A Box Of Chocolates

• Julia Kable, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2021

Warm and soft and smooth
With nuts and soft ribbons of cocoa
Loveliness, calmness
Yet to experience without a bite
I am tempted to try
Not knowing what it holds
Should I take the jump?
Or should I hold my course?
The melting of my mouth
Like water running free
The ribbons slowly condense
Creating a sea to explore
The soft tone in which they speak
Calms the rushing flavours
The sea of cocoa exploration
Merely becomes a trickle
Chocolate-creamy sweet
Hazelnut cream
My new favourite flavour
The calmness of my days