I am like a jackfruit on the tree.
To taste you must plug me quick, while fresh:
the skin rough, the pulp thick, yes,
but oh, I warn you against touching --
the rich juice will gush and stain your hands
Translated by Nguyen Ngoc Bich
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The Jackfruit
Ho Xuan Huong
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Poem topics: tree, fresh, skin, juice, taste, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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