Cuba, I stand on your soil
And touch the earth of Mother
And palm the grains of white sand
With dictatorship
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Standing on Cuba and touching Mother Earth give emotional sensation. Death of a friend gives pain and brings sadness and agony. Love lost is love found in emotion. May your friend rest in peace. We offer our prayer for nice soul...10
Kumarmani, thank you so much for your in-depth positive response. The death you mention is not of my friend. The poem was written for the famous American writer Hemingway. He had a very close relationship with Fidel Castro and Cuba. And yes, his soul deserves our prayers. Thank you so much for that gesture.
I can see Fidel and Leonid in that socialist fraternal embrace...but no such love between Hemingway and the Mojito! Fantastic verse, Richard.