MANGO
To me which fruit does best suit?
Truly it is mango fruit.
Its colour is light yellow,
Inside it is quite mellow.
Its kernel is hard, skin tough;
Between them is juicy stuff.
Soft and plump and sour and sweet,
It is a pleasure to eat.
From a distance one can tell;
It has a distinctive smell.
What variety of taste!
Without it, life is a waste!
Dussehri, Chausaa, Langadaa,
Alfonso and Safeda,
Each is a popular name,
And, to palate, lays a claim.
Ripe mango is tasty, sure.
Unripe, too, has uses more.
It makes great jams and pickles.
The palate it well tickles.
A life without the mango
Would never be a tango.
* Written in aa,bb 7-7 format
* Initially written as item # 733570
* Honorable mention award announced on 10-10-06 in "What's Cooking?" Contest!, "Invalid Item" 
M C Gupta
10 August 2003
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