Orange Instruction

Orange is the panjandrum,
fluent in Mandarin,
completely owning its part of the spectrum.
It is the only fruit.
By the open window it’s all a still life needs-
as Cézanne said : “Consciousness is an orange.”
Omnipresent in sunsets: stirring together
yellows and reds.
You’ll find it laying down amber and gold
dressing a sunrise over the sea.
It is the dream of Nirvana.
Just eat it.
Push your fingers under its skirt:
it will ooze, it may sting. Release
its swellings, swallow its juice.
It is the fruit that Adam and Eve shared
segment by segment.
It is Original Bliss.
Let us pray: Outspan. Sunkist. Jaffa.
Believe in this.