Fruits Poem By Goh Poh Seng Jun 2026

What makes the so enduring is its unapologetic sensuality. Western poetry often treats food allegorically (the apple of Eden, the pomegranate of Hades). Goh refuses such abstraction. His fruits are stubbornly, joyfully physical.

stands as a meditation on the patient, generative power of the natural world. Through vivid sensory imagery, Goh portrays fruits not merely as food, but as symbols of "miraculous completeness" that provide emotional sustenance during uncertain times. Sensory Imagery and the Process of Growth fruits poem by goh poh seng