Back in 2008
On a long weekend birthday trip
We walked around Lisbon's streets
We passed by bookstores, restaurants,
coffee, pastry and wine shops
I got myself souvenirs
A coffee table book from Bertrand
Hand painted blue tile trivet
2 silver handmade bangles
Sold on the Street
There was one item I bought there
For 15 years, It was kept in a cabinet
I got as a birthday gift
A 30 year old dessert wine
best paired with pastries and bread
It took 15 years before I opened it
I shared it
Warned friends
It might taste like
over fermented vinegar
over aged
past its prime
To my great surprise,
The 30 year old port
I got 15 years ago was pleasantly sweet
I remember in another trip
the tase took me back in time
to another place where
I also tasted another
dish so divine
The two would pair well
and meant to be taken together
2 memories of taste
I cherish forever
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