Tamarind rhymes...

Tamarind rhymes... the green ebbing towards the darkest gold...
taking all of the earth's elements into its deepest folds.
a banquet for the senses, all five..
flared nostrils and watering tongues...
as it ripens and sweetens and towers
it falls off the tree onto a bed of leaves
soft and mush; it falls, hush
before it stands majestic in its stance
Tamarind rhymes... for it is the king
a feast of the highest undertaking.