Fruits Poem By Goh Poh Seng Jun 2026
Juicy and sweet, crunchy and fine Fruits abound, a colorful find Apples and oranges, bananas too A rainbow on the market, for me and you
Second, . Many of Goh’s peers were leaving the kampongs for high-rise flats. Where would the rambutan trees go? The poem’s urgency ("eat, my friend") is the urgency of a man watching a bulldozer approach the orchard. fruits poem by goh poh seng
The poem is now a staple in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level literature syllabi (often under the theme "The Changing Landscape"). Teachers use it to discuss: Juicy and sweet, crunchy and fine Fruits abound,
, suggesting that true "prime" quality requires a slow, loving maturation process. Symbolism and Human Connection Juicy and sweet
