Tasty Mojito

This poem is for the ladies from Cuba.

This poem is a series of 19 haiku poems that are strung together in a series to tell a story. I call this style that I created a haiku chain poem. According to Dictionary.com, a haiku is a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons; or a poem written in this form.

All of my poems have the title of the poem in the last line of the poem. Also, song titles have been hyperlinked to their respective audio files on GrooveShark.com.

Enjoy!

“Tasty Mojito”

© 2012 Tyrone Turner

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The largest island
in the Caribbean is
the isle of Cuba.

Aretha Franklin
sang that “There is a rose up
in Spanish Harlem.

I’m going to pick
that rose and watch her as she
grows in my garden.”

Duke Ellington played
and Ella Fitzgerald sang
to Take the “A” Train.

That is what I did.
All the way up to Harlem
where you used to live.

What a beautiful
girl. A cocoa brown skinned
Caribbean queen.

Chocolate-dipped, sweet
treat. Pretty face, smooth skin and
a soft curvy frame.

You’re sweet Azucar
Negra like her majesty,
Queen Celia Cruz.

When we went to the
Cuban bistro last weekend
we danced All Night Long.

You sang along to
the words of Este Tumbao:
Descarga. Cuban Jazz.

We dined on arroz
con pollo as our main course.
It was so damn good!

For dessert we had
capuchinos. They look like
little yellow cones.

I asked if I could
kiss you. You said, “Sí. Para
luego es tarde.”

Ain’t no time like the
present so I went for it.
Sucking on your full lips.

Tracing them with my
tongue and nibbling on your chin.
You exhaled deeply.

The waiter stopped by
to ask us if we wanted
anything to drink.

I declined because
no matter what they put in
a glass or a cup.

Mix it with whiskey,
rum or vodka, you are what
I want to sip on.

Act Like You Know.You
are my drink of choice. Top-shelf,
Tasty Mojito.