hot weather is here
daily
afternoon
rainstorms
bamboo
on
steroids
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981
chop
chop
chop
&
slice
always taking
is not nice
sneaky
like
scared mice
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980
my favorite pastime
surfing
top of storm clouds
that float through the sky
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979
hacking sugarcane
scorched fields
farmhands feel pain
only boss man gains
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978
my boots gently placed on stoop
garden duties done
time to watch moss grow
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977
polished marble floor
we danced tango
once more
then left separate doors
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976
leaves
fall
daily
endless raking
I learn patience
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975
the fisherman
pulling net from sea
his weather-beaten face
displays
simplicity
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*
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974
small shack
tin roof
heavy rainstorm
I will sleep good tonight
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973
Please
Do not be hurt
Your work is better than mine
I just played the game
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972
locked away
nice and tight
key buried
deep inside
your soul of bitterness
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971
Shaving her tan legs
Hot bath
Foamy cream
Sharp blade
Relieves stress of day
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*
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970
catching butterflies
warm spring morning
sunny sky
she began to cry
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969
washing dishes by hand
scrub & dry
plates
forks
pot
frying pan
my nightly relaxation
*
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968
Ten Thousand Islands
Dropped anchor under stars
We made love on sandbar
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967
all night with headlamp
scribbling poems among tombstones
no longer alone
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*
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966
take me
please take me
faraway
where I can play my bamboo flute
every day
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934
coconut tree
succumbs
to hurricane winds
I watch slow motion fall
life taken
no one’s fault
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933
powerful
rain
the gutter working hard
fertilized heliconias today
tomorrow
explosive
growth
I will sleep well tonight
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932
like a carpenter who cuts wood
each piece from the same saw
repetition
creates
indoctrination
and
control of the people
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931
The Middle East
Perpetual
Chaos
*
Understands
Power
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930
Pretty lady
Came from Haiti
I met her in Miami
Smiled so easy
Talking a few moments
Calmed me
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929
I
love
Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Hush Puppies
and
Beer
Yes
I’m raised in Deep South
Always wanted to get out
Tried hand in LA
Bright lights
Fast life
Was
OK
Heading home
This time to stay
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928
The Peruvian
Convinced her to move some snow
She hit the jackpot
Until the prison door closed
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927
Old Lady
waves her wand
a plenty
stirring the pot
same ole
same ole
plot
following the cards
her daggers always sharp
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926
eternal
frustration
chasing
after
other folks
crumbs
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925
low tide
collecting shells
searching
never finding
perfection
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*
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924
Nighttime garden walk
Two owls cuddle under moon
Listen to silence
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923
promises
float away like clouds
How many times?
standing
alone
patching together
Hope
crushed
by the same stone
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922
on my knees
clawing into the earth
looking at my dirty hands
heart
soul
working the land
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921
It is a cold, wet, and windy night. I’m inside my warm shack relaxing in an ancient recliner, reading a book that is falling apart, while the light flickers, and rodents run around inside the roof.
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920
he never smiled
we drank our beers
stepping down from bar stool
he wished me luck
and
mumbled
“my cane
my only friend”
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*
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919
cool day
I sit in the sun
watching
butterflies
play
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918
running
fast
faster
looking back
FEAR
right there
will not disappear
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917
long time
pulled weeds
tossed seeds
garden
no longer provides
same
same
joy to me
Missus
came over
picked up my shovel and rake
&
said
“take a break”
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916
reaching
on her tippy-toes
she
became
agitated
realizing
contentment
cannot be picked from a tree
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915
cactus
sits still
slowly grows
non-aggressive
yet
defensive
protecting the home
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914
days shorter
nights longer
methodically
excavate
deeper
into
my unexplored brain
*
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913
unconcerned
with
yesterdays or tomorrows
Birds
eat
drink
fly
sleep
procreate
survive
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