Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Strawberry Swing: A Villanelle

 Cocktail Correspondent: Margaret Inman



Strawberry Swing: A Villanelle


A strawberry, seductive but shy,

Dances alone in the crowd.

Which suitor will capture her eye?


That wedge of lime, he’s quite sly,

And to woo her, he’s vowed,

The strawberry, seductive but shy.


The sweet basil’s a nice enough guy,

But he wonders sadly aloud:

Which suitor will capture her eye?


The brash tequila, he’s awfully dry,

But maybe that’s what will rouse

The strawberry, seductive but shy.


A modest shrub defeatedly cries, 

Poor bloke, he’s totally cowed,

Which suitor will capture her eye?


Around them, the flavours let fly,

As each of them struggles to wow

A strawberry, seductive but shy.

Which suitor will capture her eye?



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Location: Tacofino Ocho, 8 E 5th Ave, Vancouver

Drink: Strawberry Basil Margarita (strawberry-infused cazadores blanco, cointreau, fresh lime, house made strawberry shrub, fresh basil)

Date: 23 August 2024


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