The Pineapple.
1 year agoHer namesake bestowed the secret: Twist the sharp spiny top. Peel lowest blades. Screw it into dampened earth. Wait.
1,095 days pass. Blades grow long and then a sprout, small—like a prickly pear.
The symbol of hospitality in Hawaii. Pilar excitedly slides glass upon her patio garden.
The fruit’s vanished.
