R.A.D. Stainforth contemplates pepper...
Pepper
It's
not just about flavor,
but
a rewarding crunch,
as
copper grinds heaven
over
everything consumable
with
gravel-jolt and halt.
I
suppose the whole idea
of
cracked peppercorns
started
before the Spice Wars
and
the creaky Dutch ships
loaded
with putrid meat,
back
in the Garden of Eden,
when
Abel discovered
the
best companion to salt,
accidentally
crushing it
between
unsuspecting rocks.
