Fruits

Some are big and some are small

Fruits are loved by one and all

Different shapes and colours we take

Yet health our priority we do make!

A few of us are here today

To dance for you and have our say

Admire our colors and applaud our acts

We’re here to give you some fruity facts!

An apple a day is said to keep the doctor away

This small red fruit holds so much sway

Cut it into slices and eat one by one

Or just bite into a full one until you’re done!

Bananas are bright, cheerful and yellow

They make you happy, healthy and mellow

Each has a different shape and size

Eat one a day to show you’re wise!

A strawberry comes in a luscious red

It’s sweet and juicy and has a green head

Jams and ice creams love this flavour

Oh yum, what a wonderful treat to savour!

Sweet and sour and of many a use

I’m relished as a fruit and more as a juice

I may be an orange but I’m sometimes yellow

For your Vitamin C needs, I’m just the right fellow!

I’m a fruit that many can share

Eat a whole of me if you dare

I may be just a humble watermelon

But a slice of me sure tastes like heaven!

What’s this I see when I remove the peel?

Is it a cluster of rubies, that’s how they feel

These bright red pearls are a treasure trove of health

And this makes the pomegranate a symbol of wealth!

I get teased for not being very sweet

But I’m very healthy and that’s why I’m neat

Vitamins and nutrition are my claim to fame

I’m green and orange and Papaya’s my name!

They call me a pineapple and I know

That if you remove my skin I can show

How good I taste with salt or sugar

Eat a slice of me to gain new vigour!

Grapes come in purple and in green

They’re sweet or sour, and sometimes in between

We use grapes to make juice and wine

And that’s why these tiny fruits are just divine!

They’re around for just a few months of the year

But delicious they are when they’re here

This seasonal fruit is a universal delight

Bite into a mango and you’ll see I’m right!

This poem was written for my friend Uma, for her school's Annual Day programme