Hospitality Poems

When the bathroom calls your name

I had cycled to Upper Montclair
It was humid, hot, smoke in the air.
I was sweaty, and smelled of Deet
circles under my eyes, and I was beat.

It was Sunday, I'm agnostic, or I'd be in church
Anyway, my state flipped to desperate search
I went to the gas station, to the staff I made a plea
I said "Do

Southern Hospitality

It could be a friendly wave from a stranger; Or
A "How are you doing?" from across the parking lot.
At other times, just the simple words of, "Follow me".

Northern Mississippi is where I was born and raised.
It's where I was well taught about how to behave.

After 17 years, having finished high school, I migrated North
From the

Southern Hospitality

Purple pauses peach pleasantries 
Offering hot coffee or sweet tea
Warm welcomes with charming smile
Sitting on the porch in southern style
Saying hey to everyone of y’all 
Thickest accent in the way you talk
Appreciative of nature that silver sings
In eyes and hearts of soul that dreams

White Lie Birds

Backhanded compliments are meant to disturb
Yet on surface pretend to be a polite white bird

Giving fake hazel humor or slighted cranberry concern
When the person pretending to teach needs to learn

Learn the lessons of southern hospitality amber and
If you’re guessing know you can catch these hands

Retired VIP Guest Hospitality Specialist: Land Trustee-PS

A pure Hawaiian of rare birth,
living a life somewhat carefree,
fed farm animals by this squirt,
sticks and stones were real toys indeed,
set trash ablaze, be on alert,
a barefoot country kid, that's me,
a runner on trails made of dirt,
plucked berries from brush, fruits from trees,
built sandcastles--swam first of seven seas.

"I was young when we all left this

Happiness With Strangers

Sometimes, happiness is found in unexpected places,
In the smiles of strangers who cross our paths,
In the kindness of strangers who lend a hand,
& in the stories of strangers who share their hearts.

Yesterday, it was like a ray of sunshine,
That broke through the clouds of loneliness,
That warmed up the coldness of indifference,
And brightened up the darkness

Southern Hospitality

It happened to us twice
In a Southern city. May it
suffice to share one experience
with you.                                        

I Saw a Man

I saw a man standing by the road
He was bedraggled and beaten down,
I passed him by, afraid to share my empty seat
And thought how sad we have come to this
In our self-satisfied want for nothing,
Afraid, because we hear horror stories
About those who have helped strangers,
Denying ourselves the opportunity to bless.

And, thinking of him, I must

Southern Hospitality

McConnell says blacks are not whites
So there's no need for voting rights
They all have the perk
Of going to work
Though a few may need to work nights!

Five Iranian Friends

Many years ago when I was a traveling salesman,
I met five post-graduate engineering students from Iran…
     educated,
     intelligent, and
     entrepreneurial.
They pooled their resources and leased a restaurant.

On another occasion, since
Columbia is a small town, and I could find no lodging,
My Iranian friends invited

Hospitality

What I have noticed here
and there
on campuses
in medical service centers
within hospitality sanctuaries
in sane asylums

Most of the language
in exterior marketing
and interior messaging cultures

Has gently moved from internment
and imprisonment
and confinement
and isolation
and punishment,

Whether voluntarily elected
selected
invited
or imposed
sentenced
medicinal
sterile
purgative,

Whether mental
or physical,
spiritual
or natural,

Has moved on to a more engaging
empowering
enlightening reconnection
of multiculturally intelligent hospitality

Inviting universal health care
for reconnecting all,
regardless of how irritating
and silent
and/or

Ecological Paths

EcoPolyPaths:

Avenues for restoring stressed
traumatized PolyVillage EcoCulture
and
marginalized Regenerative EarthJustice

Usually inter-religiously inspired by asking

What would I/We look
sound
green taste
smell
touch
feel like
making win/win healthy and safe co-passion
with this
sacred holistic room
yard
forest
desert
body of water
state of trans-national soil
mountain
river
home
family
tribe 
species
relationship?

Within this severed win/lose,
yet potential win/win,
integral
inviting
next situation.

Fake Hospitality

Fake sugar fake taste
Fake flavor fake aroma
Fake People fake hospitality
Fake love fake encounter
Fake knowledge fake brady
Bye Keerthi bye Reddy.

Kola

Gods of our land, this is Kola! 
Food by your very own hands baked, 
Which breathes life into us. 
He who brings Kola brings life, 
Here in my hands is Kola. 
May hospitality never leave us, 
May peace forever in our abode reside. 
May our brothers never betray us
and let our sisters in cordiality bask.

Graciousness

Graciousness comes with smile and laughter
The perfect gesture to dismiss the gentle gaffe
And permits the guest be assured that after
Graciousness comes with smile and laughter
Welcome all who enter in, hereafter
To grace our homes with peace and joy 
Graciousness comes with smile and laughter
The perfect gesture to dismiss the gentle gaffe.


Written on November 23, 2020
For Mohan

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