Adulterated Poems

In Search of the Lost Tongue

...They journeyed back to the past
Digging deep into archives vast
Day and night they laboured on
Unearthing bones from ancient tombs
In search of the lost tongue

The mother tongue of Urhobos
Th...

Acid and Alkali Dreams

...(Dark Pool of Light, 2011 original oil)

Acid and Alkali Dreams

Two sides 
Of the same coin 
Through different filters
Day and night
Pure and adulterated
Sweet and sour
Slippery and...

Far Love

...He sat in the dark
watched the last wood
flicker off into ash
his adulterated thoughts
swayed back in times

He had just taken a meal
the first and last in the day
cooked in the smokey room
...

Secret Love

...Secrecy, as in, 'don't allow this LOVE to be shown, to be known'?
Is Secret Love like lighted candles hidden away in closets?
'Secret Love' is a complicated theme, is it not?
Secrecy, as in an une...

The Pale Moon Emerged From Dark Clouds

...Neither your gold gleam; nor bright silvery luster, 
O moon, pale, you've gone ball of grey-dust cluster;
Rusted iron-plate? Glamour-gone brass-globe-gate?
Adulterated alloy? You're dull, in each ...

I Have Lived

...Having lived a long life,
and studied enough,
both then and now...to my
satisfaction I can say that
man has not changed for
the better – 

Nor has he changed for the worse

Unless, one consi...

Earthen Spider

...On a rainy day, I float like a spider in an earthen city, 
the glue of the body is my own land, 
who also can I blame? 

Insane to find the demonic catastrophe suppressed,
 folded in the gaps of...

A Different Mother's Day

...“Mother”, someone we adore!

Unconditionally loved ,with secrets that are stored.
...But for me, something is different than before.
 Now, I am incomplete and adulterated at the core
When there ...

The Mortar and the Pestles

...The women bending and pounding in rhythm 
was a vibrant bucolic sight. The long wooden 
pestles were powered by the human current.

While grinding raw rice, 
they stopped to rest, and 
to crack...

Transfer of Power

...I dream a world of contrasts and evolution
Bold smartness and resolution
In so much as:
Flat things are flat for all people,
and shades of gray are not adulterated by photoshopping.
Facts and op...

Wander-Lust

...Eroticism -
a supple spine in a wanting curve
and a foolish fever simmers a scarlet heartbeat—
temptation is an aphrodisiac 
and guilt— a red kite lost in a hot hurricane 

a strand of...

A Plethora of America Online Screen Names

...(alternately titled:
why yours truly crafted six electronic aliases).

No rhyme nor reason beatle browed
beastie boy long ago
created INXS of half dozen
email addresses gallivanting
feigning h...

Origin of Christianity

...Origin of Christianity

(If you don't like religious writes don't read on)

It may surprise some that Jesus was born a Jew, his parents Joseph and Mary were Jewish, both from the tribe of Judah, ...

Adulterated

...
Such grief my friend marsupial
Child from wonder born
Fractured in a moments time
No fragment left adorns

Moments burned so carelessly
Confusion wrought a bramble wood
Muddled th...

Skin and Bones

...How exhilarating...
this magic spell of you. I'm completely
at your mercy, my love. I wish you knew
Oh, I wish you knew just how deeply
you thrill and sedu...

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