Toot

here, then, is the crux of it

this wave of guava

that embraces me in the backyard

this melody of sugar cane

that makes me shut my eyes

this mellow coolness

of the avocado on my tongue

this terrible delight

of salt water about shoulders

here is the crux of it

the joy i feel atop this hill

watching the sea tickle reef

this giddiness that comes

with the coconut water spilling

— Ian Gregory Strachan, from ‘i must share these with you’

[#]Bahamas

[#]Caribbean

[#]Poetry

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