Something
...“Something,” a compound
word, wondering why,
back in the early days,
I enjoyed it so, until
“serendipity” came along.
The “knock-knock,”
“who’s there?” “Surprise!”
The knockout of my voice,
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Categories:
daiquiris, words,
Form: Free verse
dizzy laughs
...I had a dream.
I don’t remember most dreams.
I was cleaning the floors of heaven.
It seemed a mixed blessing,
I was in heaven, after all
but I was cleaning the floors.
It was a part time jo...
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Categories:
daiquiris, dream, extended metaphor, fun,
Form: Free verse
Retirement Plan
...Taking my old Town-Car out for a little spin,
never suffer through rush hour traffic again.
Now we have time to see all those places we’ve never been,
baby I can’t wait for retirement to begin.
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Categories:
daiquiris, age, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
My Mate's a Primate
...I have a friend who beats his chest
Who thinks he's tough, an ego blessed
He goes out clubbing, club in hand
Neanderthal romance, clubber lang.
He drinks banana daiquiris by the bowl
Expe...
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Categories:
daiquiris, friendship, humor, satire,
Form: Rhyme
A Squirrel's Dream
...I dream of spending my hibernation
on a coconut palm in the Caribbean
where instead of sleeping
morning, noon and night
I’ll be too busy
chomping down nutty peanut cakes
and sipping daiquiris o...
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Categories:
daiquiris, animal, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Sixty Birthdays
...my first one spent in my birthday suit
warmed by a receiving blanket
after my tunnel chute
in my youth, gifts i remember —
small camera, parcheesi, Donny Osmond
album
i’d get to invite over...
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Categories:
daiquiris, birthday,
Form: Free verse
Don'T Worry
...Dont worry.
The world will never end.
Your love will cast no shadow.
Urges ripple over water.
A grave is hard and without messages.
The Family Bit, beyond measure.
Our bodies dice, shove, and c...
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Categories:
daiquiris, life,
Form: Free verse
Drunken Playground
...The stars look pretty from down here,
Lying on my side.
This chicken doesn't want to hold me,
I'm too heavy for playground rides.
I'm not a child anymore.
At least I try.
Especially
Afte...
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Categories:
daiquiris, age,
Form: Couplet
Natural
...Natural
Winter is ended now spring has begun
The birds and the bees are looking for fun
Days are now longer that winter is done
The best time of the year is yet to come
Some like th...
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Categories:
daiquiris, beach, nature, seasons, summer,
Form: Monorhyme
The Saloon
...I am in a saloon, where a blanket of glittering mist covers the floor, and where critics are shredded by Apache gunships at the door.
Hemingway sits at one end of the bar, drinking daiquiris, eyes...
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Categories:
daiquiris, dream,
Form: Free verse
Center Fuse In Creativity
...Momentary lapse of reasoning
behind exemplary seasonings
give way to life's spicy habanero
awesomesauce.
Life's seasoning of sweet-&-sour puckers
Sweet puckering of every souring breath.
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Categories:
daiquiris, imagination, inspirational, life, metaphor,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Ode To the Madman
...Ode to the Madman
It was heaven in hell, both.
It was 115 degrees and I was in hell.
But heaven was in sweltering Palm Springs.
And I tasted nectar and ambrosia, both,
Under the dauntless palms.
I t...
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Categories:
daiquiris, tribute, beautiful, me, women,
Form: Ode
I Found Peace
...Ironically, the "peace" you seek
I sought too
Only not in a dream
This is the reality I choose
Here, there are no "daiquiris"
Or "dancing"
No loveless romancing
No more chasing chances
Hoping that love enhances
In a heart that's bare
One that shows
No compassion, No care
And especially when it counts
Never being...
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Categories:
daiquiris, introspection, loss, love, recovery
Form: Rhyme
Word Morph – Moses To Nigel
...Christie MOSES is a great poetess.
Her pen MOVES with great finesse.
For her MORES in poetic verse,
Are like MOREL mushrooms immersed;
Sautéed MOTEL hot delicacies;
Ice cold HOTEL ch...
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Categories:
daiquiris, imagination
Form: Couplet