I’m a frugal chap
Do not like to bust my back
Nighttime
Sleep on soft king-size sheet
Spread out on beach
Daytime
SHAKE
SHAKE
My tin cup
Hey mister!
“Can you give this old beach bum a buck?”
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Slow Burn
Absorb the pain
Hobble along with my cane
soon
only ashes
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the satanic one
flies
low
the satanic one
controls
the
flow
the satanic one
creates
undertow
today
the satanic one
glows
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sitting
observing
candle burn to the end
I never understood
how much
hurt
decimates
nerves
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Yesterday
A storm was near
Today
The weather is clear
Tomorrow
Nothing to fear
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moss clings to Buddha statue
cowbell rings
finches
congregate to eat
days pass
seasons do not last
small changes
peaceful exchanges
garden
provides
refuge
from
world’s increasing dangers
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Is being impartial
a
luxury
only
few
can
afford?
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spring
blooming frenzy
bromeliad flower spikes
stand at attention
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Tokyo room
shared bathroom with thirty people
saved Yen for sushi
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spider crawling on wall
rain stopped
bananas will grow tall
rooster calls
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humble
on my knees
casually
pulling weeds
garden
comforts me
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hoisting mainsail
leaving harbor for unknown
I light my cigar
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The Trader
always
glued
to computer screens
charts
data
news feeds
today on top
next day
bleed
wears the best threads
custom made Italian suits
silk ties
aim for luxury penthouse
that reaches towards the sky
weekends
hit casino
roll some dice
couple lines of blow
maintain high
ego becomes over-sized
contact
Dominatrix
expert at making grown men cry
deep down
not the money that nukes the veins
it is being in the game
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cool
under palm tree
young man
repairs fishnet
continues
tradition
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early morning bathe
cool
holy
Ganges River
brings
contentment
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loudmouthed
old
blue jay
cold
hungry
eyeballs
empty seed tray
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sitting on beach towel
drinking fresh squeezed lemonade
watching
tide
come
go
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they come
they go
do not succumb to undertow
maintain steady flow
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hatching
sea turtles
marching
towards the ocean
no baggage
just instinct
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midnight bandits
raccoons having koi dinner
sashimi by the pond
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hot weather is here
daily
afternoon
rainstorms
bamboo
on
steroids
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chop
chop
chop
&
slice
always taking
is not nice
sneaky
like
scared mice
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my favorite pastime
surfing
top of storm clouds
that float through the sky
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hacking sugarcane
scorched fields
farmhands feel pain
only boss man gains
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my boots gently placed on stoop
garden duties done
time to watch moss grow
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polished marble floor
we danced tango
once more
then left separate doors
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leaves
fall
daily
endless raking
I learn patience
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the fisherman
pulling net from sea
his weather-beaten face
displays
simplicity
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small shack
tin roof
heavy rainstorm
I will sleep good tonight
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Please
Do not be hurt
Your work is better than mine
I just played the game
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locked away
nice and tight
key buried
deep inside
your soul of bitterness
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Shaving her tan legs
Hot bath
Foamy cream
Sharp blade
Relieves stress of day
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catching butterflies
warm spring morning
sunny sky
she began to cry
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washing dishes by hand
scrub & dry
plates
forks
pot
frying pan
my nightly relaxation
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Ten Thousand Islands
Dropped anchor under stars
We made love on sandbar
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all night with headlamp
scribbling poems among tombstones
no longer alone
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take me
please take me
faraway
where I can play my bamboo flute
every day
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coconut tree
succumbs
to hurricane winds
I watch slow motion fall
life taken
no one’s fault
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powerful
rain
the gutter working hard
fertilized heliconias today
tomorrow
explosive
growth
I will sleep well tonight
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