Woman Blank Verse Poems

A Friday in October

This morning was green and mild, with 
no sand, in my eyes, wind from Morocco blew
Once, I was in Casablanca, I bought a...

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From the morning papers


We read the woman, a former actress
who stole a prince and was hated by the kingdom
is a duchess selling jam and pottery
Her...

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The Bumblebee 

He grew up in a poor household, thought
sofa-beds were the norm, but his mother
an eager reader had many books that were
given and sometimes...

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The canvas shoes in Kinshasa

Once when the time was right
A sweet girl had her picture taken
because she was seven years old
and in her mind, almost...

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Sudden illness and a nurse


it is Saturday, the air has a whiff of spring
and I was too tired to go to the bakery 
to get...

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the writer

Now let us try this again to write a document
With one letter marching nicely in front of the other
Like adding instead of using numbers...

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a doomed affair


when a young doctor/padre came to the convent 
to check on the nuns' health, he met the young abbess, and their world ignited
when...

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On the Eve of St Orwell's Day
The squaw woman brought truth to bare
In scripted pose and statuary dish
A recipe changed from Bollusk to bisque

And the...

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Truly those days were fun,
Little children playing each,
With a fine decorated toy gun,
Life was serious yet catchy;
And we were easily convinced
‘ Sit back, I will...

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The Painting


When she left, it was late in the evening
on the snow-covered path to the street
her footprints were not visible 
On the road,  there...

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Der Spiegel 

In Kashgar, where the Silk Road begins
I bought an apricot and saw a young 
Fidel Castro on a bike 
The woman who sold...

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Der Spiegel 

In Kashgar, where the Silk Road begins
I bought an apricot and saw a young 
Fidel Castro on a bike 
The woman who sold...

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Copenhagen came into view 
over looking the industry findings 
of Heidelberg sinking shores 
I'd mustered enough nerve to escape
his fist his open hand again twisting...

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Seven Mossad Agents came to Norway a winter day 
when a snow drowns the needs of the homeless
asleep in a shop's doorway absorbing the sarcastic...

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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...

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