Overlooking the harbour on the twentieth floor
Breakfasting on food I’ve never tasted before
The fun is in mixing the exotic and unknown
With stuff that I’m familiar with at home
Streaky back bacon with banana, lightly grilled
Pork sausages with pawpaw and mango, slightly chilled
Smoked salmon slices with sweet pickled figs
Biltong with guava and scrambled eggs
Calamari, pineapple and I suppose a
Strawberry yoghurt goes well with samosa
If the waiters think me mad they don’t let it show
‘Another kipper with your kiwi fruit, sir? Just let me know.’
Biryani, salami and butternut squash
My platter a palette of multicoloured nosh
Lucky the poet composing this oration
On a rainbow menu in a rainbow nation.