10 WAYS TO EAT A MANGO
by 作舟
1.
The skin of a mango
is the map of love
2.
Glossy with dream-flesh &
ocean salt, the mango
has a seductive scent &
proximity
3.
A gentle saxophone
fills the room--
The softening progression
of ripeness in the mango
4.
The hand of a man
that touches the mango
is a slow-moving, half-
sleepy, morning-shy
bride
5.
The mango
is ripening
like the hour
is ripening
Diane
6.
Under the silver-limbed
bougainvillea buds
he tastes in the mango
a perfect calibration
to the sun and seaward wind
7.
Where there is a mango
there is a space
filled with the shape
of peace
8.
Mango juice
drips on his fingers
and shaved chin
like a woman's
tears
9.
A man's life
depends on so many
elements hidden
in a mango
10.
The songs of a singing
forest untangle
the dreams
The man goes
searching
with the map
of love