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June 1, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Quick catch make-believe

Fungus grows on sea grape tree

Close hatch! Will truth last?

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May 22, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Rats smell homemade soup

Clawing biting can’t get through

Stymied inside roof

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May 4, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 1 Comment

Forget bars of gold

Quick to sleep no alarm clock

She never gets old

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January 12, 2022January 1, 2022 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ Leave a comment

Scrambling the eggs

Fish rot on the dock today

Nothing left but hate

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December 19, 2021December 17, 2021 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 4 Comments

Five days heavy rain

No beach, but roof does not leak

Glad shack on high ground

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December 13, 2021November 25, 2021 ~ Edge of Humanity Magazine ~ 2 Comments

Afternoon rainstorm

Lost all of my energy

Maybe take a nap

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September 22, 2021September 20, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Holes side of roof

Mama Opossum and babies

Live inside rent-free

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September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Bromeliad dies

Land replenished new pups grow

Hot wet days begin

255

September 8, 2021September 7, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Retail store wasteland

Close layoff sell online

Change or rot on vine

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September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

When will phone ring?

Feeding goldfish to keep busy

Rain falls no one calls

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August 27, 2021August 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Strong wind heavy rain

Ocean waves erode past

Pain gone now have clear path

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August 26, 2021August 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

Hot sand burns my feet

Eating cold watermelon

Watching seagulls fly

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August 25, 2021August 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

Leaky shower

Drip drip drip please fix me

Old home always needs some love

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August 24, 2021August 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

A picturesque night

Choppy sea who will help me?

Keep swimming forward

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August 13, 2021August 12, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

Wet chilly morning

Crawling out of warm bed

Chickens need to be fed

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August 12, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

Homemade vegetable soup

French bread in the oven

All-day reading books

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August 1, 2021July 26, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Step inside my boots

They are wet cold will feel loose

Now beg for some coins

237

July 30, 2021July 26, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Chiseled out abscessed tooth

Tossed into rusty can

Lifetime of lost dreams

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July 29, 2021July 26, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

You now have the fame

Nothing will slow down your train

Why so unhappy?

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July 18, 2021July 13, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Faceless nameless ghosts

Frantically stock shelves all night

Kowtow to machine

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July 14, 2021July 13, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Of course I’m employed

Work one full time two part time

Middle Class has died

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July 6, 2021July 3, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Morning drizzle

Listening to Shakuhachi

Pruning bonsai trees

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July 5, 2021July 3, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Barefoot simple dress

The Brasileira plays guitar

On front porch swing

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July 4, 2021July 3, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Watching dry waterfall

No running water just rocks

Bird rests his mind

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July 2, 2021June 28, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Starting motorbike

Morning ride along A1A

Sea air soothes me

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July 1, 2021June 28, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 3 Comments

Winter cold snap

Honeybell oranges soon ripe

Gastronomic delight

Note to readers: Poem refers to Florida winter gardening. Just a bit of cold gives citrus a kick of extra sweetness.

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June 30, 2021June 28, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Tropical storm gone

Angry Atlantic Ocean

Snatching my surfboard

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June 22, 2021June 17, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Bought old pickup truck

Hitch up house on wheels

Let’s see America

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May 26, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Nippy morning

Fly fishing for rainbow trout

River moving slowly

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May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Butterflies all gone

Clouds completely cover sun

Nukes killed everyone

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May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Garden vegetables

Mixed with herbs in slow cooker

Love is in the home

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May 24, 2021May 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Drinking hot chocolate

Watching snow fall on rock garden

No rush to leave

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May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Heliconia

Queen of tropical garden

Hummingbird’s best friend

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April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 2 Comments

Humble on my knees

Casually pulling weeds

My garden comforts me

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April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Sitting peacefully

Back straight facing the blank wall

My blood pressure falls

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April 5, 2021April 4, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ 1 Comment

Settle down I’m here

Holding you in darkness

Forever protected

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April 5, 2021April 4, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings ~ Leave a comment

Far far far from shore

My two a.m. ocean swim

Explodes endorphins

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March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings

Guesthouse In India

He refused request for towel

Cheap room

Cheap service

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March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 ~ The Hermit Poet's Ramblings

Beautiful dark skin

Braided hair without a care

She’s from Jamaica

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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

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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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