Best Machu Poems

A staff is more than handhold, its worn
to the grasp, trust in what fell down from above.

The llama's sure foothold fits like our staffs
in the...

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Poet:  Ken Jordan 
Poem:  Machu  Picchu 
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan 
written:  June/2015




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Barbara Jean
Funny, friendly, bashful and sometimes bone-headed
Little sister of Dr. Daniel Merrill 
Lover of the written word, my grandchildren and the natural world
I feel wonder...

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Contemplating atop the “Great Wall,” was Neruda comparing similarities of this and “Machu 
Picchu?”  Was there more commonality beyond stonemasons craft? High stone walls...

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List one: climb up to Machu Picchu,
ride the Orient Express,
see the Terracotta Warriors,
find a monster in Loch Ness,
brave the winds of Patagonia,
hike along an Everest...

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While writing about Machu Picchu the lost city of the INCAS , I thought about composing this 
poem ! The INCAS around 1100 AD ,...

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I know of, and I rest in awe of the illimitable greatness of the river Congo, and the Yangtze.
     I know...

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6. Softly she sits upon my knee.
I doze and drift as the radio squeaks
Of sunspots and the honeybee.
The cab wind whistles and creeks.
I sense monstrous,...

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Hey there Janie,last name Doe...
tell me baby,where ya wanna go?
maybe for a ride feel the wind in your hair,
maybe the nearest park,or an old country...

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I just wanna travel, walk my feet against the rocky gravel,
The scenery could be, leaves or cattle, club dance battles,
By bus or paddle, writing in...

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The fascination with travel.
Eating Sushi in Japan
Leisurely walk Central Park
Explore wondrous Machu Picchu
Romancing France
Shopping Italian style
Admire Egyptian Nile.
I just want to go
To Heaven
Then 
See it...

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Led down from the tower
Head high and hands bound
Blindfold declined against the wall
Black square pinned to his heart
His eyes afire and shining
And he sang...

He sang...

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Dragon did a pratfall, his tail accidentally taking his Mama’s computer out.
Poor Mama’s mind, lost its’ cool, as her computer hit the floor and went...

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Through, Machu Picchu, Nazca Lines, Cusco, and tunnels 
Through jungle and raging water currents and channels
Among ancient pyramids and Inca castles
Looking for gold and emerald...

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Dear Budding Poet:
Modern poetry is a sandbox for all who would build, smash, trash, shake up, and take up the art. Poetry is not writ,...

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