malnourished
raccoons
scavenging though dumpsters
trying to survive
man’s ferocious advancement of suburban paradise
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790
Garden tomatoes
Topped
With
Basil
Blue cheese
Balsamic vinegar
Baked garlic bread
Ice cold beer
Simple pleasures
I hold dear
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789
Reach goals what for?
Bust out emergency door
Big Boss wants us lit
Easy to control money pit
Pitching dreams that don’t exist
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788
Sitting at bus stop
Broke
Cold
Hungry
Out of luck
Smoking cheap cigar
Always told would go far
Long ago
Stopped
Reaching for stars
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787
Golf course corner deals
So many in power steal
Suitcases of cash
Wire funds no questions asked
Retire Dubai and laugh
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786
Twelve blocks from South Beach
Rented a very small room
One month alone
Meditated on Zen koan
Not wiser, but beard sure has grown
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785
Falling overboard
All alone in the sea
Screaming
“Please help me”
You sail away with our dreams
Drowning
I watch hopelessly
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784
Throw your phone away
Hop aboard sail with me
Forget technology
No slaves to gadgets at sea
Wandering luddites
FREE
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783
Worn out joints
Clattering bones
Inflamed muscles
Shuffling forward
Clutching onto my walker
I continue to chase after……..
“The Prize”
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782
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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781
Dim light
Rats feast on birdseed tonight
Alone
I walk on black polished stones
Rodent smell
Coconut falls
Thunder
Far Away
Tree frog
Follows me
Wants to play
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780
Walking Old Quito
Wallet picked by Bandido
Turned red so upset
Then my Senhorita said
“Gringo lucky could be dead”
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779
I’m a crazy lazy timeworn man.
The game no longer has meaning for me.
I sit on a warm bench watching carambolas rot on the tree.
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778
The street performer
Plays music on the corner
Completely aware
That he brings joy and despair
To the few who still care
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777
Hand-picked tomatoes
Grown with love for table
Topping fresh salads
Mixed in pasta with scallops
Homemade sauce fit for a palace
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776
No one knows my name
I’m in the back
Washing dishes
Listening to laughter
Happy people
Enjoying
Food & Wine
Tomorrow
Same time
No one knows my name
I’m in the back
Washing dishes
I have no wishes
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775
Believers
Wrapped in white robes
Patiently
Stand in line
Holding
Tiny pink flowers
Exchanged
For
“Illusion of happiness”
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774
Tumbling down
All watched
Without saying a sound
Broken but not dead
I pulled up my suspenders
Snatched cane
Marched straight ahead
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773
Swinging in hammock
morsels of sleep
between
light rain
heat
mosquitoes
pestering
me
*
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772
no longer a pet in society’s zoo
paddling
fully loaded canoe
survive or die
unconcerned
nighttime
entertained
by
stars in sky
*
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771
Careful
Early morning garden walk
Quickly
Takes the place of
Chasing
Things
*
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770
Moist summer evening
Poignant angel’s trumpets scent
Bees hide inside hive
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769
Every day
Ramen noodles
&
Vietnamese hot sauce
Cooked on single burner hot plate
Paranoia
Whispers
Creative expiration date
Callused fingers
Rapidly
Tap
Tap
Typewriter keys
Old rusty tool
Words
Polished into jewels
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768
While on my knees, cutting herbs for tonight’s soup, I stop and observe a snail with determination, marching across a giant elephant ear leaf.
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767
Engulfed by pain
Mummified
Shackled with chains
All walked away
Dinner plates
Fall
On
Kitchen floor
Four
Locks
Front & back doors
Ceiling fans
Covered with dust
Cockroaches
Feast
On
Moldy
Pie crust
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766
Obedient
Believers
Eagerly
Listen
To
Slippery
Man
Preach
Mumbo Jumbo
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765
Window Shaker
Outside
Drain hole
Drip
Drip
Drip
Frogs
Visit
Enjoy
Sips
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764
Walking to bookshelf
Grab old dictionary for help
Most look up words on net
Flipping pages clears my head
Books will never be dead
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763
Money
Buys security
Self-made best strategy
Silver spoon leads to lazy
Makes people greedy
Too much can cause misery
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762
digging holes
plants
gently placed in soil
dirty hands
simplicity
laboring
on
my piece of land
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761
Age 48
Hemorrhoid operation
“No piece of cake”
Stayed away from doctors
Until
98
Routine physical
Sent on her way
Basket full of pills
Health
Rapidly
Downhill
Died
99
She always said:
“Strong Mind
Live Long Time”
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760
It Has Begun
Earth melts
Environmentalists
Shout
Shout
Shout
Climate change
Deniers
On
Knees
Beg for help
Rising tides
Billions
Scramble to survive
One way ticket
New life on space station
Wealthy few
Climb aboard rocket ships
Catch last ride
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759
walking
tossing
torn
photos
pulled from dirty bag
looking as if……..
relinquishing
past
the
Man
frantically
shouting
to rush hour traffic
“please be my friend”
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758
Garden
Wood chair
Again
Requires
Repair
We
Collaborated
On
Numerous
Poems
Together
Hopefully
Our
Relationship
Lasts
Forever
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757
Wyoming
Wide open spaces
Clear sky
Empty highways
Horse riding cowboys
Bison in Yellowstone
Great place to be left alone
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756
swiftly
walking
past
man
soaking wet
lying on sidewalk
pedestrians
holding
umbrellas
shield
themselves
from
light rain
*
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755
Nighttime
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Becak
Driver
Took me around
Inner bowels
Backstreets
Where
Have-Nots
Moving about
Eating
Drinking
Nothing serious to care about
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754
every few years
opening
boxes
old photographs
shared
with
bottle of wine
memories
flash-by
quick pass of time
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753
Window shaker
Blowing cool air
Still sweating
She
Is
Aggressively
Tapping
on
Typewriter keys
Liberating
The
Venom
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