A Visit to the Aunts in the Antilles (Ghazal)
(see Monday's Child)
Tia Rosa is very chilly even though she stays in the Antilles.
Tia Ana cooks arroz con habichuelas to amaze in the Antilles.
When the New Year comes the Flames of fire--
like a dragon's tongue-- lick the bay in a blaze in the Antilles.
Leave your corn, your nuts, and dried apricots;
plantanas y empanadillas are all the craze in the Antilles.
Swim on a moonless night in Mosquito Bay and
your limbs will alight as bright as days in the Antilles.
Wrap your shawl tight, listen to the coqui sing.
Papa comes home tonight, but-- o!-- such delays in the Antilles.
1 comment:
cute piece.
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