Final Vestiges of Antigua
...Cooled off to take a sip; two.
Greedily waking up; fading
of the whole cup - butterflies,
trees, flowers; drips touching
the final vestiges of Antigua.
Fear ascended into the canopy,
slid alo...
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Categories:
antigua, adventure, appreciation, drink, fear,
Form: Free verse
tell her you saw me
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tell her you saw me ...
tell her I was out on the bluff at the Cape during a gale, much too close to the rocks … tell her the surf was tormenting the ledges, its roar far too loud for me to hear...
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Categories:
antigua, adventure, analogy, anxiety, break
Form: Epic
Elite Street
...It’s great to be a member of the global elite,
The bean poles in my garden are standing proud and neat.
Organic veg is thriving thanks to ample bags of peat.
I never hear a siren roaming dow...
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Categories:
antigua, class, holiday, international, power,
Form: Rhyme
Tropical Fruit
...All in on the last spin.
Tropical fruit wins.
With Antigua to boot
Trip cruise, swimsuit.
America's favorite game.
They win Alotta loot....
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Categories:
antigua, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Traveling With Deborah
...These tears in my eyes come from missing you
No point in my trying to diminish their flow,
For they reappear with special memories
They persist in following me wherever I go.
How I re...
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Categories:
antigua, i miss you, loss,
Form: Rhyme
Antigua Sonos
...A wagon wheel across the stones
—ancient sounds
The death of night, the birth of dawn
—ancient sounds
The blood of my enemy drips from my sword
—ancient sounds
A voice from beyond, heard ...
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Categories:
antigua, sound,
Form: Free verse
Tell Her You Saw Me
...Tell her you saw me ...
Tell her I was out on the bluff at the Cape
during a gale, much too close to the rocks.
Tell her the surf was tormenting the ledges,
its roar far too loud for me to hear...
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Categories:
antigua, allegory, heartbreak, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Sun Moon Bliss 2
...The bonewind speaks remiss of bone
Always pulling up and headed towards the foam
When the mermaid skins were like scales in signature
Falling off aenome or when the sea was our home
A man is a...
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Categories:
antigua, 10th grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
I Walk Alone At Dusk
...I walk alone on the pier at dusk.
The fading sun slowly sinking west
Watching the cruise ship heading out,
Dreaming of sailing away to the isles,
Antig...
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Categories:
antigua, lost love, ocean, sad,
Form: Free verse
Cherished Moments Together
..."Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have
Hiding here for you inside...."
--lyric from "Cherish" by The Associati...
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Categories:
antigua, romantic love, vacation, wife,
Form: Sonnet
A Small Island Wedding
...Antigua what can I say,
I went to the wedding of the day
I hoped on a plane and made my way
In the month of May
How I wish, I could of stayed
Do you think if I had pray
I would be allowed to st...
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Categories:
antigua, appreciation, beach, celebration, love,
Form: Rhyme
As I Recall
...As I recall it was December
When a blizzard closed down O’Hare
I was sick of northern winters
While the sun was shining south somewhere
I remembered in a magazine
Pictures of a tropic scene
In ...
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Categories:
antigua, beach, change, chicago, paradise,
Form: Rhyme
Let's Charter a Yacht
...LET'S CHARTER A YACHT AND GO WHERE IT'S HOT
AND PEOPLE ARE NOT IN THE WAY
WE'LL START OFF IN GREECE WITH CHAMPAGNE AND CASIS
THEN SAIL UP TO NICE, ST. TROPEZ
AND IF MISTRAL SHOULD BLOW WE'LL JUST...
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Categories:
antigua, beach, fun, love, romantic,
Form: Lyric
Laughin Criminals
...LAUGHIN’ CRIMINALS
We run down the street to escape the local cops.
I went into the liquor store with my mate Arnie –
we looked around and spied that big fat gringo:
together we said, “Give ...
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Categories:
antigua, crazy, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Verse
Solo Quize
...Yo solo quize amarte a la antigua
mandandote flores y poemas para hacerte mia
alimentando este amor que es mi fantasia
noches de pasiones mientras tus ojos me sonreian
Yo solo quize demostrarte es...
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Categories:
antigua, love, me, me,
Form: Rhyme
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