Words: Coleen T. Houlihan
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En el Chinga


Waves of sweet honey

bailar off the shore;
Hibiscus flowers
mark the beat
in wind where
my blood runs;
always bold, yellow sun
tinged in rojo hot, hibiscus
drenched with warm, brown skin,
liquid gold
in the waves--
More than fruit is juicy
I say.


© Coleen T. Houlihan

First published in S.M.U.T. (UK).

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