Take a very sharp knife
and cut the persimmon into four parts
with the tip of the knife you open each segment
as if it were a petal of the sun flower
then eat the pulp with a spoon
Be careful not to burn yourself with pleasure
versão inglesa do poema Como comer um dióspiro de PML in Como comer um dióspiro, Associação dos Jornalistas e Homens de Letras do Porto (AJHLP), 2022, página 19
