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Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, March 2000

Part of: Sport

Sport 24: Summer 2000

page 165

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.