From “A Crown of Fruits” (VI. Cashew)

^{translated from the Spanish by David Francis}

VI

Cashew

However you close the mouth
the tasty cashew,
acidic and then sweet,
turns your palate upside down.
If you spill its juice
is of little matter:
a sudden, idle drama,
a light fright,
when its red hangs higher
than the hummingbird, than fire.