Best Seller Poems
A female tongue pushes me down from the swing of sleep.
Rain kids rouse the stink of railway track in the dawn.
A long chain of complaints tinkles on her lips.
Worries about her female children at home
rise up like the black smoke from the train.
His liquor reddened half opened eyes gaze
at the life-like-fan – its rotation makes him dizzy.
His sweet brown lady drags him into his duties.
She arranges attractively jasmine garlands
in her basket on the floor of the compartment.
Basket never enjoys the fragrance, but only carries.
First printed in my book, Kanoli Kaleidoscope, by Punkswritepoemspress, US.
(The scene from Movie Ulzhan, Drama/German screened at 2007 Festival de Cannes)
( English Style)
I met, Shakuni, in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words
He travelled a lot and the words he sold.
I met, Shakuni, in a foreign land.
Sold words like “Moksha” an Indian word
Meaning a peaceful death without bad deeds
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words.
I met Shakuni,in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words
In words“O.K., Ciao,” not interested
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land.
He liked “saudade”, the Portuguese word
Meaning melancholy, longing andlove
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words.
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words
Sold “Dharma” duty and law combined
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land
Sold“Tarof” an Iranian word,
Meaning to refuse something of wishes
I met Shakuni, in a foreign land
He was a seller of precious words
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Honorable Mention
Contest : The Troilet Movie scene of Andrea Dietrich
*Shakuni is a character in the Movie Ulzhan. Une Coproduction Franco-Germano-Kazakh.
*Shakuni is a villainous character in the Hindu Epic Mahabharata. Shakuni, a Sanskrit
word means a cheat, very skilled in playing dice.
The kids are used to sell drugs
To the customers –
What else poor kids can do?
Every day, the undercover soldier
Used to buy her big balloons
Red, blue, yellow, green, colourful and free
In those lazy afternoons
She let them fly with a smile on her face
Her laughter ringing around
He watched her do that every single day
And yet bought her balloons round
One day, he had to go for his duty
He gave her pink, new balloons
Said goodbye, rushed off to attack the foe
Missile launched from his platoons
His mission, a success, enemy killed
But some civilians died too
Pink balloons floating far away, cries heard
He had murdered her, he knew
He went to see her, that cute little girl
Just to pacify himself
He found her dead, her body strewn about
He could not forgive his self
Resigning his job, balloons, he now sells
But never rose-pink balloons
A little girl's death, heavy on his mind
In dreams, with her, he communes
In every child, he sees her lovely face
Laughing over her balloons
Silent tears flow from his penitent heart
As he sells "flying full moons"
10th Feb 2023
For Anthony Biaanco's "Balloons" contest
Once I said, “A great world this would be
if it somehow became excuse-free.”
We no longer could say,
“I will do that some day
if I get around to it. We’ll see!”
If we’re honest, we all will admit
there are times when we don’t want to quit
doing things we enjoy
to do chores that annoy.
Others’ trust in us then takes a hit.
Having pondered this matter for years,
I proposed a grand plan to my peers.
All those folks who ignore
every tedious chore
would soon get around to it. Three cheers!
Our huge factory’s state of the art,
and production’s always off the charts.
The wood circles we make
are for everyone’s sake.
Folks are ordering them by the cart.
Nearly eight billion people reside
on the earth. Thanks to us, they can’t hide
from commitments to work;
duties they cannot shirk!
The round tuit rule now is applied!
No one else runs a round tuit plant,
so our chances of failure are scant!
If we should get behind
in production, we’d find
very quickly that millions would rant!
184 words
Round tuit--This play on "When I get AROUND TO IT" was first used at the 1964 World's Fair which was held in Queens (Flushing) NY.
(humorous) A circular object giving its owner the ability to get done everything that would have otherwise been put off to a later date "when they got around to it".
Round tuits can be bought online for a few dollars!
Date: May 13, 2020
entered in Caren Krutsinger's contest
The Carpet Seller and Dali Lama
The carpet seller in Cascais is tall wears kaftan and his ebony
face looks as a relief of an Egyptian Farao…. Carries his carpets
on his forearm (like an offering) and show to tourists who sit
drinking cold beer at pavement cafes. When they ask how much
he quotes a price impossible high for his worn rugs, to be sure
no one buys because he doesn´t want to sell them. He just like to
walk around, it is his ways, when tired he sits on a bench folds
the rugs on his lap dreamily stroke them and smiles.
Where he goes when it rains I don´t know, perhaps he has got
a room somewhere, a bed, a book shelf and a postcard from
Senegal pinned on the wall. I noticed he wears solid boots as
Dali Lama does when flying around the world meeting famous
people, giggles and says simple things about life and freedom.
The carpet seller is not going home he has become a colourful
part of the townscape, and Dali Lama will not see Tibet again
Limerick 1 – The sausage seller
I used to know a sausage seller called Franz
Who could never resist a dance
But whenever he was waltzing
Mice were assaulting
And stealing his wurstchen
Whenever he gave them the chance.
the basic instructions before leaving earth
the book that will quench your spiritual thirst
the B.I.B.L.E. the anointed word of God
the manual on how to live that we should take to heart
it's been in existence for over 2000 years
so there must be something of substance in there
the tenets of God and the teachings of Jesus the Christ
the basic instructions how we should live life
the #1 best seller since its inception
but today still receives mixed reception
it can be found on the shelves of most every book store
the #1 best seller that many still ignore
it's full of wisdom, power and Godly insight
history, poetry, truth and might
KJV, NIV, the Message or the Annotated
Contemporary, Amplified of Living, no version is ever out-dated
it tells of kings, queens, prophets, prostitutes and the ever-present poor
lepers, beggars, tax collectors, sinners, disciples and so many more
a continuous account of the nature of mankind
as seen through the lens of grace and the sands of time
the #1 best seller you should get this book
and once you start to read it you'll probably get hooked
the #1 BEST SELLER
THE BIBLE
So many good stories inside and every last one is true
Oh! how my Lord Jesus died this from an insiders view
Daniele's new friend the lion or Lots wife turning to salt
Yeah, I know you're not buying and aren't one to exalt
How 'bout Joseph's amazing journey no the other one
The one who was sold into slavery, in the end he won
And Nebuchadnezzar's dream, and the four empires
This book makes it seem like man is a pack of liars
It said the earth was a sphere, ions before Columbus
Creation is pretty clear I don't understand all the fuss
And remember seven loaves feeding 15,000 people
They followed Him in droves or tossing that temple
Want a good book to read try reading the good Book
It's your soul that has the need to just take another look
Like Moses parting the Red Sea it was God behind it all
If you too really want to be free then just answer His Call
Psalms 33:4
For the word of the LORD is right;
and all his works are done in truth.
I will be a witness to this
To all this bad business
Practice gets lost in the need for money
Quality drops when you question it they act funny
Saying they are right and the customer is the dummy
Are you going to stand or stay for it
Even though you were the one that paid for it
Work hard every day for it
Stand up for yourself don't run away from it
Embrace it face it come face to face with it
So approach the situation like you have a clue
A seller will do anything to make a sale to you. -TA
A Best Seller
This would make a wonderful song,
When in his arms you always belong
And a great guitar player he now is;
A beat or a note he will never miss.
First song he sang was about me
And how much I was meant to be
While waiting how my heart did beat,
Every time when we both would meet.
Now he has become a happy feller
Because his song is now a best seller
Over every station it has been carried;
He loves me and we are now married.
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The Song of bangle seller
He sings in all nights to his crying son
to sleep with smile and to forget his mother
Though he is a poor bangle seller
his poem will be too high and luxury
There he compares his son as a prince of his empire and
he leaves his son with the angles to take care
Many plates of royal food will be waiting for him but
his prince Plays with them to his fun
His princess will be from that heaven and
She will bring moon and stars as her gift to that life
River from the Himalayas will come
to wash his palace and his dishes
Rain will shower milk to their bath and
Clouds will come to wipe his wet
Breeze will serve as his maiden to blow air
There his son will smile as Prince of the world
Sun will come and raise him from the bed and
Larks will play wakening notes to his wake up
There he stops his poem and goes
to have his own meal from his broken pot
He saw his sleeping son from that corner and
Pleasingly went to his bed with peace
will never be poor
who in this life,
lives selling smiles... !
What's the point of an Ice Cream seller
In the English Summer Weather
If I wanted a Flake in a soggy cone
On a freezing wet day
Id move to Alaska
And feed it to a Seal
Or a Polar Bear
In exchange for a Fish
I could turn into a dish
To warm me up
Instead of making me colder
Than I already am