A curse that’s worse than the pandemic
Greedier populist verse became totemic
No halt of their catapult assault systemic
Seedier social media game now endemic
Whether it be some chanting panting cleric
Will ration all compassion not really angelic
Always decanting another ranting hysteric
Doubts planting the enchanting evangelic
Oligarchy malarkey their tarnished polemic
Climate fires rage but won’t call the medic
Derails with varnished tales any academic
Preening demeaning all left leaning satiric
Dystopian & myopian totally Machiavellic
We burn they’re still lippy well it’s generic
With their heinous intravenous hypodermic
Even if taciturn with boring name like Derek
Yearn for return of hippy trippy psychedelic
Not dippy all learn nature can be mesmeric
Don’t spurn love soars above stratospheric
She is more than a tourguide
but a warrior within her soul
who is a champion of Bahamian hospitality ambassador of the natural environment
and a pioneer with a spirit
for creativity and innovation
quenching the thirst
of her progressive mindset
where curiosity is her superpower
She is a teacher and a storyteller
who set the standard for visitors
and how to become a true, true Bahamian
through historical landmarks, folktales, cuisine
Rake and Scrape, bush medicine
blueholes and endemic birds
to create an atmosphere
where everyone would recieve
the Bahamian VIP experience
whether they are from Miami,
Puerto Rico, China, or The Netherlands
She is a visionary and servant leader
behind the warrior found within her
ahead of her time
who is very selfless and approachable
always willing to put the necesities
of her team ahead of her own accolades
like a tree feeding Pigeon Plums and Seagrapes
to the White Crowned Pigeons
instilling inspiration in their hearts
to become more than only tourguides
but to become the guardians and stewards
of the authentic Bahamian adventure
for generations to come
The Bahama Oriole
our Bahamian coconut bird
is the crown gem of our Androsian coast
soaring from Morgan's Bluff to Mars Bay
where their elegance
of yellow and black are treasured
The Bahama Oriole
our Bahamian coconut bird
is the dream endemic of our naturalists
where you can take your scopes and binoculars
and see them nesting on our coconut palms
When you come to The Bahamas
to visit our coconut birds
they will only roam the skies
of our sleeping giant in the north
where you can hear
the sounds and calls
of their majestic voices
echoing the atmosphere
near the forests and coastlands
The Bahama Oriole
our Bahamian coconut bird
is the hidden gem of Andros Island
whether you spot them in Nicholl's Town
Staniard Creek or Mangrove Cay
* Note: The Bahama Oriole is one of 6 endemic species of birds found in The Bahamas. They are nicknamed The "Coconut Bird" by the locals due to their preferences to nest in coconut palms.They can only be found on the Island of Andros, which is the largest island of The Bahamas
Elder abuse endemic
free to roam the land
Preying on the weakest souls
willing by command
Targeting new victims
infirm and oft alone
Fangs sink deep while senior’s sleep
— tearing flesh from bone
(Dreamsleep: December, 2025)
Pots & Pans
We see on the net a dust bowl of horror called Gaza
people with remarkable pots and pans begging for
food around an open kitchen; the thought is, do they
keep the poets and pans so clean, do they take turns
licking clean any vestige of nourishment of the said
utensils, which tells me there is a Palestine under
the ruins and there will always be a Palestine, if not
Today, but tomorrow it will be the day the flag will
hang from every ruin, free of Israel's hatred, and
endemic caused by the malicious influence of the USA
From the time America was influenced by the people
of the Old Testament
Within a circle of emerald peaks
Where memories stretch a million miles long
Whistled through bright black plumes and golden streaks
Wherever life exists, it sings a song
Blessed Kaua'i, where the 'o'o reside
Lonesome haven for that endemic race
A frail and fertile ground for doom to ride
Pestilence brought forth extinction's embrace
Those wooden whales passed on a host of beasts
Cats and dogs and gnats with ravenous eyes
The helpless 'o'o now their scrumptious feast
All but one bird met untimely demise
His broken duet wailed then through the shores
Then it fades, and the 'o'o sang no more
Old Mother
Old Mother Hub
BARD
Went To
Fetch Her
Little Dog
A
BONE.
But The
CUP-
BOARD
Was A:
BEAR!!!
A Huge
Prehistoric
Essence Of
Wild
BEAR!!!
So
No-Habitat
*ANGRY*
!!!
Ate That Fake
Little Dog Down
To Every Spoiled
Bone
Bone
Bone.
Fake
Fake
Fake
Tender Rotten
Domestic
Non-Endemic
Toy!
Bad Dog!
Mz. Hubbard Had Had
Enough - Passed On.
BEAR Ate Her Too.
Might As Well...
No Waste.
She Was Old Anyway.
FADE.
-Gray Squirrel
06-07-2025
Toddler’s expressive eyes gleam as they idle hours
Oh such fun with doting parent’s gift wrapped present
Yes that shared joy endemic to cherished December day
Humble home, or palace known? Scenes
Pass.. somewhere is the tick of clocks; or beat of
Metronome? The rhythm of possibility’s a
Crashing of waves. Some false? much information! we journey through such days.' Endemic plan-demic were you killer? Or
Culler? answers beget questions; each bounce one off the other.' Amidst great
Hunger for peace! Yet much war is feasting on' oh how
The bloodthirsty simper. Their patience is
Strong.' Strong as a kingdom spanning our
Earth.' Yet to be broken.' Upon the coming
New birth ' His agents right now communing' these very
Spiritual hours ' incessantly requesting more wisdom more power.' His angels are
Active many deployed now on earth' legions in heaven move to restrict satanic
Girth.' The wall of eternity grows increasingly thin.' Soon comes Gods Kingdom and the death of all sin'
©Joe Maverick 25/4/2025
“We must feel glad that, for the moment, the kea has been saved to amuse us, surprise us, even annoy us and damage our property, and cheekily remind us that land was not made just for the benefit of the human race.”
– Authors Rod Morris and Hal Smith on the kea
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Endemic to New Zealand
Omnivores in harsh alpines
Smart, playful, curious bird
Parrot species endangered Kea
Delightfully curious, clever learner
Lover of new things
Waitaha gave them name
‘Guardians of the mountains’
Flying emeralds, camouflage wild
Ground nesting social lives
Vulnerable to ground predators
Stoats, possums, feral cats
Wires, power lines, cars,
Chocolate, wrappers, plastic, rubbish,
Lead, Timms traps, baits
Wrongfully persecuted Nestor notabilis
Bite that pseudo-thumb at the world,
sit a moment in solitary confinement;
Your ideology is so blissfully bent
it favors crooked instead of curled;
No need for sour vocalizations
culled lineage was reserved for us;
There is nothing left to discuss,
we’ve no time for empty declarations;
Endemic of a fantastical China forest,
“Black and white treasures so rare,
sweet bamboo loving panda bear…”
I wish action matched that joy chorused.
Dilemma Minichu
kill thrill, rage unfolded?
a youth's pebbles become hollow bullets inflight
killer molded
sunken, aloof
might never makes right, but blight
lone wolf
hate ills
endemic plight
kills!
kill thrill, rage unfolded?
might never makes right but blight
kills!
Dimensional slippage
conceived from without
Length, width, and height
time squared thereabout
Spacetime endemic
on gravity’s spire
Black Holes ill rumored
supernova inspired
Fourth, fifth, and sixth
but then nobody’s sure
With logic’s deception
embraced more and more
The system it’s flawed
in both structure and form
Pulling you into
the physicist’s norm
Till that day you falter
and turn from it all
When the out becomes in
— and you answer the call
(Dreamsleep: July, 2024)
A teardrop of joy
a teardrop of sorrow
Different in substance
different in kind
Flowing endemic
the scientist’s baffled
Their chemical compounds
— distinct and profound
(Rosemont College: June, 2024)
Owning
the memories
of the years
without me
I wonder
if your thoughts
ever drift
toward mine
Your distance
endemic
a broken
connection
Remembering
moments
our hearts
— intertwined
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
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