Fay the Moose!

Fay the Moose!

All across Africa,
small dark men fill metal teapots
with boxes of gunpowder tea,
and water boiled over wood fires,
Once brewed to the darkest black,
“Fay the Moose”, they announce,
pouring the tea from high into
the most delicate glasses.
A pure white froth develops
on the tea, “le mousse”.
No moose live in Africa
and fay means “to join”.
Alors, “Fait le mousse!”