1013

...who could resist the lure of such natural beauty; we had to stop at the look-out to gape once more, at this familiar scenery, which was all new to Yvens...

in the drama
of chiaroscuro
amazement
--gillena cox

1012

...over the last weekend, on Saturday, my cell phone rings, i pick it up and press accept; the voice of my niece Candice addresses me; "my mom's in Trinidad, we are going to Maracas do, you want to come with us?" sure i answer, so i get my only swim suit and a towel bag them and await the Saturday beach party; turns out to be Candice, two of sisters: Gail and Annmarie, Yvens - a friend of Gail, and myself. Since its Yvens' first visit to Trinidad the car is full of talk about mainly food, flora and fauna...

beach sand -
from cellophane packs
taste of chili bibi
--gillena cox

some of you may prefer this version of the haiku; tell me what you think

sandy beach -
from cellophane packs
taste of chili bibi
--gillena cox