Musk Parrots 
 
 
Balms of sandalwood and coconut bathe, 
The coal and coral of my sun raked chest, 
 
As sweating in the hard cassava field, 
The sweet jolt of fresh bush pineapple, 
Drips from our long cane knives, 
 
The blue musk parrots squawking. 
 
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