Tribute Choka Poems

Beneath stars twinkling 
Sophia and Christ flew down 
In the form of birds 
In the form of large vultures 
Vultures filled with grace 
Vultures from...

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I love manly men.
I love men in tartan kilts
who wear them effusively.
What is under them?
Do they wear short pantaloons
that will not show under kilts?

Or just...

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grand evolution!
    life-long bachelorhood to...
to now cherishing married life
       actor and husband;
proud father to growing twins.
...

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Tears endlessly drip 
So sad...is my day; I wept 
Remembering my friends gone
Together we grew 
Many days, many years; us 
Through good, through bad...we were...

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HOLDER OF THE HEAVENS

     religion of love —
the Holder of the Heavens
spurs unity and purpose

     the longhouse...

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slow fading 
of a red rimmed glow 
candle lit 
that held at bay
the cold moonless night 
its soft hiss the song 
that filled so
my heart...

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Back-road Delta Blues...
Face twisted in pain and joy
with that extra appendage
attached to his heart
His royal electric queen
and long-time lover Lucille...

*Inspired by a picture of the...

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Heat of the day sun and fun
Swimming and diving
Signs read do not swim or dive
Young and immortal
Swimming until exhaustion
Time for one more dive
A graceful dive,...

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Life does not stand still
If we look, we find friendship
There is always love
Sorrowfully, we look at death
There is always hate
Our days begin with sunlight
The night...

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 choka 

amid the grasses
a white beauty blossoms wild
each tiny petal
bestows great honor
along the graven tombstones
volunteer, unsown...

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she’s a faithful friend
a mentor, a confidant
a trusted teacher
of poetry forms
loyal, loving me for me
with no conditions...

on one occasion
she set aside precious time
to study ALL...

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Back-road delta blues...
Face twisted in pain and joy
With that extra appendage
Attached to his heart...
His royal electric queen
And long-time lover Lucille...

Edited version of and earlier post...

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There are many moons
in the essence of too far –
a total eclipse,
if one just sees feet.
My skin expands with the heat
of my ancestors
in this endless...

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All Hail King Kelly
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

A footle a day
Keeps melancholy away.
And I just must say.
Sean Kelly, today,
You are what I’ve...

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the mighty eagle
                      ...

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