Best Jose Poems

Jose, the kid on the corner --
El Macho -- who knows no English
and who sells himself to eat
(being still not quite dry)
slept last night in an alley
shielded from wind and eyes
by the bulk of two dumpsters
positioned at angles to each other.
This morning, his smile's
as brilliant...

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Why do I love this awesome team
A logo is a start
What cooler than a fighting shark
The black, orange, blue, and white

The players are something to like
“It’s Thornton for the goal!!”
Assists from Marleu to Pavelski
Always ignite the light

The chilly rink is exceptional
The giant shark on ice
The...

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sited down with his head, the chilled lonely table.
pen cries lovely piece of solemn lyrics, his head uttered.
last sky may be till tomorrow, no more other days.
I saw tears fell among dusty floor, a nail stroke my heart.

farewell dearly beloved, his first solemn phrase.
he dream...

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José, Edwin, and Josh are ready to claim the crown
Best team in baseball, they'll become renowned
Onward and upward
No stopping this herd
Forget the Yanks and Red Sox in their pretty ball gowns...

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Located in the hot Chilean desert of Atacama
Is the San Jose mine that became the focus of drama
The miners reported for work, to start their day
Totally unaware of what was coming their way.

It was August the tenth two thousand and ten
When an almighty thunder left...

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A half of him fell into the river running wild,
Yet still, his spirits remained in manner mild.
Then, he tossed freely the other half and said:
“Go! Seek thy mate that this great joy o’ thine
Be upon those who find you, slippers o’ mine!”





Note:

This tribute poem is...

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Hostile tribes lived close to mission.
Soldiers' use brought tribes's submission.
They saw life's improved condition.
Life was sweeter.
Sale of mission reaped attrition
Day joys fleeter....

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“Help me, Papa,” little Jose so plaintively said
As Deb placed his little body next to mine in bed,
He was so sick, and I had done everything I could
The vet had said he was coming down to the end
Both Deb and I couldn’t bear to do...

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small boy at a game kiosk
vending machines that smell stale
separate stairways climbing up
to hombres and mujeres
a ticket vendor chained to his desk
wearing shiny black shoes
below wasted legs
mandatory alcoholic in checked shirt
with faded vomit spots
the homeless sober bearded man
Safeway trolley overflowing
with trash from a lifetime 
of...

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Yes, Jose,
this is another love letter
from anthroprivileged me
to LeftBrain dominant you
for multicultural us.

I'm still here
sinking into my deep blue camp chair
with feet resting on a weathered
wooden platform
for my monastic tent

Now folded
and masterfully squeezed into its storage bag
like a fat green sausage
with a thick 
black fly...

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No Way Jose'

Yes, no way Jose'
Can you ever imagine
Bill in negligee.

Ho ho,

Jim Horn...

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Whoever thought that we would find a day when Shavon had nothing to say? No 
complaints, no tears, no memories of the good years. No problems or stories of 
heart break. Who ever knew that Shavon would find true love in you? Why didn’t 
someone...

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The news reports to say, “No Way, Jose!”
With hopes to get hurricane Jose, to go away
So, I am now only passing the word along
Let’s not see another one with more go wrong
So, here we go, to start spreading the word
This weather is getting more wild...

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He lied to me and got pissed when I got revenge.But at least I wasn't sleeping 
with other men. He lied to me and told me that nothing was going on between 
them two. So explain to me what it was that the two of...

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Mountain, so mystical and sacred place
Covered by lush forest and grass carpet
Where flora and fauna grows abundantly
Beneath your skin are vastful minerals and treasures

You have formed in millions of years as scientifically estimated by man
But you are supernaturally made in just an hour by the...

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