The Sweetest Melon

At the fruit stand, in a box,

Were melons that, to me,

Were unfamiliar, not the

Ones I’m likelier to see.

 

No cantaloupes? No honeydews?

The fruit guy shook his head,

But pointed to the box which held

The green-skinned ones instead.

 

They weren’t watermelons, so

I asked what they were named.

The fruit man and his partner spoke

(Not English) and exclaimed:

 

“They’re called the sweetest melons.

You should try them – 2 for 5.”

I bought one (for 3 bucks) in hopes

That fruit men don’t connive.

 

I found it very strange, though,

That the produce in the cart

Goes by names the fruit men cannot

To their customers impart.