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Sport 17: Spring 1996
To My Father
page 96
To My Father
You are a chutney man
this is how I will remember you
smelling of plums and nutmeg and tamarillo
that odd crimson fruit
bitter and sweet in one taste
when you are not finding the essence
you go fishing
returning home with a generous catch
even the trout are drawn irresistibly
to the heavy scent
of red fruit and spices