Mango Seasons (First Edition) by Michelle Cruz Skinner

Out of print title.

In the afternoon, while I'm on the porch, the rains begin. This first rain is only a sprinkle and the ground quickly drinks it up. My children, who are playing in the yard, look to the sky, wanting more. Their hair glistens . . .

A breeze, cooled by the rain, passes across the house. I hold my hands to my face and smell on them the mango flowers I sliced. I must have a little sweetness in my life, I think, not damp hands and indifferent kisses.

Paperback: 196 pages
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, 1996
Language: English
ISBN: 971-27-0550-1