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February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Decades of experience

Steady hands

Chinese

Acupuncturist

Inserted

Needles

With

Quick

Precision

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January 30, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Yucatan Peninsula

Mexico

Lying in hammock

Cigarette hanging from mouth

Soles of feet badly cracked

The fisherman

Mumbled

To his dog

Stop

Licking

Bottle of tequila

On dirt ground

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January 28, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo

Grows 

Slow

Unique texture

Canvas that is homegrown

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January 26, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Fort Lauderdale

Las Olas Bridge

Small cove

West side

Intracoastal Waterway

After-school

The young boy

Sitting on seawall

Watching

Anchored sailboats

Dreaming

Of

Pirates

Life at sea

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January 24, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Relaxing

Aware

Great White Heron

Stops

For refreshing dip

In shallow water

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January 22, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

All day in the hot fields

Long ride

From back of truck

The man

Tossed

Bunches of bananas

To his partner

Standing on the ground

While the wholesaler

Counted

Dictated

Price to pay

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January 20, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Weathered

Terracotta pot

Half full of rainwater

Miniature birdbath

Frogs splash

Mosquito eggs hatch

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January 18, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Wake-Up

Check online live Atlantic Ocean beach webcam

Surf calm

Sun bright

Everything just right

Make a quick bite

Hop on my bike

Ride to beach

Skin tan and tight

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January 16, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

2 p.m.

Fort Lauderdale Beach

Drinking

Pink lemonade

Sitting

Under large umbrella

Watching

Heavy rain come down

Parade of tourists

Do a runner

Twenty minutes later

Sunshine

Alone

Beach now my own

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January 14, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Cambodia

Angkor

Barefoot

Young monk

Wrapped

In orange robe

Walking

Quietly

While

Peddlers

Loudly

Hawk

Souvenirs

To

Tourists

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January 12, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Last hurricane

Avocado tree

Broken

Halfway point

Slowly

Strangled

By

Aggressive

Unforgiving

Vines

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January 10, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Just before sunset

Swinging

Slowly

Back and Forth

On

Cedar Wood Swing

Sipping

Chamomile tea

 bit of honey

Observing

Birds’ last feeding

Soon

I go to sleep

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January 8, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Now mid-fifties

Trying

To clean up eating habits

Considerably

Breakfast

Fresh Squeezed orange juice

Oatmeal

Topped

With

Chips of almonds

Shredded coconut

Wheat Germ

Blueberries

Wife says

“Relax

When you shave

You look mid-forties”

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January 5, 2023December 30, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

August night

Tropical garden

Soft

Easterly

Atlantic Ocean breeze

Lighting small candles

Surrounding

Black marble Buddha

I begin to meditate

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January 4, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 4 Comments

Sunday

Afternoon

Hot charcoal briquettes

Sprinkled with Jack Daniel’s Whiskey barrel smoking chips

A couple of filet mignons

Wrapped with thick maple bacon strips

Ice cold Heineken beer

Romantic

Simple

Pleasures

We hold dear

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January 2, 2023December 25, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Praia

Copacabana

Rio

She said “Bon Dia”

Nighttime dancing & caipirinhas

Short time motel

Kisses & “tchau”

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December 31, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Carrying plastic bags

Full of groceries

The pregnant mother

Slowly walked up the long stairway

While her two other young children

Followed closely behind

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December 29, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Digging deep into the sidewalk trash can, the shabby dressed man found a copy of The Wall Street Journal.

Stepping onto the city bus, he sat down on one of the front seats and proceeded to read the newspaper, like he was an executive, on the way to a high-powered job.

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December 27, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Late afternoon

Large

Green

Iguana

Crawling

Across

Polished Japanese black stones

Stops

Sniffs

Dead frog’s bones

Again starts moving its feet

Looking for plant treats

Climbs up Golden Hawaiian bamboo

Another creature that occupies the Hermit Poet’s tropical garden zoo

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December 25, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Valley Of The Kings

Walking down into King Tut’s Tomb

Sign reads NO FLASH PHOTOS

Guard whispers into our ears

“Baksheesh

Baksheesh

No one else is here”

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December 23, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Trimming

Leggy

Hibiscus tree

Two black butterflies

Fluttering

Between

Red Flowers, green leaves and me

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December 21, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 3 Comments

A man carries his sack on his back

Holding his thumb up

Hoping to catch a ride

To anywhere.

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December 19, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 3 Comments

Painting stepping stone walkway blue

Looks brand new

Cat walks across

Leaving paw prints

Giving me more work to do

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December 17, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 3 Comments

Walking along the beach

I find an empty conch shell

Holding it up to my ear

Listening

Reminds me

Impermanence

Is faraway yet also near

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December 15, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Rusting metal chair

Covered with vines not alone

Far corner garden

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December 13, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

When asked for a nugget of wisdom

The very old man replied:

“Always be comfortable looking at yourself in the mirror”

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December 11, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Large ancient ficus tree

One small leaf falls to ground

Life continues on

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December 9, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Father and his son

Bonding while flying their kites

On Miami Beach

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December 7, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Ants find comfy home

Inside folds of staghorn fern

Stuck on sea grape tree

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December 5, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Bangkok

Busy Wat

Calm monk

Prays alone

While tourists come and go

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December 3, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

For a long time

Carried heavy load

Head always down

He forgot about the beautiful sky above him.

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December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Sailing on the ocean

Need open space

Sunny salt air has chiseled my face

Life on shore is a bore

Load up on supplies at the store

Free again once I leave port

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November 30, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

closing my eyes

chunks of metal shrapnel

flying at me

unable to sleep

rise up from bed

walk outside

trembling

I sit down on wet ground

trying to reboot my brain

look up to the sky

watch lightening

hear thunder

heavy rain washes away my pain

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November 28, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Although tapping one finger at a time

Slows down my pace

My manual typewriter

Activates my creative state

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November 26, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

1 a.m.

Full Moon

Ax stuck into fallen coconut tree

Baby tree frog

Sits on top of metal blade

Patiently

Waiting for snacks

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November 24, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Shaved head

Bellyful

Holding his cane

The garden stone Buddha

Laughing

Through rain and sun

Always having fun

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November 22, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Droplets of rain fall

Beam of sunlight cuts through shade

Eastside of garden

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November 20, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Snow falls on graveyard

Trees have lost all of their leaves

Tombstones standing guard

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November 18, 2022November 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Expanding web

Obstructing main garden pathway

I sit down

Observe Spider

Accumulate prime real estate

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Relax

Be patient

Sit by the river with your fishing pole

Most of all

Do not be dragged down the rabbit hole

Overtime

Bad character

Will be exposed

Then you will completely know

It is time get up

And

Permanently

Walk away from the sideshow

 

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For a long time

She had suffered much

No longer heard the beautiful sounds

Of the garden chimes

Final days

I sat in a chair

Next to her hospital bed

In the end

“I no longer believe”

Is what she said

 

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Leaning

Against the tile wall

Taking a long hot shower

Scrubbing

Away the dirt

With a new bar of soap

Did not

Remove humiliation

But

Provided

Her

A bit of hope

 

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Frantically

Scratching

At his deformed image

In the mirror

Hyperventilating

He cried

“Please help I need air”

Fallen idol

Emotional bowl of jello

Desecrated soul

Pissed in his own rice bowl

Alone

There are no more calls

No longer the star

Of the Masquerade balls

 

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Husband Who Really Upset Hot Blooded Wife

Pour me some bourbon

I just upset my women

Do you have spare bed?

She wants to chop off my head

Bartender help or I’m dead

 

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Stories

From

Men, Women, Marriage, Relationships, Friendship, Love & Sex

 

Elite make the rules
Peasants follow just like mules
Feed me leftovers
Send young men to be soldiers
Bow down to the pawnbroker

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Privileged
Less privileged
Social climbers
Boomerang slackers
Believe in the good book
Or burn in hell
Pray five times a day
Study Quran
Or an infidel
Sprinkle ancient dust here and there
Until on their deathbed
Atheists do not seem to care
Who is right?
Who is wrong?
Respect each other’s beliefs
Start getting along
Before humankind is gone

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Fed beast for long time

Today woke up changed my mind

Freedom what I need

Veins dry nothing left to bleed

Tomorrow will sow new seeds

 

Stories 

From

Peeling Off The Human Condition

 

Bahia

Walking along the Praia
I met a lady
With
Long black hair streaked with gray
She whispered:
“Make love to me
only
this one time
and
I promise
Macumba
will make sure you always remember tonight.”
Now
Alone
My Dreams
Always the same
Sitting on a milk crate
Using a hacksaw
Trying to cut chains from my legs
Back-and-Forth
Back-and-Forth
Back-and-Forth

 

Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico

Lying in hammock
Cigarette hanging from mouth
Soles of feet badly cracked
The fisherman
Mumbled
To his dog
Stop
Licking
Bottle of tequila
On dirt ground

 

Travel Tales

From

Travels With The Hermit Poet

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When feeling alone
I visit snakes in garden
Outcasts-Friends that last

 

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Boots places on stoop
Morning garden duties done
Time to watch moss grow

 

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Year after year
Designing, hauling, digging
Section after section
The hermit painstakingly
created his dream garden

 

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Humble on my knees
Casually pulling weeds
My garden comforts me

 

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Drops summer rain
Heliconia & gingers
No longer thirsty

 

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Garden Tales

 From 

Tropical Garden Stories

 

 

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