Mango Poem by Ivan Donn Carswell

tempted to write ‘dork’ for the
crossword clue Stallone role
suggests I didn’t see much in Rambo

which is true but then I’d play
mutant Christmas Mango
if the price was right

so the first Kensington Pride*
consumed this year from my trees
attracted proper ceremony

twelve days to ripen seems
to fit this grand occasion
although ensorcelled in a bowl

and whichever way you view
that gustatory connection it’s
still lost on Johnny Rambo
© 30 December 2009, I. D. Carswell

* Mango