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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I’m sitting under umbrella
surrounded by scorching beach sand
nibbling on red cherries
floating
inside
bucket of cold water.
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Cracking
Soft shell pecans
Delicious
Juicy
Ripe
Peaches
Sitting
Waiting
For the fish to bite
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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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Chilly
Night
Shack has no heat
Sitting
Next to gas stove
Nibbling
On
Roquefort
Oven fresh garlic bread
Drinking
Bottle of Shiraz
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Temperature falls fast
Smoke pipe soak in hot bath
Listening to Hip Hop
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Fort Lauderdale
late afternoon
glued on ancient bar stool
watching rain falling on canal
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Two
Day
Cheap
Bus
Ride
Varanasi
To
Kathmandu
Hours on the bus rooftop
Lost
Within
The mountain scenery
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2 a.m.
Eyes
Open
Close
Watching
Old
Black and white
Movie
Need
Sleep
Plot
Will
Not
Release
Me
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Evening delivery!
Brown box
stuffed with packets of vegetable seeds
left at front door.
My heart goes flicker flicker while I fall asleep
and dream of starting this season’s garden.
White blue morning sky
Strong reflection
Off Ocean
I’m not catching any fish, but already have a nice tan.
There is nothing like a lot of sleep, some yummy food for the tummy, and a little nooky, to get one back into the game.
Together
We ride our bicycles
Front and back gigantic baskets
Fully loaded
With
Blankets
Umbrellas
Small folding chairs
A cooler stuffed with
homemade sandwiches and pink lemonade.
We are a couple of bums
Going to the beach
Yogurt
Topped
With blueberries and honey
Three-way organic concoction
Cools down my tummy
Pot of lamb stew
Bottle of Malbec
Greek peperoncini
Warm rye bread
Soon
Bellyful
Ready for bed
Pompano Beach
2 a.m.
Old Motel
With Character
Second floor balcony
Eating pepperoni mushroom pizza
Bottle of Chianti
Watching the moon light up the ocean
Dark clouds everywhere
Strong wind blows them away
Only 10 a.m.
Hot sun fills the stage
Perfect beach day
We are slowly moving along.
I’m whistling and singing songs.
The early morning ocean is calm.
Dolphins swim by to take a look.
First mate is down below reading her book.
No need for a life of luxury.
This small old sailboat is enough for my woman and me.
Sushi Bar
Ginza, Tokyo
Sitting next to me
The Japanese Gastroenterologist said
“I could make much more money working in America, but cannot take the food.”
Thinking for a moment
Taking another sip of my sake
I said
“I fully understand
Japan’s outstanding cuisine
Has also ruined me”
The Gastro then said
“I’m doctor
Eat
Drink
I pay”
Lazy Saturday afternoon
Opening a bottle of pinot noir
Listening to opera
Chopping garlic
Fresh garden basil, oregano, and rosemary
Mushrooms, onions, and peppers
Vine ripe home-grown tomatoes
Ground sirloin
Sausage
Simmering
Hour after hour
Occasionally
I stir the pot
Contentment
Making homemade spaghetti sauce
Hot sand burns my feet
Eating cold watermelon
Watching seagulls fly
Homemade vegetable soup
French bread in the oven
All-day reading books
Sushi sake beer
Home together for New Year
Fifties easier
Craps was the game he played
Once a month
Took a round trip flight
Lauderdale to Nassau
Carried his cash in an old bag
Stood most of the night
At the table
Sometimes won
Sometimes lost
His demeanor
Always stable
Just a way to unwind
The game
Cleared his mind
Sweet corn on the cob
Boiled
Topped with butter and salt
Ice cold lemonade
Sitting under ficus tree
Lazy day
In the shade
Snowshoes beef jerky
Don’t need lower 48
Free will solitude
Starting motorbike
Morning ride along A1A
Sea air soothes me
Winter cold snap
Honeybell oranges soon ripe
Gastronomic delight
Note to readers: Poem refers to Florida winter gardening. Just a bit of cold gives citrus a kick of extra sweetness.
Tropical storm gone
Angry Atlantic Ocean
Snatching my surfboard
Bought old pickup truck
Hitch up house on wheels
Let’s see America
Nippy morning
Fly fishing for rainbow trout
River moving slowly
Stack of unread books
Winter storm lighting fireplace
Cozy bookworm
Garden vegetables
Mixed with herbs in slow cooker
Love is in the home
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