JAP ORANGES
Nothing racist in that term
for my sisters or me
Nothing but affection
gratitude and endearment
as we picture in our minds
little Geisha girls
at a giant Bonsai tree
picking and packing
The only vitamin C we’d see
Wooden boxes always
handy for something
and each orange wrapper
was luxury in the outdoor loo
The Charmin of farmin’
after spending most of our years
tearing pages out of Sears