Painter duo
...Two painters
Two generations
Two minds
But one goal – to observe and to paint
Vincent’s Arles
20th February 1888
He left as snow fell in Paris
Seeking warmth, bright light and colour
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Categories:
kilometres, art, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Unlimited Kilometres
...It seems like your finances have evaporated
but don't fret sweetheart
today I emerged victorious
with a small sum of money
and wish your dear soul to share in this joy
So let the poetic
beaut...
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Categories:
kilometres, surreal,
Form: Free verse
at full speed
...As Voltaire might have said,
“ And yet it all works”
Did you know, dear friends, that our galaxy
Dash through space,
at a speed of 2.3 million kilometres per hour,
How does it not disintegrate?
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Categories:
kilometres, earth, miracle, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
How far will you go for love?
...men used to send love letters from war, but ok now they'll feed you bread-crumbs of attention each day, while you remain caught in a cage built of lies, disguised as love.
some people often ask, “ho...
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Categories:
kilometres, crush, feelings, love, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Vincent's Arles
...
20th February 1888, he left as snow fell in Paris,
seeking warmth, bright light and colour.
Provence beckoned, Arles awaited.
Cold welcome soon turned warm, Vincent keen to explore,
keen to adv...
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Categories:
kilometres, art, journey, paris, places,
Form: Free verse
Black swans
...
Sitting on the same bench
a few years after,
memories come back
while I'm watching the pond,
feeding the ducks, geese
and the black swans.
After a long time,
Santa Margarita's...
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Categories:
kilometres, allegory, dedication, destiny, life,
Form: Free verse
i would like to be twelve millions kilometres away
...I would like to be twelve million kilometers away
From this stupid town, I’d like to be in Minnesota,
To burn all my poems in your hungry eyes,
I want to get away from those raptors that steal my ...
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Categories:
kilometres, allegory, imagination, travel,
Form: Free verse
Born To Dance
...Born wearing ballet shoes
without knowing,
far in the deep nature,
in the Sakhalin Islands,
a ballet star opened his eyes
for the first time.
Warmed by the love of his
family, he grew up ha...
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Categories:
kilometres, absence, allegory, blessing, dance,
Form: Free verse
Pressing Through To You
...Pressing through to you
See the golden miracles here
In each life hope to bear,
But life's not fair.
Pressing through to you
Extended family and spiritual, not few.
I won't be blue
I know yo...
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Categories:
kilometres, appreciation, celebration, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Fire
...A fire burning is a sight so mesmerizing
Especially when lauded it is with words
Enouncing of how great that power which
Rules over us all is!
Flames, being made to represent our own God
Are t...
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Categories:
kilometres, creation, fire,
Form: Free verse
Tour To Khajuraho Temples
...The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India, about 175 kilometres southeast of Jhansi. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.T...
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Categories:
kilometres, body, me,
Form: Free verse
Miss You Late Soul
...Im here
Alone
Staring at the sky
With my toes guessing your name
On the ground tracing your
face
Your three names i remember
You taught me about kindness and humanity
Your journey hurts ...
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Categories:
kilometres, anger,
Form: Rhyme
A Lonely Voyage
...Five years was their prediction of my lifespan.
Approaching forty-five,
I have a lot to show and less to say.
Photography was never my thing
But I have the most impactful photo of the E...
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Categories:
kilometres, encouraging, farewell, flying, science,
Form: Free verse
The War Games
...The war games
Yesterday afternoon in Finland, as happy people walked about
content in their world of social welfare and full employment
a train loaded with armoured tanks was seen heading for ...
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Categories:
kilometres, absence, patriotic, river,
Form: Sonnet
If In Doubt About What To Do
...If in doubt about what to do,
Start up yet another charity,
And ask donors to use their credit cards,
That should ease a conscience or two.
If in doubt about what to do,
Build an even bigger s...
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Categories:
kilometres, addiction, analogy, appreciation, art,
Form: Burlesque
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