Avocado tree

In the summer when the avocado tree
begins to bear fruit,

Mother keeps the gate locked.
They swell green and full, hanging precariously
falling with a thud on damp leaves.

we hand them out as gifts
to neighbours and loved ones. They accept graciously.

Our avocadoes are renowned for their buttery softness, firm and yellow and good,
larger than one’s hand

They make days slide easily forward
through hot afternoons and warm nights
until all memory of hardship is gone.

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