Best San Jose Poems

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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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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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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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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An old couple in San Jose
get divorced every other day
In between they elope
with just toothpaste and soap
afraid what their parents might say


1/6/22...

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