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October 10, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Squirrel

Fell hard

One meter from my feet

I looked at him

He at me

Embarrassed

Squirrel

Scurried back up palm tree

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October 8, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Every night

Sitting

Under

Hot shower

Slow pour

Bottle of wine

She washes away

Demons

Floating

Inside her mind

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614

October 6, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Seeds

Plants

In the ground

Mulch & love

Spread all around

First planting of season done

Soon

Homegrown

Vegetables

In

Salads

Wok

Slow Cooker

Oven

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October 4, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Sitting on rickety wood chair

Cigarette hanging from his mouth

Pool shark

Observes

Opponent

Sink 8-ball

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612

October 2, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Make the land work for me

Building

West side fence

From

Bamboo

Coconut tree fronds

Travelers Palm dried bracts

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611

September 28, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Followed

By marching ducks

Child

Leaves

Behind

Homemade cookie crumbs

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610

September 26, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Middle of October

Hot Southeast Florida day

Fresh squeezed orange juice

Bananas from tree

Swinging in hammock

Butterflies drift around me

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609

September 24, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

room cluttered with knickknacks

small cracked mirror

old wedding photos on the wall

the widow sits alone

watching black & white movies

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September 22, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Cool breeze rain starts to fall

Slumbering iguanas

Do not seem to care

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607

September 20, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Looking

At her art

In the gallery

She

Remembered

The young girl

On the way to school

Learning from street graffiti

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606

September 18, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Dusty antique chair

Stained glass window

Light cigar

Memories too far

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605

September 16, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

The

Mannequin

Always

Sits

Back of the room

Hair is shoe polish black

Facial skin pulled back

2nd hand threads

Pressed

Dated

From way back

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604

September 14, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Sunset

Birds settle comfortably in nests

 Squirrels nibble on last bits of corn

Morning

More caterpillars born

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603

September 12, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Party over

Nothing left

Except

Few Crumbs

On

Paper plates

It is now late

Everyone

Moved to another place

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602

September 10, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Another

Slow business day

Shopkeeper

Engulfed

 By

 Magazines and newspapers

Eats a microwave meal

On a chipped plate

Internet controls fate

Scraps

Scraped off

 For

 Pooch under table

Nothing

 Anymore

 Stable

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601

September 8, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Tattered gloves

Two young boxers

In the street

Momentous dreams

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September 6, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

The way we roll

Two old crows

Wearing Tilley hats

Pushing

Two wire carts

One & half blocks

To our local Walmart

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September 4, 2023September 2, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 3 Comments

The

Gigolo

multiple times a day

admired himself in the mirror,

until

he no longer adored

what he observed.

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

Shack

Entrance

Cat

Sits

Waiting

For

Rats

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August 31, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Frail

Old

Woman

Gently

Tossed

Coins

Into

Fountain

 Of

 Youth

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596

August 29, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Worn out

Construction worker

Sitting on busy sidewalk

Feet stretched out

Boots untied

Enjoying

Brown bag lunch

While

Cars and people

Hurry by

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595

August 27, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Extreme hot weather over soon

Will be planting Vegetable garden

Fresh soups and salads

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August 25, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

License states safe driver.

She always keeps holy book on dashboard.

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August 23, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

The Missis

Fried eggs and ham

Biscuits in the oven

The Farmer

Sitting on front house step

Complained to me

About this season’s crop

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August 21, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Two visiting parrots

Interrupt 

Early morning silence

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August 19, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

1st light

Fisherman

Puffing cigar

Eyes bloodshot

All night at the bar

Prepares

Boat

For

Another

Day

At

Sea

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August 17, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Lounging on park bench

Long grey hair

Scraggly beard

Homeless man

Embraced his transistor radio

Like most prized possession

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August 15, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Greasy spoon restaurant

Finished breakfast

Old lady

Pulls out mirror

Smears on lipstick

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588

August 13, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

First day October

Smidgen cooler

Windy day

Hurricanes

So far

Not coming this way

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587

August 11, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Two men

Rocking back & forth

Chewing and spitting tobacco

In no hurry

Quarreling over politics

In America

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August 9, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Flat tire

Truck driver

Talking on mobile phone

Rapidly Moving jawbone

Pacing in circles

On side of freeway

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585

August 7, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Lighting candles

Lava Lamp

Black Light

Plugged into electrical outlet

Room

Silent

Except

Sound of turntable

Playing worn vinyl record

Titled

Japanese Masterpieces For The Koto

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August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Working the land

Hands in dirt

Clipping

Raking

Digging

Cutting

Planting

Harvesting

Spending as much time in garden as I can

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July 31, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 3 Comments

1 hour later

Riding

Steering

Ass and back hurts

Still

Trying

To become friends with camel

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July 29, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Shoveling

In the pit

Dirty

Sweaty

Work day labor

Does not pay well

No benefits

All I can get

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July 27, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Giggling

While small fish

Nibble on my feet

In Atlantic Ocean

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July 25, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Fisherman

In small wood boat

On calm lake

Casts his line

While

Drifting

Aimlessly

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July 23, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Wall built to separate us

Block by block

We chipped away

Nothing

Stands

In

Our

Way

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July 21, 2023July 1, 2023 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Sitting in recliner

Hand holding up my head

Just read a couple more pages

Before I go to bed

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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

*

 

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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