Long Aqueous Poems

As a mortal man of threescore and five years...

I bore witness and/or assimilated, gleaned,
and nursed implacable thirst for knowledge
courtesy reading factual narratives,
historical fiction, or biography
that since the advent of Homo sapiens
avast number of civilizations
and their...

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In glamor-light of sunset
a new crowd of cumulus clouds arrive
and revive a sepia sky-scene—
unworldly woolgatherers gather
spinning fantasy fluff into quixotic yarns
of debutantes dancing with honeymoon hunger;
their dewy eyes blurred by the sawdust of stardust

pseudo-princess-pleasure-seekers
—drama daring...

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Written: April 12, 2024

Rumi Quote: "I am an ark in the swift flood of time, and my companions, a fellowship. Who throws in with us sails into light"
1st place contest winner

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She was a tiny angel of a woman
mindlessly moving, in a chemical faze
her heart baracaded, tormented
from her long, lonely days 
while dancing on the edge of a pin.

Dreaming images with her feet, twirling
oblivious on a...

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This poet decided against  
becoming a measly minced meaty morsel

undetected inauspicious augury 
     assigning  adept 
     aqueous ace AOL amphibian, 
    ...

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Born shackled with globe sized
yoked millstone around my neck
rivaling the world Atlas shrugged,
or outsize boulder Sisyphus

eternally obliged to toil uphill
steepest mountain side
in concert with
Battlestar Galactica pièce de résistance
ear splitting discordant cacophonous din.

Simultaneously analogous twin tower
of...

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Before there was a world or a word 
there was unfathomable loneliness
in the gaseous expanse of pin pricked night
an infinite course of vibrations, sound
nascent, coalescing,  gestating,
until planets ripening birthed with souls.

There was only the...

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The lights of the city reflecting from the aqueous pitch, pavements in a kaleidoscope of colours create a melancholy ambience for the few who venture within. The city is transformed as the animated bustle of...

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Florence hydra logical might -
tee pseudo tentacles, monstrous sight
didst bring watery plight,
deluge rivaling Noah - bliss oblige
     epic flood of biblical
     proportions, downright
terrible, re:, a drowning egregious...

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We were vacationing in the state of
palm trees and seashore in September's
mild loveliness.
Me, a sexagenarian widow,
hobbled by arthritis in my knees.
As my family enjoyed the surf,
I sat contented on a creaking 
wooden pier,
taking in the...

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"Home is Where the Heart Is"



Savages 
behind closed doors
Civilised 
but wild animals
sharpening claws
Humanity 
tries to escape itself
can’t run away 
from finding
"TRUE HOME"
behind closed doors
Now opening windows 
fresh air 
escaping shadows
Legs splayed and arms wide
breathe
"LIFE"
in for...

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December rains
Hurl aqueous tears;
Salty aftertaste

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Monsoon season
Wet and wet again;
Abrupt mood swings

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Seek knowing
Beyond word count;
Awareness sums

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Wet market lanes
Slippery slimy walkways;
Jerky footfalls splash

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Bargain hunters
Black Friday sales;
Mob mentality

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Hot tea brew
Random conversations;
Drifting away

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Rustic tea house
Aromatic fragrance;
Poignant deluge

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Elemental harmony
Geomancy fortifies;
Feng...

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Evening cicadas
Cacophony climax;
Night time music

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By this playground
Noisy frolic parades;
Little feet gather

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Haiku moment:
Brief promontory,
Dragonfly buzz

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Raining non-stop
Wet moments splash;
Umbrella parade

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Aqueous verses
Heavy pieces drowning;
Pouring rain recites

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Walkway cobblestones
Busy footfalls conspire;
Old man ponders

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Odd faces
Cellphone conversations;
Bus-stop queue

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Gone away
Cannes vacation;
Stopover at Nice

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Fruit...

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Transmit transpire anti social copious methods of blank balled fissures of disastrous mistruths on the border of hell raiser dispatch piss filled like rats on a stinking/sinking ship, inbred senate cowardice akin to the O.K....

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Coffee beans, a world in a grain,
Roasted and ground, a caffeinated refrain.
Born in the tropics, where the sun meets the shade,
A journey unfolds from bush to brewed cascade.

In the highland realms where the arabica dreams,
And...

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Am I not exactly what you wanted to believe in.

You move through thoughts as smoke through the air invasive and sticky sticking to the conscious a millisecond per nanosecond hovering just there just long enough...

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Moonlit Music

     Dusty dusk wearing charcoal mask emerged
      to tranquil turquoise canvas of firmament.    
      On ebon night...

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Dead fish on the dead fish counter;
surprised bulging aqueous eyes stare,
none of them belly-up
but spread on their sides in a pageant
of slippery colors.
Silver, red, rainbow streaked
and all the muddy tones
of river and sea are laid...

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The shape and currents that defines my direction and our segregation
Serene meanders that sets my limitations and our alienation
The hippos and crocodiles that swim in your wild waters in ambivalence
To protect me from illusions of...

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Journey Journal writes
Thoughts swirl patterns;
Pathway highlights

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Fine morning rain
Wet window pane;
Teary sky 

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Over the horizon
Misty morning streaks;
Melancholic dawn

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Wet winding streets
Rainy commotion;
Noise speaks loud

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Bird visitor
Balcony rail solo;
Sings a sad song

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Bamboo curtain here
Streaking sun light;
Glare jolts awareness

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Morning cuppa
Espresso...

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In the echoes of ancient whispers, grim omens abound,
Some prophesy the world's demise to be by the tempestuous sea,
While others dread the cosmic cataclysm, uncharted and profound,
Yet within these disparate realms lies a bond, enduring...

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ODE TO THE RAIN


A rare happening here, this dreary drought:
The dry earth chokes and trees are fast fading,
Reservoir water stock is drying out.


The dry weather is truly worrying,
We bear the foul odours of wind-blown haze,
Health...

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Beauty smiles
Truth keeps watch;
Joy murmurs

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Jacuzzi trip
Clear water massage;
Aqueous healing

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Midtown moments
Sunny side up;
Poignant flavours

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Walkway charades
Morning fiesta;
Umbrella cacophony

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Old Mister Lee
Two years gone;
Tembusu memoir

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Such silly antics
Blindside politics;
Monkey business

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Glimpses of home
Michelin Star meals;
Vivid prosperity

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Dark skyline 
Thunder and lightning;
Rainy dawn...

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Here I sit
Gaze at blank iPad page;
No words come

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Sunday somnolence
A day of rest;
Sleep and company

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Digital movie at home
"Salt" without pepper;
Unexpected twist

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Tired eyes drooping
Too much to soak in;
Information overload

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Inspirational book
Useless without action;
Substance embodies

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Words inspire
Act with sure...

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Aqueous humor: she said of the buddahs hands that were
placed upon the table. Macula, and marvelous! A specticail
appealing to the eyes. Yards and Yards of lemongrass, and
beautiful bounties of Buddhas hands, the booty and prize...

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