Sport 24: Summer 2000
How to Eat Cape Gooseberries
How to Eat Cape Gooseberries
for Chris
Sun-warmed
and one by one.
Stay close
to where you found them.
After they've rolled
from palm to mouth
there will be flare-ups
and husks on brittle hangers.
But these orange berries
that flare and disappear—
they're fruit, and should be
taken lightly.