Aegean aesthetics

islands that bob in blue water like loukoumades in oil before soaked in gold honey

Aegean aesthetics

         for Ryne

Weave around islands
that bob in their leisure,
like loukoumades in oil
before soaked in gold honey!
See white walls reflect in blue waters
by warm cloudless moonlight,
these bones of baked earth,
come to dance in a shimmer.
Feel your cat-eyes glimmer
beneath short ginger locks
that glance at souvlaki, at gyro,
at the waitress who serves you.
Dream of shipping some home
to that cold frozen clime,
with pita and feta,
her ripe olive thighs.

© Copyright 2009 Kåre Enga [165.474]

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Weave around islands that bob in your leisure,
like loukoumades in oil before soaked in gold honey!
As white walls reflect in the azure, warm moonlight,
these bones of the earth come to dance in a shimmer.
Your cat-eyes glimmer beneath ginger locks
that glance at souvlaki, at gyro,
at the waitress who serves you.
Dream of shipping some home:
pita and feta, her ripe olive thighs.

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