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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Careful
Early morning garden walk
Quickly
Takes the place of
Chasing
Things
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*
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Garden
Wood chair
Again
Requires
Repair
We
Collaborated
On
Numerous
Poems
Together
Hopefully
Our
Relationship
Lasts
Forever
*
*
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Wyoming
Wide open spaces
Clear sky
Empty highways
Horse riding cowboys
Bison in Yellowstone
Great place to be left alone
*
*
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swiftly
walking
past
man
soaking wet
lying on sidewalk
pedestrians
holding
umbrellas
shield
themselves
from
light rain
*
*
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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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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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752
Snowbirds
Gone away
Europeans
With
Cheap travel deals
Come to play
Pedaling
My
Bicycle
To
Beach
Lounging on sand
Deep dark tan
Return
End of summer
To
Pound
Drum
Again
*
*
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Men work the mines
Receive little for their labor
Hidden misery
Advertising
Sells the dream
Exploitation marches on
*
*
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Dry coconut frond falls
Cardinal
Takes
Quick
Sips
From
Water
Tray
Squirrel resting in shade
Koi slowly move in pond
Turtles lazy
Massive procreation this year
Much more Iguana babies
Scorching
Summer
Day
*
*
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749
Please
Travel with me
Leave problems behind
Find harmony
Make love in desert
Swim in the Red Sea
*
*
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748
Always keeps everything moving
&
In line
She
Grew up
South of Equator
Samba
Bossa Nova
Colorful
Land
Weekends
Chased boys
Bob’s hamburgers
Dark beach tan
Played
Frescobol
Attended all girl military school
Early to rise
Early to bed
Organization only tool
Procrastination not in arsenal of cards
Smiles easily
Has gigantic heart
Total focus on items in her hands
Never distracted with noise
From distant lands
Will get any job done
Always has intelligence button on
No squawking
Just takes care of situation
*
*
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747
You no longer cry
Long ago
Tears ran dry
Staring straight ahead
Thinking of the years gone by
Time to say goodbye
*
*
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746
Bahamas
Colorful buildings
Scuba Diving
Deep sea fishing
Cases of good rum
Swinging couples
Playing
In
Casino
&
Having
Hotel
Fun
*
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windy days
ficus leaves
fall on stone patio
sweep
sweep
come back
sweep some more
*
*
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Bangkok
Tuk-Tuks
Night markets
Singha beer
Tom Yum Goong
Soapy massages
Bar stops
Buddhist Wats
Your
Thai
Girlfriend
Says
“it’s up to you”
*
*
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743
Mexico
Ruins and beaches
Beautiful senhoritas
Colors everywhere
Scorching hot food and cold beer
Narco–traffickers to fear
*
*
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742
Never melt from heat
Always won
Never retreat
Reinforced concrete
Completely invincible
On his deathbed so fearful
*
*
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741
Palm Beach
Blue bloods meet self made
Ocean front mansions
Staffed
With
Butlers, chauffeurs, maids
Private banks
Charity balls
Old ladies with gigolos
*
*
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Upside down trash can
Provides shelter for him
Cold wet lonely night
Morning comes and must move on
Society wants bum gone
*
*
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739
Outside just distractions
Mind only true confrontation
Delusion battles reality
STOP
Savor
Tranquility
*
*
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Place to stash the cash
Grand Prix exotic race cars
Casino chip stacks
Bikini-clad babes on yachts
Dancing all night to hip hop
*
*
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She is different
Nonconforming
Underdog
Only a backpack
Roaming the world
No one will ever tame her
*
*
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India
Wealth and poverty
Fried samosas and chutneys
Motorized rickshaws
New cars
Tradition fading fast
*
*
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Peru
Hacienda
Well-protected
Magnificent view
Señora
Controls time
Gringo
Understands her mind
Summoning him
Funds wired
Flight reserved
She
Whispers
“Occasionally, I need to serve”
*
*
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734
Sharm-el Sheikh
Egypt
Smoking shisha pipes
Bedouin tribes now lead dives
Pour her some more rum
She
Cannot
Keep
Eyes
Off
Tan
Italian
Beach Bum
*
*
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