Appreciation Mesostic

                                from the mArket

                           below the turnPike, changing lanes

                                          an opPortunity

              the feeling was familiaR; it was like the time

                             mangos are nEver sold

                               moments? i Compared your juicy fruit

                                        with raIsins, covered in cornmeal

                              ripe for the eAting

                                       enchanTs my mouth

                       as if seeking nourIshment from

                                                gOlden festivals

                                              i kNow where i want to die

This poem is my answer to writing assignment from a Modern and Contemporary American Poetry class from Coursera. Each line is from a series of poems I wrote about mangoes. The spine spells out appreciation, the theme for a November poetry reading.