Breadfruit Poems - Poems about Breadfruit

Dirge of the Last Lap

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The loud, cruel laughter of dirge
besieges us so greatly in the face of
wanton humiliation.
It comes mightily, crashing our aged
city walls, unearthing the foundations of
churches,
tolling...

Facing Poverty

... If I went barefoot for a lifetime,  
shoes would be pointless.  
Toes ate board, concrete, grassland, shoreline.  
Me, Tarzan to pedicurist! 
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This year was a tough Year for me

...Our river runs low, unlike in Barbados, where rain graces the small island, turning it into a tropical paradise. Green pastures thrive,
 an a breadfruit can sustain a poor man throughout the year, w...

Pipe Lines of Kaimu: Much Ado About Poi

...Welcome to a typical 'Luau' spread. The first thing that is best to learn is the Hawaiian word, 'ono', which means, delicious. It's a word bandied about before and after food goes in your mou...

The Twelve Days of Christmas, Hawaiian Style

..."Just live a little, Hawaiian style!" Quote by Hawaiian Style Band.

On the first day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me,
-- (and...) a-*Ne-ne-Goose-un-der-a-gua-va-tree.
(guava fruits are t...

Ho Xuan Huong English Translations from the Vietnamese

...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called the BEST Vietnamese poet, a proto-feminist, and "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." 

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Jamaica At 60

...There is no place like home 
I represent the black, green and gold. 
Out of many, we are one people, driven to succeed
Global excellence is our only mission to achieve. 
     
Reggae and danceha...

I Want To Go Home

...The melody of love sways in the evening breeze even the barking dogs move to its beat.   Tranquility  nestled in paradise  only found in sweet St. Mary 
Passion and pleasure found a home inside of m...

The River Is Flowing

...The remnant of last year’s summer bash lays bear on the ground
Staring at me without a smile or a frown, they just looked at me sitting on the big rock on the other side of the river 
The make shif...

A Floating Market On the River

...Floating  Market on the River

A Thailand tradition 
Large sun umbrellas 
And boat roofs or hoods
And Asian conical hats
A bucket of cracked brown egg shells 

A grandma quickly whips up 
Eg...

Education

...Education grows into a market, 
where parents invest with avarice.
They want a doctor or an engineer, 
not a man, 
in return.

Artistic sense and athletic spirit 
are asphyxiated.
Teachers ar...

Grubbing

...Adjusting Appetizing Palates.
I have sampled the variety,
I am the one who has tasted life;
The one who has had a taste of life.
Rarely indulged in the main course-
Seldom a full meal-
I come h...

Sea Sand Odyssey

...Saturated with fish fry smells, Bar-B-Cue smoke,
rodeo dust and sounds of deep water blues,
with teasing frothing lace spread on the shore,
Gulf Coast birth breeze blew winds 
in sails to Caribbe...

Poetized Babies

...POETIZED BABIES

While beauty sleeps, there are souls upon this earth
that have never known her in her full beauty.
Many seasons have passed and her eyes are still shut.
She is hiding behind pav...

While Beauty Sleeps

...While Beauty Sleeps


While Beauty sleeps, there are souls upon this earth that have never known her. Many seasons have passed and her eyes are still shut. She is hiding behind pavements of tar an...

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