before time was invented
...Before time was invented
A long time ago when our world was much bigger than it is now and had a landscape pleasing to the eye and no steep hills to climb Since seasons had not been divided into...
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Categories:
bacalao, 11th grade, adventure, anti
Form: ABC
sardines in olive oil
...Sardines in olive oil
A shop in Lisbon exclusively sold sardines
this interested me since my Norwegian mother
had worked at a factory selling tinned sardines
I asked if they had sardines from ...
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Categories:
bacalao, absence, adventure, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
epson salt
...Is it Epson Salt?
All those nice villas along the coast are empty save for stray cats
and those too poor to live inland because the sea stinks like
bouillabaisse gone off. Marine life and sea plan...
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Categories:
bacalao, adventure, anger, baptism,
Form: Blank verse
time in between
...27-12 was a long day
The Christmas began with a labor dispute at the cafe in
our building the chef didn't want to come in and cook on a Saturday unless she received extra pay.
The cafe owner t...
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Categories:
bacalao, atheist, betrayal, car, cat,
Form: Blank verse
back to normal
...Back to normal
The festivities are over, and the morning news
is about the war in Ukraine, we are told how successful
their army is shooting down 13 drones and killing a Russian in a boat.
Re...
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Categories:
bacalao, abuse, allah, analogy, animal,
Form: Blank verse
Ante Bellum
...In this rainy coldness of a night
I am drained and dry like a hanging Bacalao.
I hope it comes to pass!
As cant as I am - broken as a rib
As grey as ash is - as dim as an ar$e
Take without hesit...
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Categories:
bacalao, motivation,
Form: Free verse
Sunday Forenoon
...Sunday Forenoon
She is listening to the Catholic mass
On TV and I’m banned from the living room
She takes her religion serious
And will be spared of any sarcastic remarks
About how the Padres...
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Categories:
bacalao, beach, creation, deep, irony,
Form: Blank verse
What Will Be Will Be
...What will be will be
It was raining all day he sat morosely
on the balcony, today he sits on the terrace
and is still pessimistic despite sunny weather.
He wants to go back to his cottage in A...
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Categories:
bacalao, friend, fun, happiness,
Form: Blank verse
Is It the Ebson Salt
...Is it Epson Salt?
All those nice villas along the coast are empty save for stray cats and those too poor to live inland because the sea stinks like bouillabaisse gone off. Marine life and sea plan...
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Categories:
bacalao, character, christian, city, columbus
Form: Blank verse
Driving Home
...Driving home
Driving back to Algarve we took the long road
more cafés and restaurants by the roadside and not
so many crazy drivers.
The restaurants were full of Portuguese people on vacation
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Categories:
bacalao, allah, angel, anti bullying,
Form: Blank verse
Shifting Population
...Shifting population
The foyer at the new hospital was full of women
It was a cold day, and they wore coats, brown /grey
short and squat they looked like toys sprung live
and had t...
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Categories:
bacalao, age, allah, angel, april,
Form: Blank verse
To Be Or Not To Be a Vegetarian
...To Be or not to be...a vegetarian
Christmas in Portugal is a dowdy affair, Supermarkets
are open most days and there is no rush, and no expectation,
the hunting for happiness, family union an...
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Categories:
bacalao, blessing, christmas, humor,
Form: Blank verse
Bacalao
...Foreigner In Portugal
At the local shop I met an elderly woman, mind most
of the women I meet are elderly but this one was
primordial, she dropped her bag when seeing me and
exclaimed is it tru...
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Categories:
bacalao, humorous,
Form: Blank verse