I drank him in, his eyes the blue of blackest opals.
I breathed him in and then I sipped my gin.
I tasted him, his honeyed spice upon my tongue before I kissed him.
Flushed with the icy warmth of juniper,
My hungry lips upon his sandalwooded skin.
© Alicia Mortlock 2017
Grains of paradise are tiny seeds from Africa, added to some gins to give depth to the flavour and taste of pepper, coriander, ginger & cardamom with a hint of citrus.
