Tag: Poetry
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The Floating World
I liked this, so am reposting it…; -) The Floating World as daylight brightness subsidesthe floating world emergesfrom primal darkness withfairy lights and bright neon as bawdy sensations andpleasures unfold in dreamy scenesreligiously moral superstitionsnotwithstanding — sin if there be any such thing as sinit’s the mental and/or physicalharming or enslavement of ourselvesor any other…
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Awe-Inspiring Panorama
Awe-Inspiring Panorama My Startled Eyes pale streaks across a pristine blue skythe only semblance of cloudsas unanswered rain-prayers die the high contrast of flaxy gold and beigedead grasses and bushes wave along withsleepy trees, their deep blue-greens while stony grays and dark shadowsstartle my eyes in the mid-day sunas a passing roadrunner nearly runs me…
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Valhalla Calling
Valhalla Callingby Voiceplay Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohOh, oh, oh, oh, ohOh, oh, oh, oh, ohValhalla callingMe Ships on vigor of the waves are skimmingBarren summits to the verdant plainsEach horizon is a new beginningRise and reignFar from the fjords and the ice-cold currentsRavens soar over new frontiersSongs and sagas of a fate determinedShields and…
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Morning Garden Seat
Morning Garden Sitting in a bright gardenBees and hummers buzzing throughCount breaths, in and out –LE – 6/3/25
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Artifice – Just Riffing…
Artifice Artifice for showConning for wealth and powerThe rubes never know That’s one unpleasant meaning of artifice, but that’s not the only one… Human artifactsTechnological masteryCivilization Or Masks for acceptanceSartorial blissfulnessCosmetic repair Or Artifacts defineHuman activities shineEdifices prime –LE – 6/1/25
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A Story From My Childhood
A Story From My Childhood When I was a child, my dad would tell us a story on ‘dark’ nights: It was a dark and stormy nightThree bold, bad robbersSat around a campfireFinally, one stood up and said“I say, Bill, tell us a story”So Bill began “It was a dark and stormy nightThree bold, bad…
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End Of May Ride On The Tucson Loop
End Of May Ride Sol’s ultraviolet raysPinking my already tan legsAs the sky marblesOver the mountainsAll the way around Prairie dog pupWizzed by on the peripheryHightailing it home, no doubt Motorized ‘bikes’ flew byOnce again, out of the blueDestroyed the ambianceOf an otherwise peaceful day Almost hit a large June bugThat crossed the pathJust in…
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Montana – Dental Floss Tycoon
Montana – Dental Floss Tycoonby Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention I might be movin’ to Montana soonJust to raise me up a crop of Dental Floss Raisin’ it upWaxen it downIn a little white boxI can sell uptown By myself I wouldn’tHave no boss,But I’d be raisin’ my lonely Dental FlossRaisin’ my lonely…
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Helmet Brims & E-bikes
Helmet Brims & E-bikes helmet brimsso largethey seemout of place remind me offirefighter helmetsjust missing theofficial shield used to seeone or twoin a whole weekof riding now they’re wornby nearly halfthe cycling crowdanother fad like the E-bikesspeeding byas if the riders’pedaling actually moves the bikerather than thethrottle at theirfingertip both of thesefads are expensivenot cheapbegs…
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Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend Sol’s morning raysCutting through thePristine blue skyBake the pavementAnd ground betweenThe long shadowsTo the mountain vistasAll around Holiday weekendI suspect mostAre sleeping inThe morning rideAlmost soundlessBut for a couple of hawksComplaining aboutScarcity of prey Even the most recentIterations of BrittlebushAre going blowsyAs the first summerHoliday weekendOf 2025Begins its inevitableWinding down Late in…
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