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"steamed" poems
Off that landspit of stony mouth-plugs, Eyes rolled by white sticks, Ears cupping the sea's incoherences, You house your unnerving head -- God-ball, Lens of mercies, Your stooges Plying their wild cells in my keel's shadow, Pushing by like hearts, Red stigmata at the very center, Riding the rip tide to the nearest point of departure, Dragging their Jesus hair. Did I escape, I wonder? My mind winds to you Old barnacled umbilicus, Atlantic cable, Keeping itself, it seems, in a state of miraculous repair. In any case, you are always there, Tremulous breath at the end of my line, Curve of water upleaping To my water rod, dazzling and grateful, Touching and ******* I didn't call you. I didn't call you at all. Nevertheless, nevertheless You steamed to me over the sea, Fat and red, a placenta Paralyzing the kicking lovers. Cobra light Squeezing the breath from the blood bells Of the fuchsia. I could draw no breath, Dead and moneyless, Overexposed, like an X-ray. Who do you think you are? A Communion wafer? Blubbery Mary? I shall take no bite of your body, Bottle in which I live, Ghastly Vatican. I am sick to death of hot salt. Green as eunuchs, your wishes Hiss at my sins. Off, off, eely tentacle! There is nothing between us.
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Medusa
Tool of desperate confrontation Object of pride for a grateful nation In Baton Rouge on the mighty river Kidd rests proudly 376' length overall,  Fletcher Class destroyer Like every ship, of oil she does smell When I boarded her, she had something to tell I was with a scoutmaster, my son and the boys Concerned with their fun, and the making of noise But late in the night, as quiet set in Kidd started whispering, to my within She spoke of the men who gave up their lives Their children, their girls, the tears of their wives Thirty-eight men, in fiery fuel Hell's agony touched, a death so cruel Fifty-five more, burned badly that day Defending our country, our homage we pay Visiting sailors will stand at attention … and for a young Kamikaze, scarcely a mention The big war was over, Kidd passed her test Now to San Diego, for a permanent rest But as men will prescribe, it didn’t last long Kidd went back into action, near Korea’s Kaesong When in Baton Rouge, you can visit the Kidd If you’re bold, listen carefully, just as I did You'll get half of the story, the rest we don't know The men who have fallen, to Kidd's mighty blow Let's set a new tone and have us some fun The Kidd's crew were pirates but they didn't run *** Those flat-tops were fancy, their flyers elite In the galley was ice-cream, their reward and their treat When a pilot was downed, Kidd quickly steamed Then radioed the skipper, "your man for  ice-cream"
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Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018 at 5:46 PM UTC
A Poignant Night On The USS KIDD
Oh Coffee Machine! My Coffee Machine! You've finally finished my drink! For every morning you brew me one -I place my mug in the kitchen sink, Every drop of your goodness; topped with whip cream; finished just in time, The things you make, lattes, coffee, are absolutely divine, Just as I was about to fill and pour the once empty mug, almost as empty as i'm feeling; there's still that leftover bit of hope, But wait, Can it be? My old trustee machine? It mustn't be the end of my coffee machine peering near, It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear. My Coffee Machine! Dear Coffee Machine, The hiss of steamed milk, cream and roasted coffee beans, The wisps of steam lingering in the air as you make my coffee, Dripping ever so slowly in my cup -Coffee that's dark, bitter and black as night, Early in the morning before breakfast; before I take a bite, This half-full cup of coffee won't do me good for the day, Without you I think that the morning skies themselves will be grey, But wait, My dear coffee machine! I keep pressing the button clear It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear. Waking up with no cup of coffee, ask not what the future may bring, Without the energy, I don't know whether sorrow shall reign or happiness ring, Everyday I now wake to breathe deeply the aroma of life's bel-fry, For if I ever smell the subtle hint of coffee in the air, I let out a sigh. Oh Coffee Machine! Dear Coffee Machine, You've been here for so many years, It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear.
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Sep 15, 2013
Sep 15, 2013 at 5:51 PM UTC
“Oh Coffee Machine! My Coffee Machine!”
Oh Coffee Machine! My Coffee Machine! You've finally finished my drink! For every morning you brew me one -I place my mug in the kitchen sink, Every drop of your goodness; topped with whip cream; finished just in time, The things you make, lattes, coffee, are absolutely divine, Just as I was about to fill and pour the once empty mug, almost as empty as i'm feeling; there's still that leftover bit of hope, But wait, Can it be? My old trustee machine? It mustn't be the end of my coffee machine peering near, It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear. My Coffee Machine! Dear Coffee Machine, The hiss of steamed milk, cream and roasted coffee beans, The wisps of steam lingering in the air as you make my coffee, Dripping ever so slowly in my cup -Coffee that's dark, bitter and black as night, Early in the morning before breakfast; before I take a bite, This half-full cup of coffee won't do me good for the day, Without you I think that the morning skies themselves will be grey, But wait, My dear coffee machine! I keep pressing the button clear It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear. Waking up with no cup of coffee, ask not what the future may bring, Without the energy, I don't know whether sorrow shall reign or happiness ring, Everyday I now wake to breathe deeply the aroma of life's bel-fry, For if I ever smell the subtle hint of coffee in the air, I let out a sigh. Oh Coffee Machine! Dear Coffee Machine, You've been here for so many years, It can't be the end of my morning routine, For all I hear are crashes; unfamiliar to my ear.
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My stomach and head Are boiling with sadness And my internal organs Are steamed from The inside out Love doesn't exist For me Curled up in the fetal Position I ask for Help from anyone And all I get Are ghosts of friends Whisps of smoke Gone in a flash I'm like a tornado Of emotion and I Destroy everything in sight When people see me Coming at them They evacuate and I'm Left to Rampage all alone
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Jul 27, 2014
Jul 27, 2014 at 8:05 AM UTC
Tornado
ARTICHOKES are very nice roasted with pine nuts Who likes BANANA cream pie? They say that eating CARROTS improves your eye sight Along the river Nile there are many DATE palms ELDERBERRIES make a flavorsome wine Piths from a FIG can easily get stuck between your teeth Nape tape and shape all rhyme with GRAPE HORSERADISH has a hot tangy taste ICE-PLANT is a much used vegetable in Chinese cookery The oil extract from JUNIPER BERRIES produces quine My sister likes KALE steamed with lemon rind It is so nice to munch on a LETTUCE leaf MANDARINS are presently plentiful at the green grocer's NEEPS can be mashed or left whole On a hot summer day chilled ORANGE juice goes down well Has anyone got a good PUMPKIN scone recipe? Lashings of QUINCE jam were spread on my toast The lady next door grows RHUBARB SPINACH gave Popeye much strength Smothering sausages in TOMATO sauce is sensational UGLI is a member of the citrus family In New Orleans you'll find fresh VELVET BEANS WATERCRESS salad is so easy to prepare XIGUA is a type of WATERMELON YAMS are a staple of the New Guinean diet ZUCCHINI bread is delicious fair
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Aug 31, 2013
Aug 31, 2013 at 2:32 AM UTC
ABC Poem (Fruit and Vegetables)
they danced in a dream of bending shadows face down begging *** all hungry back door paradise ankles strapped on a foot worn floor paint faced in whorey nights with pin needle eyes beded blood crimson neon's cut curtains like kissing claws so their bodies wouldn't forget dark pleasures lightening and biting tantra tantrums they swallowed mad ***** blossoms of hell candy breathing the others inhalations foot sniffing ballet arch in fastened Japanese melting red slippers gazing upwards rectums prayer solar eyed insurrection finger by finger clutching wrists like the grave for bloods salty cove an injured landscape a dire pink desert like bogs hold bones a rave for a slave covered in yellow ocher rubber sheets soft on the feet x rated amputee costume made of blood and spit look mommy no arms a bellied tattoo of hennaed homunculi   burning Candomblé Jejé, skull black eyed beauty hissing while accordion throated rip tie tighten another notch please a dizzy ******* down silver fluted gullet in a steamed up bath house party of blotted sockets *** kitten kissed dead girls thighs tremulous and stretched a shimmering serum like wide tubular channels as pontoon edges slit through midnight howls for velvet skinned girl who thrills her head a veiled Jehovah saliva wagging tongue **** a stuttering ****** dance a hula hot momma in rubble slapping hot lipped kisses over starved darkness along telegraphs avenue melting eyes like butter a globed pudding spill ******* drool drops of gold and black river gladiators slaughter lies with every long stroke between cascading squeals paraphilias mausoleum like tumbling eels a scapegoat pulp fiction chiseled in cement ******* rips drip drip drip babbling **** bubbles **** spasms ooze like a hot glue gun fire spats soil cherry clover
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Jan 12, 2019
Jan 12, 2019 at 3:39 PM UTC
*** Kitten and Little Dead Girl....Ero ****
they danced in a dream of bending shadows face down begging *** all hungry back door paradise ankles strapped on a foot worn floor paint faced in whorey nights with pin needle eyes beded blood crimson neon's cut curtains like kissing claws so their bodies wouldn't forget dark pleasures lightening and biting tantra tantrums they swallowed mad ***** blossoms of hell candy breathing the others inhalations foot sniffing ballet arch in fastened Japanese melting red slippers gazing upwards rectums prayer solar eyed insurrection finger by finger clutching wrists like the grave for bloods salty cove an injured landscape a dire pink desert like bogs hold bones a rave for a slave covered in yellow ocher rubber sheets soft on the feet x rated amputee costume made of blood and spit look mommy no arms a bellied tattoo of hennaed homunculi   burning Candomblé Jejé, skull black eyed beauty hissing while accordion throated rip tie tighten another notch please a dizzy ******* down silver fluted gullet in a steamed up bath house party of blotted sockets *** kitten kissed dead girls thighs tremulous and stretched a shimmering serum like wide tubular channels as pontoon edges slit through midnight howls for velvet skinned girl who thrills her head a veiled Jehovah saliva wagging tongue **** a stuttering ****** dance a hula hot momma in rubble slapping hot lipped kisses over starved darkness along telegraphs avenue melting eyes like butter a globed pudding spill ******* drool drops of gold and black river gladiators slaughter lies with every long stroke between cascading squeals paraphilias mausoleum like tumbling eels a scapegoat pulp fiction chiseled in cement ******* rips drip drip drip babbling **** bubbles **** spasms ooze like a hot glue gun fire spats soil cherry clover
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a future promise a hard on like bundled gym socks in stuffed blue jeans a future threat a shriveled phallus wrinkled obsolete she remembered fondly being beaten drum chatter and seized like slow roasted fall off the bone pulled pork ****** raggedy Ann catapulted beyond Euboean heavens ravaging scrotums Gordian ****** with her wild fiendish mouth drinking a river of haloed golden showers spit and **** in a runaway hot house of glistening pink buttery spires engorging her macerated orifices half eaten radish chocking on hordes of big do do ***** a ****** face; cross eyed Babylon abalone bashed Ashly mashed begging for a face full of swinging ***** like caped chandeliers trotting faint giggles in a constellation of ruptured arteries and thick sparked **** on her knees milk glitter faced scared with happiness she counted one smiling bruise at a time her badge of calamities black and blue silhouettes grinning invitations like party favors without a crease of shame her skin rapturous spackled patchworks bled like torrential fountains summer tide while every body had  fizzy red ice phlebotomies and steamed through her drooling tumble pie lust ***** totem house of winding labyrinths honey pumped transfusion flush on blush opera of tangled limbs red pulse wedding flowers slick ***** palace blood tongued orchard caressing knotted mooned **** spill
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Jan 14, 2019
Jan 14, 2019 at 2:22 PM UTC
**** Spill
Something about you makes me smile Something about you makes me dance awhile Something about you brightens my day Something about you makes me feel special in every way Something about you gives me comfort in the dark Something about you makes me hit my mark Something about you inspires a part of me Something about you just makes me free Something about you when I'm lost gives hope Something about you feels like a safety rope Something about you is making me write this song Something about you I knew all along Something about you when I'm steamed is cool Something about you keeps me working like fuel Something about you just makes me believe Something about you helps me to receive Something about you strikes me exponential Something about you says great potential Something about you seems like a miracle Something about you is almost lyrical Something about you is one and only Something about you feels almost homely Something about you fills me with great awe Something about you is strong like a claw Something about you is special and sweet Something about you is undoubtedly neat Together we are strong alone w are weak
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Aug 8, 2014
Aug 8, 2014 at 11:36 PM UTC
Something About You
A quiet book of words, from a lonely man in his room Her tiny voice, like pebbles rolling down a stream, surrounded by pines Sand between her toes, humming a song her mother used to sing, forgot the words Holding my head in your arms, blue little room, listening to the wind chimes Your bamboo forest, outside this ***** window, full of ladybugs & grasshoppers Green grass drying to hollow shells, snapped off by careless hands Brushed away by gentle winds, spread among limestone & juniper Standing barefoot on the paving stones, her toenails painted yellow with black dandelions A sip of iced tea, lemon, a bite of steamed rice Trying to put a few thoughts together, letting the day simmer down We'll sit together a while longer, listen to the crickets in the bamboo Waiting, quietly waiting on your voice, the only thing that keeps me dreaming anymore
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May 8, 2011
May 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM UTC
Her Bamboo
i. the poem has a beginning exactly as you’d expect it: pa in sweatshirt, ma with purse; the funny thing is i never used to call them those names: “pa,” “ma,” always found them too cowboy-ish, too un-me, un-like us: who held chopsticks before dinner time and shared stories of how grandpa came over from china. ii. (at the dinner table) there is no symbolism here. there has been none for a while now. this household eats and eats in quiet. my grandmother is a poet but their books all burned down back in ’45 when mao stormed into fujian and all her uncles could eloquent on was that “the communists were coming!” “the communists were coming!” and instead of poems took with them their children, and their gold to pawn and their clothes on their muddy mortar-stained backs and the japanese iii. my grandfather now comes twice a week to the hospital for chemotherapy. it is a nice hospital. good view of the cleanest part of our ***** city. there are lights and white folks now. two things my dad said did not used to be there. they used to be spanish. they tilled our rice fields and spent the money on living rooms with lots and lots of space to sleep. we on the other hand, worked. he claims. your grandfather and his grandfather and i iv. awake every sunday morning at precisely 8:30. made to go down to the temple in kalesas and told to fetch the office paper for noontime reading. see we weren’t spoiled: grew up just next to the pasig river which back in the 70s did not smell as bad as sin only sweatshirts and the sweat we soaked them in we reeled along steamed fish heads and chopsticks for picking at them with and bowls of rice we never really ate with spoons. v. (back at the dinner table) i listen to my mom and dad sweat profusely in the evening heat only we can have here he in his sweatshirt and she with her golden purse, preparing to leave - a wedding party awaits - an jacket draped over his shirt just like grandfather used to do it in a sense, but gripping the chopsticks delicately for all us to see: “pa,” “ma,” v. it is not cowboys that give us our names.
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Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 11:55 AM UTC
Pa wears a sweatshirt, ma carries a golden purse:
i. the poem has a beginning exactly as you’d expect it: pa in sweatshirt, ma with purse; the funny thing is i never used to call them those names: “pa,” “ma,” always found them too cowboy-ish, too un-me, un-like us: who held chopsticks before dinner time and shared stories of how grandpa came over from china. ii. (at the dinner table) there is no symbolism here. there has been none for a while now. this household eats and eats in quiet. my grandmother is a poet but their books all burned down back in ’45 when mao stormed into fujian and all her uncles could eloquent on was that “the communists were coming!” “the communists were coming!” and instead of poems took with them their children, and their gold to pawn and their clothes on their muddy mortar-stained backs and the japanese iii. my grandfather now comes twice a week to the hospital for chemotherapy. it is a nice hospital. good view of the cleanest part of our ***** city. there are lights and white folks now. two things my dad said did not used to be there. they used to be spanish. they tilled our rice fields and spent the money on living rooms with lots and lots of space to sleep. we on the other hand, worked. he claims. your grandfather and his grandfather and i iv. awake every sunday morning at precisely 8:30. made to go down to the temple in kalesas and told to fetch the office paper for noontime reading. see we weren’t spoiled: grew up just next to the pasig river which back in the 70s did not smell as bad as sin only sweatshirts and the sweat we soaked them in we reeled along steamed fish heads and chopsticks for picking at them with and bowls of rice we never really ate with spoons. v. (back at the dinner table) i listen to my mom and dad sweat profusely in the evening heat only we can have here he in his sweatshirt and she with her golden purse, preparing to leave - a wedding party awaits - an jacket draped over his shirt just like grandfather used to do it in a sense, but gripping the chopsticks delicately for all us to see: “pa,” “ma,” v. it is not cowboys that give us our names.
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Dedicated to John and Bob From first flesh we move down widening halls That lead to lives of wondrous walls. Our spidered fingers gripped walls of brick, Cruets, cups and candle sticks. Incense clouded open graves When we too believed we too were saved. Between Annex walls we learned our phonics, On tin-roofed walls we lived our comics. Garage walls scaled showed different views, Kitchen walls steamed with soups and stews. Our school yard walls tallied pitches That marked our summers of youth and wishes. Now lift memory's pane and go back To the white-framed walls of a secret shack. There, in confusion we would cling To the unknown wonders girls would bring. These young boys' walls we both outgrew; Now new walls sprang, as we did too. Coffee House walls offered something new. Wet kisses lingered near shadowy walls, We heard poetry read in a backroom stall. Recreationals made our new skin crawl. Cliff walls were breached by stairs of clay, Carved by Incas on a turquoise day. Tent walls echoed with impish fray, Green walls beckoned at the end of day. These walls gave rise to hot desires, Like Vikings planning funeral pyres. New music, cheers and weekend guests Stood us ***** to pound our chests. Those walls no longer ring our shores; Time swept us forward with worldly lures. We doffed our coats of suede and frills, And donned new clothes and workday skills. The walls of work are a rocky climb, Stones laid by us, for yours and mine. Such towers & turrets of heart & hearth Guard all we know of any worth. I see distant walls on cliffs, in fields; Where do they lead? What will they yield? Yet, there three friends climb one more hill, Climb one more wall. Then all is still.
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Jul 13, 2014
Jul 13, 2014 at 2:58 PM UTC
Our Walls
Dedicated to John and Bob From first flesh we move down widening halls That lead to lives of wondrous walls. Our spidered fingers gripped walls of brick, Cruets, cups and candle sticks. Incense clouded open graves When we too believed we too were saved. Between Annex walls we learned our phonics, On tin-roofed walls we lived our comics. Garage walls scaled showed different views, Kitchen walls steamed with soups and stews. Our school yard walls tallied pitches That marked our summers of youth and wishes. Now lift memory's pane and go back To the white-framed walls of a secret shack. There, in confusion we would cling To the unknown wonders girls would bring. These young boys' walls we both outgrew; Now new walls sprang, as we did too. Coffee House walls offered something new. Wet kisses lingered near shadowy walls, We heard poetry read in a backroom stall. Recreationals made our new skin crawl. Cliff walls were breached by stairs of clay, Carved by Incas on a turquoise day. Tent walls echoed with impish fray, Green walls beckoned at the end of day. These walls gave rise to hot desires, Like Vikings planning funeral pyres. New music, cheers and weekend guests Stood us ***** to pound our chests. Those walls no longer ring our shores; Time swept us forward with worldly lures. We doffed our coats of suede and frills, And donned new clothes and workday skills. The walls of work are a rocky climb, Stones laid by us, for yours and mine. Such towers & turrets of heart & hearth Guard all we know of any worth. I see distant walls on cliffs, in fields; Where do they lead? What will they yield? Yet, there three friends climb one more hill, Climb one more wall. Then all is still.
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As midnight hit, I lay in the warmth of a near spilling tub. Silence pollutes four steamed walls, echoes of pitter-patter From the infant upstairs, distant voices from the movie My mother watched in another room, an occasional drip Of the hot tap, the scrape of ink across damp paper, A slurp of tea between my lips, are the only sounds. I should have been washing, instead I thought of your hand Caressing a blade across my legs, your shampoo soaked fingertips Tickling at my scalp, your mouth pinching kisses from my ******* Your eyes following soap suds descending down silky skin. My chin rests upon my knee, tea leaks from wet lips Staining a pale leg, dispersing beneath the surface, The water browns, so I bathe in tea and sugar The sweet stench unable to distract me from you.
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Apr 10, 2021
Apr 10, 2021 at 10:03 AM UTC
Midnight Bathing
I wonder about the boy on the park bench He sit's on the left- I on the right, We sit in silence waiting for our rides to arrive. I worry that he won't be there one morning I've developed an attachment to him. I've noticed his scrapes and scars and I think he's noticed mine. It was Sunday morning, we sat together, no buses to take or time to keep But closer than usual Our breath clouds the freezing air around us We sip alcohol from our coffee mugs Our lips locked, bodies steamed. I think I am in love with The boy on the park bench.
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Nov 9, 2013
Nov 9, 2013 at 10:19 PM UTC
The boy on the park bench
My daughter fell in love with a potato,                         "A potato....... My mind was confused and my face was a picture... of why would someone ever love a potato? I asked this myself in my head then out loud.      My darling how have you a fondness for a potato? *He is the only one for me he is so soft and never has a chip on his shoulder..* A chip? really, how did you meet my little lady. He was just mulling around in a mash pit, The music was the spud rock and he was my root. I will have to meet you new boyfriend, Dad, I love Barry, he even let me  wear his jacket it was so fluffy inside... Fathers out there would have the same look on their face as I do now!!!!! "OK,  as I was waiting impatiently to see this lad. She walked in hand in hand, I just gave the daddy look, hi Barry he stared in a starch looking gaze. my daughter spoke "I'll just get my bag, I spoke in my sternest voice, "Barry if you don't treat my daughter right, "Lets just say ill mash you up, understand.... And then they left not the gentlemen of before no jacket to lend her, just walking out the door like he had just been roasted by my words... Hours had past worry in my thoughts then my daughter came back, tears in her eyes. "What ever was the matter my darling? *"He had steamed off because I wanted to know why he never leant me his jacket,* "He said I was being a dumpling with him, *"So I told him you were right and that he had a chip on his shoulder, he replied I was fried,* I told her that potato's can be a little mashed, and a chip they will always have, because you cant change a potato they will always have a little starch inside...
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Nov 20, 2016
Nov 20, 2016 at 6:51 AM UTC
Barry The Potato
My daughter fell in love with a potato,                         "A potato....... My mind was confused and my face was a picture... of why would someone ever love a potato? I asked this myself in my head then out loud.      My darling how have you a fondness for a potato? *He is the only one for me he is so soft and never has a chip on his shoulder..* A chip? really, how did you meet my little lady. He was just mulling around in a mash pit, The music was the spud rock and he was my root. I will have to meet you new boyfriend, Dad, I love Barry, he even let me  wear his jacket it was so fluffy inside... Fathers out there would have the same look on their face as I do now!!!!! "OK,  as I was waiting impatiently to see this lad. She walked in hand in hand, I just gave the daddy look, hi Barry he stared in a starch looking gaze. my daughter spoke "I'll just get my bag, I spoke in my sternest voice, "Barry if you don't treat my daughter right, "Lets just say ill mash you up, understand.... And then they left not the gentlemen of before no jacket to lend her, just walking out the door like he had just been roasted by my words... Hours had past worry in my thoughts then my daughter came back, tears in her eyes. "What ever was the matter my darling? *"He had steamed off because I wanted to know why he never leant me his jacket,* "He said I was being a dumpling with him, *"So I told him you were right and that he had a chip on his shoulder, he replied I was fried,* I told her that potato's can be a little mashed, and a chip they will always have, because you cant change a potato they will always have a little starch inside...
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Who was the last to wear your body? 
 Parting petals upon modest fingertips 
 Supple mouth which you tumbled willing 
 And gulped until tamed . Laid steamed and wet awaiting the sun 
to bellow through curtains 
as the scene laid out 
like an easy 
 ****** mystery
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Aug 16, 2015
Aug 16, 2015 at 12:58 AM UTC
Love begins
In the room of dusk Waiting for the sun to dive Into the space behind the sand hills, Your fingers embracing the white cup of tea In the orange blush of warm light, You stare at me, my eyelashes flutter I look away " the window steamed from inside Orchids in a glass looking at us The twilight is coming, and fading Your arms stretched to me - But who stole our memories, My brother? Going to hang out your shirt Your arms tremble again with longing, Why you need me always more, Even you know I'm forbidden? The cat is meows outside, Branches of the willow shivering In the caressing wind, You stay behind me, hugging me silently Your voice is frozen long ago " But who stole our memories, My brother?
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Jul 8, 2015
Jul 8, 2015 at 2:19 PM UTC
Twilight Orchids
TABLE D'HôTE Appetizer Wrong Tons With Me Soup cooked worry seared in a teary onion broth Hors D'oeuvres Slow Roasted Fear fresh over-analyzing crushed with loneliness Main Course Stress Salad tossed with insomnia marinated in a vertigo dressing General Trouble Chicken battered uncertainty gloomed to perfection sitting on steamed danger stir fried in an overwhelm sour sauce Dessert Choked Volcanic Eruption mountain of OCD topped with whipped depression glazed with self-loathing Expresso prepared with frothy guilt (C) Jl 2016
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Mar 5, 2016
Mar 5, 2016 at 9:24 AM UTC
Anxiety Menu
The *** with match, lit the fire scolding kettle with burnt goaless ambition. claiming snobbish golden prowess paid in wanton , savage, screaming tuition. "It is I" said *** "Who has sent aromas of worlds preperations in lifes gluttonous lust smiling rewards genorously hailed with slothed culanary trust..." "tis true" whispered kettle "It is I, the *** forged in iron clad who in laborious toil so generously cast my sweet savory scraps amongst your soot and soil..." "tis true" hissed kettle, "For I, the *** adapt in multiple arrangement of compliment and comfort where you lack with singular solitary function wailing, seared and scarred in black..." "Tis true" whistled kettle "I, the *** filled in glorious substance and magnificant sustenance praised in lifes delicate, vital, victuals and viands in with which I do enhance..." "Tis true" howled kettle "Yet it is I, Kettle, in further fashion of design than copious function in fare do not heed your song and dance..." "Blah" clammered *** "For it is I, the lowly kettle, sing to each melodious morning to begin the days unknown magical soaring..." "Pishaw" growled *** "It is I, kettle, bestowed in somber, modest truth of fact nakedly express that you too, my dear *** are simply black..." "humbug" steamed *** *** humbled... kettle mumbled... "It is in each honorable day we serve our distinguishable stay in detectable unadorned identicle way. "Tis true" said ***
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Sep 24, 2012
Sep 24, 2012 at 3:27 AM UTC
*** and Kettle
We approached the counter, side by side. I said, “Ladies first.” And, with a trickle of a smile and just a bit of teeth, she said, “I’ll have a café breve.” The words left her lips in a solid, confident tone, yet they brushed my ears like a whisper. I must have ordered the same, because that is what I got. And we sat down in the plush brown chairs and she let her amber hair free from its tight bun. And we sat. And we spoke. I spoke of nothingness, I’m sure. For that is what I remember – nothing. But she spoke of her dreams, her future plans, her summer plans, her favorite colors and why they were the prettiest. She spoke of smaller things, like the weather, her chair and why it was so wobbly. And though it was casual and carefree, I couldn't help but be bewildered by the beauty she bore. The simple beauty that hides behind closed door and open-mouthed laughs. And we did this all as we sipped our drinks, gulping down the vague design in the coffee and steamed milk. And, setting down her mug, I noticed she’d left a smear of crimson on the edge. And as I stared at the lipstick settled on the rim, I quietly took in the rest of our surroundings – The frosted windows, The scent of fresh coffee and pastries, The lonely barista, who was currently changing the background music CD from electro to smooth jazz. And as the music began again, so did she. And the whisper of her voice was like the whisper of the cymbals, Ringing in time to the beat of the song.
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May 6, 2013
May 6, 2013 at 11:16 PM UTC
A Lipstick-Stained Coffee Mug
We approached the counter, side by side. I said, “Ladies first.” And, with a trickle of a smile and just a bit of teeth, she said, “I’ll have a café breve.” The words left her lips in a solid, confident tone, yet they brushed my ears like a whisper. I must have ordered the same, because that is what I got. And we sat down in the plush brown chairs and she let her amber hair free from its tight bun. And we sat. And we spoke. I spoke of nothingness, I’m sure. For that is what I remember – nothing. But she spoke of her dreams, her future plans, her summer plans, her favorite colors and why they were the prettiest. She spoke of smaller things, like the weather, her chair and why it was so wobbly. And though it was casual and carefree, I couldn't help but be bewildered by the beauty she bore. The simple beauty that hides behind closed door and open-mouthed laughs. And we did this all as we sipped our drinks, gulping down the vague design in the coffee and steamed milk. And, setting down her mug, I noticed she’d left a smear of crimson on the edge. And as I stared at the lipstick settled on the rim, I quietly took in the rest of our surroundings – The frosted windows, The scent of fresh coffee and pastries, The lonely barista, who was currently changing the background music CD from electro to smooth jazz. And as the music began again, so did she. And the whisper of her voice was like the whisper of the cymbals, Ringing in time to the beat of the song.
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She likes toy soldiers with mustaches and rolling camels from newspapers (that way she has something to read when she smokes) She likes spin the bottle at recycling centers and starting arguments over produce (she prefers steamed vegetables, you see) She adores staycations in someone else's house and dinner theatre for breakfast (a little Hamlet and eggs) She likes every other Tuesday and clocks with only minute hands (it's more her speed) She likes hunting for change in penny arcades and five & dimes (but not dollar stores...go figure) She likes soda crackers (but not soda) She likes beer nuts (but not beer) She likes wine cozies (well, you know the rest)
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Jun 21, 2021
Jun 21, 2021 at 2:30 PM UTC
Hamlet and Eggs
Earthy mottled brown, Pomme de terre The humble spud, When not covered in mud; Chipped, boiled or mashed, Steamed roasted or hashed. First the Incas of Peru, Used them in a stew. Now the tubers grown in space, To further the human race. Chopin, Mozart, and Vivaldi, Can all be bought at Aldi. (Other supermarkets are available.) (More varieties are saleable.) A versatile Maris Piper, Couldn't be any riper, When served perfectly baked. © Nick Strong 2014
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Oct 27, 2013
Oct 27, 2013 at 6:59 PM UTC
The Potato
Today is my sister's wedding A full day for me to shine In my peacock green dress The new full skirt and blouse With golden laces and pearls Full of laughter and music House being crowded with Close relatives and guests With three of my cousins Was standing near a table with A plate of rock candies and raisins Bowl of sandalwood paste Me, spraying the fragrant rose Water on guests with a smile Welcoming them to the function Stage was ready with a para, A traditional measuring instrument Filled with paddy, unmilled rice Decorated with a bouquet of Beautiful coconut flowers Lighted bell metal traditional Lamp,the large nilavilakku With its glowing light was a Pleasant vision to the eyes Can see you all in the front row Can hear the laughter of girls With the groom's arrival Girls,with thaalam,antique plates with a lamp, lemons And garland of flowers Welcoming the groom to the stage Bride, in her maroon saree with Golden laces,tied hair decorated With a ball of jasmine flowers And shining gold ornaments Covered from head to toe Being accompanied by two aunties Making her sit near the groom Gorgeous romantic pair were they With a heart full smile of their day Exchanged their garlands and Were given a flower bouquet Groom tying a knot,a chain with Thali, which was a pendant Showering flowers on the Bride and groom as a blessing One by one to the stage giving Wishes and gifts to the couple Wonderful snaps with my Sister and new brother-law Time for lunch on a plantain leaf Steamed rice, varieties of curries, Fried items and the special Sweet payasam with pappadam Bride and groom sharing their Lunch with love and laughter Leaving to her in-laws house With her eyes filled and red One by one leaving the hall Except the dear and near ones With an after war expression Tired were they,my parents But happy to get their daughter Married to the right guy It's time to rest and wait for The albums and videos with anxiety In seeing my new dress and smile !
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Jul 3, 2016
Jul 3, 2016 at 4:07 PM UTC
My Sister's Wedding
Today is my sister's wedding A full day for me to shine In my peacock green dress The new full skirt and blouse With golden laces and pearls Full of laughter and music House being crowded with Close relatives and guests With three of my cousins Was standing near a table with A plate of rock candies and raisins Bowl of sandalwood paste Me, spraying the fragrant rose Water on guests with a smile Welcoming them to the function Stage was ready with a para, A traditional measuring instrument Filled with paddy, unmilled rice Decorated with a bouquet of Beautiful coconut flowers Lighted bell metal traditional Lamp,the large nilavilakku With its glowing light was a Pleasant vision to the eyes Can see you all in the front row Can hear the laughter of girls With the groom's arrival Girls,with thaalam,antique plates with a lamp, lemons And garland of flowers Welcoming the groom to the stage Bride, in her maroon saree with Golden laces,tied hair decorated With a ball of jasmine flowers And shining gold ornaments Covered from head to toe Being accompanied by two aunties Making her sit near the groom Gorgeous romantic pair were they With a heart full smile of their day Exchanged their garlands and Were given a flower bouquet Groom tying a knot,a chain with Thali, which was a pendant Showering flowers on the Bride and groom as a blessing One by one to the stage giving Wishes and gifts to the couple Wonderful snaps with my Sister and new brother-law Time for lunch on a plantain leaf Steamed rice, varieties of curries, Fried items and the special Sweet payasam with pappadam Bride and groom sharing their Lunch with love and laughter Leaving to her in-laws house With her eyes filled and red One by one leaving the hall Except the dear and near ones With an after war expression Tired were they,my parents But happy to get their daughter Married to the right guy It's time to rest and wait for The albums and videos with anxiety In seeing my new dress and smile !
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“Quite a piece this doesn’t come along every day”He was tapped into her forever mores or heretofore reservoirs of passion.The creme de la creme her pursed mouth prim. She couldn’t wait to lick him higher watering his rim. But after he breaststroked with her he has taken a bite fresh ****** fruit she broke. He spends all his time extolling her virtues, what’s left the first virtue ****** painting feast. For his eyes *** all day. Planting her nest.Lay Lady lay. He made this avocado melting pot-her fondue smelling hot what’s next to pursue such charm. His ears pierced like a fire alarm. blazing the fireplace. Her blush deepened like she was diced. To the ******** Asking for so much more.You were wearing your erotically to die for **** me shoes.He was the Hollywood ******* I was going to *** crave you knock you down. Like the colonel of **** mustard spicy so **** hot.His hair deep brown. He lengthened got bigger what a shot. How the carpet just spread me to bounce my buttocks.She tried so hard to lay everything out from his bowl his manly sword like a dual. He steamed out like Maddocks  Taurus bedroom eyes of the bull. So much to roll her feet heated so penetrated him to the floor.The rain was heavy and thick dripping with your creamy avocado puddle
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May 3, 2017
May 3, 2017 at 9:08 AM UTC
KiKi Avocado
I stand before the sea and it rolls and rolls in its green blood saying, "Do not give up one god for I have a handful." The trade winds blew in their twelve-fingered reversal and I simply stood on the beach while the ocean made a cross of salt and hung up its drowned and they cried Deo Deo. The ocean offered them up in the vein of its might. I wanted to share this but I stood alone like a pink scarecrow. The ocean steamed in and out, the ocean gasped upon the shore but I could not define her, I could not name her mood, her locked-up faces. Far off she rolled and rolled like a woman in labor and I thought of those who had crossed her, in antiquity, in nautical trade, in slavery, in war. I wondered how she had borne those bulwarks. She should be entered skin to skin, and put on like one's first or last cloth, envered like kneeling your way into church, descending into that ascension, though she be slick as olive oil, as she climbs each wave like an embezzler of white. The big deep knows the law as it wears its gray hat, though the ocean comes in its destiny, with its one hundred lips, and in moonlight she comes in her ****** flashing ******* made of milk-water, flashing buttocks made of unkillable lust, and at night when you enter her you shine like a neon soprano. I am that clumsy human on the shore loving you, coming, coming, going, and wish to put my thumb on you like The Song of Solomon.
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The Consecrating Mother