In Caribbean poetry, cashew symbolizes hidden danger: “Sweet nut, toxic shell—like love in the dry season”; Postcolonial verse critiques its trade: “Cashew gold shipped north while workers chewed dry bread”; Poets use it to explore transformation: “Boiled, roasted, pressed—cashew becomes oil, milk, memory”; In nature poetry, it represents tropical generosity: “The cashew tree gives fruit, shade, and medicine—no part wasted.”