Cayo Hueso

[saw]

goin' down south
where the chilly wind
cannot assault you, where
you can play your stand up bass
on a neighbor's porch, and
he can pick his beat up six string
like pickin' up a spoon
with that down home goodness
the music sweet
into the night when the jasmine
fills the nostrils and you can lick salt from your face

goin' down south
far as I can go, wanna see that sign again
Southernmost Point in the U.S.
take a swim in the Atlantic
then one in the Gulf of Mexico
snorkel with the psychedelic fishes
eat some jumbo shrimp
with black beans and rice, plantains
for breakfast
wash it down richly
with Cafe Bustelo and a shit-eating grin

goin' down south
road trip of the mind to the place I came of age

turned 21 so very long ago
stayed eight years

you can take the boy out of Key West
but never Key West out of the boy

it wasn't my parents, my teachers than created me
it was my blood brother, Cayo Hueso

[mtmynd]

That's the purity of living. Memories that never-fail are the real thing.

[saw]

indeed...thanx for the feedback

[mnaz]

I've always wanted to see that place like most folks want to see New Orleans across the bay.

[the mingo]

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