost words
lining a bird cage.
When it is about fruit,
I have no idea where that can lead.
Like it’s always
kind of bothered me
that underwear can be called
Fruit of the Loom.
I get the weaver’s loom reference,
but it still bugs me
to have apples and grapes
near the crack in my butt.
The company started
in 1851 in Rhode Island.
Makes me smile
thinking about cowboys
in red long johns
with that label on them.
There seems to have been,
a biblical connection;
fruit of the womb, and such.
I suspect that my three daughters
are the fruit of my loin,
from that aspect.
They make sports bras now too,
which i can dig, since
breast size can vary
from small grapefruits
to large melons.
I recall a joke from the 50’s,
What do you call a gay bar that has no chairs?
A fruit stand,
badda-boom.
Why do they call gay guys fruits?
Perhaps
they are a tad too sweet.
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub
10 comments:
Glenn, you put that cornucopia through its paces, giving the reader lessons, lechery, and laughter.
This is such a brilliant, thoughtful write, Glenn! I especially like; "I recall a joke from the 50’s,What do you call a gay bar that has no chairs?A fruit stand,badda boom.Why do they call gay guys fruits?Perhapsthey are a tad too sweet." Haha 💝💝
I love your humorous exploration of Fruit of the Loom, Glenn. An odd moniker I'd never really thought about before....but now I shall!
Excellent send up of Mish’s prompt — snd damned well written!
You went your own way on this one, sir. Bravo! Its funny...I was so sure you'd choose option 2 that I could almost hear it. Thanks for the humour and history of Fruit of the Loom!!
😁😁😁 very etertaining poem
Luv the O’Driscoll quote
Much💖love
Nice poem. Many things I didn't know. Thanks for sharing!
This must have been a fun write! the cartoon goes well with the poem too.
Fruit of the loin made me laugh... maybe your underwear played a part in that too. Never knew about Fruit of the Loom until I was in the US for the first time in 1979 and bought a packet of white t-shirts on sale.
Glenn, you are so darn'd funny :D
Keep 'em coming - this was terrific.
Yours,
David
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