Tuesday, March 05, 2019

My Tropical Great Aunts

Great Aunt Laura was as sweet as honey,
But she lived with her distracting sisters:
Cora first, then Nora, like two twisters,
Both destructive, though discreet and sunny.
Nora called her Haitian boyfriend "Bunny";
Cora stole his hat and gave him blisters.
Laura soothed him, saying, "All that glisters
Isn't gold," but then she grabbed his money.

Haiti couldn't keep them any longer:
Great Aunts Nora, Cora, and sweet Laura
Shipped their household goods to Bora Bora,
Sucked on limes, and sometimes something stronger.
Breadfruit from the local costermonger
Still reminds them of a white fedora.

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