Haiku

Haiku is one of the most important forms of traditional japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Eat it in secret—
The richness buzzes your brain . . .
Chocolate—my high!

Deep—luxuriant . . .
Dark chocolate—my, oh my—
Now my heart can Fly!             

Chocolate is King.
It widens ones eyes, and it . . .
Makes your heart to sing!

YES—it is Wicked.
And it is SO bad to do . . .
Choc’late:  Shhhh—my VICE!
- 4 Haikus By Maj. Jesse Carnes

Bitter chocolate
Cupcakes, sour cream frosting,
Made sweet by her love
- By Honora Price

Chocolate sweetness
Decadence beyond compare
Pure richness thrills me
- By Rebecca Kieft

Chocolate is Life
Chocolate is addictive
Chocolate is Love
- By Tim Dartt

Lessen the darkness
If you need light, but preserve
Life's sweet bitterness
- By Melissa R. Perez

Daddy's chocolates
Where I learned about almonds
Raisins and cashew
- By John Tiong Chunghoo

100 truffles
Once a dreamy fantasy
Now a memory
- By Antonia Mercer

Relax, it's alright.
I understand what you want.
Rich, kind chocolate.
- By Eric Winter

The world splashes me
With its radiant colors-
Taste of chocolate!
-By Angelina Parffrey

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My Dark One
A love for such darkness
Truly is a sin
To love no other
Let no other in


The taste of this beauty
Is never undone
Now faithful I am
And always will be


The darker the better
It is in the taste
That tells me this too
I'll always love you


My dark chocolate choice
No other so sweet
My heart skips quickly
For just one more treat
-David Vincent Dec (5/1/06)


I love chocolate
yes indeed
yummy yummy
in my tummy
that melty flavor
save forever
don’t let go
suck slow
do not bite
let that chocolate
live a life
- Nicole

Le Chocolat de Paris

I have two true loves,
You and fine chocolate!
Rarely enjoying milk chocolate-
(Composed of chocolate and lightly caramelized sweet milk)
I must refrain from calling myself
a true chocoholic….
Yet, I have no restraint
When I find myself in the presence
Of a Paris Chocolaterie.

French chocolate is seductive,
reverent, oh, so heavenly!
Chocolate lingers on my enamored tongue,
glistening, teasing my senses, while intoxicating my mind!
Silky smooth, delicious, handcrafted tidbits of bliss-
perfectly placed in gold foil boxes.
Glistening ganache, cocoa-dusted truffles
hinted with ginger and Malabar cardamon,
artisan praline clusters, cloudy-dipped meringues
dark chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate-
Oh my, chocolate!

My Parisian passion for chocolate
shines in contrast to
my wholesome background
lacking true chocolate delight.
Reared on divinity fudge and frosted chocolate cupcakes,
my “can’t resist” attitude binged only in private.
I was advised to keep my dark chocolate secret…
silent.

Although I do love chocolate,
do not be jealous,
for you my true love
have the finesse of the chocolate of Paris,
tempting me with your irrestible charm.
Your sweetness lingers
long after we kiss-
melting my heart,
like chocolate drops
in the Paris sun.
- Sherry Pedersen



Chocolate-Covered Dreams

In my chocolate covered dreams,
I sample
Nougat-filled, mouth-watering
Nightly confections,
Syrup from cherries staining
My sated mouth,
Dark, bitter chocolate
In tantalizing shapes,
Buttery fudge,
Lumpy with wonderful walnuts,
All there for me to choose.

Shelves overflow as I sleep,
Small candy kisses spilling
Into each dream segment,
Truffles in delicious paper pockets,
Clouds of coconut covered
With thin, shiny chocolate wraps,

Toffee crunchy enough to waken me,
Caramels hiding like secrets
Within folds of sweet milk chocolate,
Raisins, plump and healthy
Basking in little dots of chocolate,
Topless strawberries
Wearing dark chocolate underpants,
Clusters of peanuts hiding together
Within safe mounds of chocolate.

You say this is only a dream,
But can you explain why my scales
Show a weight gain each morning
And my pillow smells suspiciously
Like a Milky Way?
- Raynette Eitel

Chocolate for Love

From the cocoa of Ghana
With the sugar from Cuba
Comes the sweet paste for the world
To build love for all
For our children
To share the sweetness from heaven
For the depressed
To loosen up on their stress
The best gifts for valentine
Till Christmas time
For the rich and poor alike
To brighten up their life
Also mixed with tarts
For a good-day start
Chocolate, chocolate, sweet chocolate
Dont ever forget them for any date
Always present them
When playing the love game
- john tiong chunghoo

Delicious Perfection

Flavor divine
Sweet bitter taste
Melting in my mouth
Chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate
How I yearn for its sweet taste

From a red heart box
Brimming with chocolates
With careful concentration
I select a chocolate
Than another one
To discover delicious perfection  
- Natalie Davis  4/16/06

Chocolate

Gift of gentle heaven
Send my love to her
Dark chocolate, 24/7
I know she'd prefer.
Carry sweet affection,
Keep the message plain,
She'll have no objection
Come sun, fog or rain.
Chocolate is the medicine,
Soul food and more,
On it's charm - hopes pin
You're welcome at her door.
- Dan H. Allen  

Chocolate

Dark Chocolate my delight,
I’d like to eat it every night.
White cacao seeds, fermented,
roasted, ground and added to cream.

Coming from so far away.
Made into sweetened powder,
syrup, drops and bars, then Displayed.

Given as a treat for every holiday.
What a savory gesture for one who cares.

Antioxidants for our good health.
Sweet admiration for lover’s heart.
- Loa Winter

CHOCOLATE CHARMERS

Chocolate now is healthy,
so stock up in the store.
Rich and dark and milky,
always have some more.

Chocolate dark and exotic,
releases an enzyme or two.
The calories not problematic,
with all the energy you accrue.

Chocolate rabbits
Chocolate ears
Chocolate eggs
Sing Easter cheer

Chocolate hearts
Chocolate kisses
Chocolate speaks love
and never misses
 
In a box or in a bar
 with nuts or raisins or creams,
Chocolate fills or our deepest desires;
 it’s just as simple as it seems.

Chocolate charms,
chases the blues,
banishes grey clouds
lingering in forlorn skies.
- Dianalee Velie