I’m lying in bed
many ideas pop around in my head
counting
999 tired sleepy pirates
998 tired sleepy pirates
997 tired sleepy pirates
hours pass by
nothing accomplished
just wasted time
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cold orange
placed on cutting board
sliced into perfect wedges
slowly placing each piece into my mouth
sucking out the sweet juice
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constantly shouting
bragging about your money, power, and prestige
dominating the stage
if all gone
Would you still be in control?
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Sure, I enjoy flowers, sunshine, and the ocean breeze, but now I also look down to appreciate the beauty of the weeds.
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Destructive Labels
Trapped in a box
No key for the lock
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impatient
waiting for a late bus
I look down at a snail
moving slowly across the sidewalk
I smile
laugh a little
thinking patience
attitude will make life hard or simple
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I see you floating above
looking down on the non-believers.
I rather take pieces and commit to none.
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Table of Contents
Page/Content
1 | Cover page
2-13 | Featured Poems
14 | Credits
15-16 | Foreword
17-34 | WOMEN
35-55 | MEN
56- 61 | MARRIAGE
62-74 | RELATIONSHIPS
75-81 | FRIENDSHIP
82-91 | LOVE
92-104 | SEX
105-118 | THE HERMIT POET (Poems & About)
Published by
Edge of Humanity Magazine
http://www.edgeofhumanity.com
© 2019 Edge of Humanity LLC
all-night
tiny lonely moth
visits me and my reading light
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Can such a force exist? Yes, a bond can be so strong that two people always know 100+++ % that they are going to be right there for each other. Nothing is ever in doubt. Time just flows along. Days, months, years, and decades pass. Of course, life goes up and down, but the relationship continues to float along because the couple is totally in love and nothing can break that.
Then one day, the man has a medical scare and sees his woman so frightened with so much love coming out from her. The powerful love that she gave off cannot be expressed in words. The man’s love also flowed back to her at a rapid mighty pace. It seemed for those few moments, the man and the woman, were only one unit, completely separated, from everything on the planet.
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Edge of Humanity Magazine eBook Series
PRESENTS
Tropical Garden Stories: Photography & Poetry
Whether located in your backyard, in the English countryside, or at a Japanese Buddhist temple, gardens give us a feeling of belonging. The overwhelming connection with the natural world awakens our senses, comforts our souls, and cleanses our minds. Replenished, most of us wish not to leave. In the garden, time is well spent.In My Garden
Moving
About nature
The aroma
The taste
Following
Growth sprouting
Working
Trimming fresh decay
Emulating life
Garden changes all
The poems in this eBook are short stories from the garden. As ‘The Hermit Poet’s mind flows, he observes his surroundings.
Contents
1 – Cover page
2 – Foreword
3 – Credits
4 – Contents
Uneven numbers from 5 to 89 – Photography
Even numbers from 6 to 88 – Tropical garden poetry
90 to 95 – Zen – Rock Garden Stories
96 to 105 – Vegetable Garden Stories
106 to 109 – The Whimsical Wise Bamboo
110 & 111 – Who is The Hermit Poet?
Tropical Garden Stories
Poetry & Photography
The Hermit Poet
Published by Edge of Humanity Magazine
Poetry by ‘The Hermit Poet’
Photography by ‘The Hermit Poet’
© 2018 Edge of Humanity LLC
Just before nightfall
Birds stop by to feed
Squirrels settle in the trees
Raccoons soon leave shack roof to eat
Tree frog stuck on metal shed wall
Light rain starts to fall
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soft spring rain
falls on outside metal awnings
I’m inside covered with a Mexican blanket
resting on old recliner
reading a book
smoking my pipe
staying up all-night
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seagull dies feathers fly
tropical storm passed by
sea turtle eggs hatch on beach
new life crawls to the sea
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standing at gas stove
taking care of large frying pan
loaded with red bliss potatoes, onions, bell peppers
topped with Tabasco Sauce and parsley
listening to sitar
drinking glass of Chilean wine
not watching the time
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seagull dies feathers fly
tropical storm passed by
sea turtle eggs hatch on beach
new life crawls to the sea
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I’m sitting under umbrella
surrounded by scorching beach sand
nibbling on red cherries
floating
inside
bucket of cold water.
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Post-op
uncomfortable cold hospital bed
respecting the pain
organs do not like to be handled
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Decades gone
Nights alone
Surrounded
By
Egyptian perfume bottles
Containing
Scents
Reminding
Her
Of
Lovers
From the past
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blowing bubbles
popping them with a pin
practicing zazen
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negativity in the mind
haul in hooks on a line
turn handle
slow grind
toss chum into abyss
only positive thoughts control process
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Older
Move slower
Weeds
Grow
Between stepping stones
No perfection
Sit
Listen to bamboo
Relaxation
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Cracking
Soft shell pecans
Delicious
Juicy
Ripe
Peaches
Sitting
Waiting
For the fish to bite
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Sliced
Strips of paper
Chasing
Forgot about time
Sack full
Who is the fool?
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swiftly
climbing up tree
clawing
chewing
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coconuts
fall
1, 2, 3
squirrels
no longer hungry
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Tried to open an email account today
1st company said
“Need a cellphone”
I only have a landline
2nd company said
“Push button home phone ok”
Not sure
What is worse?
Inflamed ankle
Stumbling around with a cane
Or
After 18 years
With no mobile phone
One day
Possibly
Muscled into a smartphone
And
Capitulate
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Late day
Shifting sun
Queen Palm shadows
Cool stone patio
Iguana chilling by Koi pond
Cat sits still inspecting Mahi Mahi on charcoal grill
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bright light
behind my chair to the right
reading book three inches from my nose
thick cotton socks warm my toes
purchasing reading glasses soon will be one of my goals
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Share
Share
Share some more
Power vacuum
Sucks up
Gazillions of spores
Go-ahead
Open up the door
Massive
Personal
Data collection
Companies
Know
Our
Next
Thoughts
And
Actions
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rain stopped
lighting incense stick
lying on my back
on tatami mat
slowly breathing in and out
listening to frogs and crickets
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Tall cactus
Small pot
Windy days
Falls down to the ground
Years together
Intuition
Whispers
“Do not move cactus to larger container”
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Frenzied
Flimflam Man
Sitting next to conveyor belt
Expeditiously
Opening
Can
After
Can
Searching for worthless prize
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Open garden gate
First light
Rabbit
Enjoys
Tasty
Heist
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Expanding quicksand
Tight strings anxiety bell rings
Banging rusting pan
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Alone
Frigid
Night
Smoking pipe
Place wood into fireplace.
Watch
“The Burn”
2 a.m.
She has not returned.
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Windy dusty day
Garden hit by wrecking ball
Cleanup
Cherish more tomorrow
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Flying
On
Private jets
Financial Puppet Masters
Heads of State
Arrive
Davos
Designing elaborate blueprint that dictates how much rice and beans the 7 Billion less privileged will have on their plates.
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Hucksters
Hand-out
Billions
Everlasting
Sticks of gum
Converts
Feeding
Frenzy
Cerebrum
Castration
Society
Domination
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Termites munching
Plunderers who never look back
First-rate crew no slack
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