Dirge of the Last Lap
...I
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...
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Categories:
breadfruit tree, dark, death, sorrow,
Form: Free verse
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...
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Categories:
breadfruit tree, education,
Form: Free verse
Ah Dudley
...Dudley, how did you bat today?
Did you hit the wooden ball with rubber wrapped
Over the starapple tree and far away?
Did you ride your bicycle past Knoxwood gate
Smell the cashew blossom and thin...
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Categories:
breadfruit tree, childhood, nature, nostalgia, placesold,
Form: Free verse