I made a visit to a traditional Chinese herbal doctor for my constipation.
The old physician said:
“Take snake gourd and you should be 10 pounds lighter at the next consultation.”
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Always
Alone
Sitting on garden swing
While
Delicate
White Frangipani Flowers
Fall around her
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I’m
Under attack
Summer rain
Termite wings
On
Between
Typewriter keys
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Guatemala
Walking on dirt road
Boy Carries basket full of wood
Followed closely by his dog
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Stuck
Under
Monstrous
Rock
Clock
Goes
Tic–Toc
Tic–Toc
I
Cannot
Become
Unstuck
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Midday
Digging holes
Feel worn out
Stop
Chew on three chunks 100% cacao
Rejuvenates
Me
Back
Digging
Planting
Two Royal Palm trees
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Unable
To
Stop
Shaking
He
Takes his pills
Laboring
To make it through each day
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Frail woman
Worn dirty clothes
Chewing nails
Resting on cement bench
Looking
Far away
Maybe for a better place
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Gravel path
Lizard
Gingerly
Maneuvered
Around
Snake
Catching
Summer
Rays
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Climbed the mountain
When reached the top
Did not like what I saw
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Tree Frog sits waits
Camouflaged on travelers palm
Nibbling all–night
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Polished black shoes
Pressed clean white shirt
Red power tie
The middle-aged man
Proudly stands at bus stop
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Holding last three balloons
One by one
He releases them to fly away
Bows to the crowd
Walks out into the night
Lights up his corn pipe
Tomorrow
Different town
Life of the clown
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Little Havana
Miami
Waitress
Distributes
Cups of Cuban coffee
With assembly line precision
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Walking
Stopping
The exhausted warrior
Turned around
Gazed
At his foot prints
Then tossed his weapon
Into the snow
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Las Vegas
Cards, cash, chips
Neon, glitz
Around the clock delight
Stay up all night
Food and booze galore
Never a bore
Street touts hand out cards
Advertising
Prostitution
Sin city
Started by a mobster named Bugsy
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Cloudy sky need rain
Lone cactus ready to drink
Suffered long enough
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Dressed in black
The men
Stood in line
Collecting
Rain checks
Exchanged
Later
For peace of mind
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Hanging
Cracked
African
Mask
Looks
Back
At
Me
With
Sarcastic
Laugh
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Susan
Everyday
Cleans the cages
Feeds
Her
Many
Lovebirds
Who
Fill the void
Of
Not able
To find a good man
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Punch the clock
All-night
Unload
On the dock
Eat cans of beans and spam
Drink beer in the can
Trailer has a roof leak
Clogged kitchen sink
Lost truck to repo man
Old lady gone two years back
Left behind her empty cigarette pack
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Summer
Heat
Rain
Cutting
Bamboo
Endless
Supply
Building material
From
Tropical garden
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Soaked in sweat
Scorching
September
Sun
Burns
Impurities
Out
Of
My
Body
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7PM- midnight
Every night
Reclusive
Hollywood actress
Crochets
Helping
Her
Forget
Past
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Morning
Feeling
Blue
Strolled
Outside
Took a long view
At
Laughing
Buddha
Now alright
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Cusco
Peru
Old Hand
Tomato
Seller
Stuffs
Bills
In her bra
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Years go by
Watching
Old Man Palm’s
Beard
Grow
Topical garden
Teaches
Patience
Let life flow
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Mid-fifties
Red cheeks
&
Nose
Dermatologist said:
“Rosacea
Take antibiotic pills”
I said:
“NO”
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Heavy summer rain
Backyard
Under
Veranda
Smoking pipe filled with cherry chocolate tobacco
Drinking Dr Pepper & coconut rum
Feet soaking in warm water & Epson salt
Watching
Giant
Columbian
Guadau Angustifolia
Bamboo
Grow
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Do not try this today
Different time
Different upbringing
70’s Fort Lauderdale-Miami drug scene
Father
Raised during Great Depression
World War II
Served under General Patton
Marching
Helping
Liberate
Europe
He loved his boy
One day
He put a hatchet on the kitchen table
Told his teenage son
“If you ever touch drugs I will chop your hands off”
I have never used illegal drugs in my life
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Jericoacoara
Mid-morning
Small wood boats
Arrive
Fishermen
Haul
Baskets
Full of lagosta
Onto the beach
Bargaining with restaurateurs
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Climbing
Top of fig leaf
Lizard
Looks around
Resembling
King
Tropical garden
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Standing at corner gas station
Across from railroad tracks
Wearing tank top and blue jeans
Waiting
To be chosen
For
Day labor job
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Canoa Quebrada
Proud
Teenage boy
Tossed his net
Into the sea
Catching
Camarao
To bring home for family
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She
Gossips
Complains
Like
Old
Woman
Washing
Clothes
In the river
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Immersed in tropical garden habitat
Wearing my straw hat
Slowly
Spreading
Fertilizer around plants
While light summer rain falls
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Extra-large hot pot of water
Rice stick noodles
Soy Sauce
Chili Paste
Ice cold beers
Reading
Edgar Allan Poe’s
842 pages
Complete Tales & Poems
Not in a race
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Damoen Saduak
Floating
Market
Locals
Tourists
Buy & Sell
Meet & Greet
Holding firm to tradition
Against
March
Of
BIG BOX Stores
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Decades of experience
Steady hands
Chinese
Acupuncturist
Inserted
Needles
With
Quick
Precision
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