Like A Mango Tree

like a mango tree bearing so many fruits
this month of May
the unruly children gather around
with stones and sticks
and beat each branch

and both the young and
mature fruits fall
without a careful
segregation

what a waste!

the moral lesson is:
do not be too fruitful, just be leaves and twigs.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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