The Dandy
Walks off the bus
Gracefully
Opens his umbrella
Strolls
Like he stepped off a private jet
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545
California
Works
Copacabana Beach
He provides Gringos
Beach chairs
Food
Chopps
Caipirinhas
Introduction to a female friend is FREE
Great time
Hot sol
South of Equator
Hook up with new lady friend
Dinner
Dancing
Whatever
Later
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Everyday
Wears
White Tilley hat
Multicolored braid
Walks with a cane
Slowly crosses A1A
Sits in chair
On beach sand
Next to lifeguard stand
Writing short stories that do not sell
What the hell
Lost ambition long ago
Would not trade situation
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Frail woman
Worn dirty clothes
Chewing nails
Resting on cement bench
Looking
Far away
Maybe for a better place
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Polished black shoes
Pressed clean white shirt
Red power tie
The middle-aged man
Proudly stands at bus stop
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518
Walking
Stopping
The exhausted warrior
Turned around
Gazed
At his foot prints
Then tossed his weapon
Into the snow
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513
Susan
Everyday
Cleans the cages
Feeds
Her
Many
Lovebirds
Who
Fill the void
Of
Not able
To find a good man
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509
7PM- midnight
Every night
Reclusive
Hollywood actress
Crochets
Helping
Her
Forget
Past
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Cusco
Peru
Old Hand
Tomato
Seller
Stuffs
Bills
In her bra
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505
Mid-fifties
Red cheeks
&
Nose
Dermatologist said:
“Rosacea
Take antibiotic pills”
I said:
“NO”
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503
Do not try this today
Different time
Different upbringing
70’s Fort Lauderdale-Miami drug scene
Father
Raised during Great Depression
World War II
Served under General Patton
Marching
Helping
Liberate
Europe
He loved his boy
One day
He put a hatchet on the kitchen table
Told his teenage son
“If you ever touch drugs I will chop your hands off”
I have never used illegal drugs in my life
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Note: This is not parenting advice
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502
Jericoacoara
Mid-morning
Small wood boats
Arrive
Fishermen
Haul
Baskets
Full of lagosta
Onto the beach
Bargaining with restaurateurs
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Standing at corner gas station
Across from railroad tracks
Wearing tank top and blue jeans
Waiting
To be chosen
For
Day labor job
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498
She
Gossips
Complains
Like
Old
Woman
Washing
Clothes
In the river
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Decades of experience
Steady hands
Chinese
Acupuncturist
Inserted
Needles
With
Quick
Precision
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A man carries his sack on his back
Holding his thumb up
Hoping to catch a ride
To anywhere.
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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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467
Father and his son
Bonding while flying their kites
On Miami Beach
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465
Bangkok
Busy Wat
Calm monk
Prays alone
While tourists come and go
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455
Old bicycle
Rests against coffee shop window
Customers inside connected to Wi-Fi
Pedestrians outside walk by
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453
Discount box store
Late model
Luxury
Automobile
Pulls into parking spot
Older man steps outside
Holding large designer bag
Unloads
Several
Empty
Wine bottles
Into shopping cart
Then drives away
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449
Mumbai
Evening
Barefoot
Bag on top of his head
The boy
Walking in ankle deep water
Looking for a place to sleep
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445
every day
same six blocks
pushing her stuffed shopping cart
everything inside is all she’s got
cement bench only sleeping spot
luxury automobiles pass by
drivers do not give her a second thought
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433
Company sales meeting
First professional job out of university
Piss and vinegar salesman
Smashed 1st quarter sales quota
Top Dog
40 something year old salesman loudly called out
“ Hey kid
Throw enough shit against the wall and something will stick.”
Lesson learned: Laugh off older bitter people, who are disappointed with their life, and who try to break the spirit of someone younger.
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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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425
Destructive Labels
Trapped in a box
No key for the lock
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400
Frenzied
Flimflam Man
Sitting next to conveyor belt
Expeditiously
Opening
Can
After
Can
Searching for worthless prize
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362
What is your plan?
Collecting peanuts
Hiding them in sand
Power is finally found
Hold tight
Falling
Down
Down
Down
Uh-oh
No safety net
Except
Torn mosquito net
Bourgeois
Placing their bets
Repossessing your private jet
Shitting in pants
Throwing up in toilet
Elephant
No longer steps on mice
Demanding silence from fluff puffs
Who had to pay the price
Big Boss was a pimp in disguise
Controlled
Select corrupt whores
Until………………….
6 AM
Knock on the door
FREEDOM
Locked away
Never to be seen anymore
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358
Forget bars of gold
Quick to sleep no alarm clock
She never gets old
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330
Single
Mother
Boy has no father.
She purchases very little fresh fruits and vegetables.
Mostly buys frozen and cans of food to save dollars.
Shares small apartment with another mother
Patch old car
Today
Repair
Radiator
Next Quarter
Starter
Always struggling to make sure bills are paid.
No free time and does not date.
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She calls herself a mutt.
Mix
Dutch
Portuguese
Amazon Indian
Black
Her broken English never holds her back.
Came from a dictatorship turned Socialist experiment when lawyers and dentists drove taxicabs.
Now lives in a country where the sky is the limit if one breaks their back.
She is an American.
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Damn right
We are preppers
World
Is in the shitter
Two years of food on hand
Kitchen cabinets
Full of carefully marked cans
Solar panels on the roof
Giant sized chicken coop
All emergency supplies needed
Preparations completed
Every night
Me and the Mrs.
Watch the news
Drink cans of beer
Feeling blue
World a zoo
Any day could collapse
I wonder how long 10 cases of rum will last.
280
On the steps of Krak Des Chevaliers
Walking with a cane
Hauling her oxygen tank
The old lady said
“Travel while you’re young”
279
Many balls in air
Busy
Not going anywhere
Purchased
New sneakers
I go round and round the track.
Faster
Faster
Faster
Wind is blowing on my back.
What is it all for?
I cannot think straight.
Change needed
Before too late
276
She is an enigma who moves effortlessly in the dark.
Far Away
From Curious eyes
Studied
The art of disguise
Always
In control
Of her mystery life
274
I was hurt
To gain advantage
You came running to give me a bandage.
I turned around
You sneaked inside without making a sound.
Filling your pockets
With valuables found
Our eyes met and at that time
I was unaware of the crime.
262
Sitting
At the 5 star hotel bar
You begin dealing me cards
I would not feed your offers to my hogs
Nothing left to discuss
Your limo is waiting outside
I will go home on the bus
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Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
The barber
His shop
Located on a luxury avenue
Some wealthy patrons
Would discuss a stock or two
No ordinary conversation mind you
Just juicy
Trading knowledge
He was privy too
Blue Chips
Small Caps
Bull Markets
Bear Markets
Decades gone by
Never married
Diligently
Investing every extra cent
Watching his portfolio
Climb up to the sky
One day
The barber died
Accumulating a sizable estate
No family
No close friends
No one knew
No one to give the money too
Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
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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
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