Long Ball rolling Poems

SKITTLES


© RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY

28 OCTOBER, 2014





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Say it loud if that is what thrills you
Say it twice if that is what you don’t want
Say it loud if that is what brings discomfort in you
Cough it out if that will make you...

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The Three Islands Sleep!

Sleep, sleep, the islands asleep!
Sleep while the winds blow on her face,
On her trees, and on her mountains and hills,
Sleep when the thieves dressed in suit come in,
Like the befuddled man sleeps...

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It seems as if fate itself has crossed 
my path once again 

This time with the complete polar
opposite cards in tow

Offering me the same deal but this
time in reverse

When 1st he came he set in...

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The village was nestled on the coast by itself, as if God had put it there all alone, on a shelf.

The residents were isolated just like the town, and universally uninformed from the top on...

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these men & women with guns
these hired killers
these individuals who walk with a flag tattooed on their arm
these nationalists by default
these tools of the great military-industrial complex
these robots who get wd-40 squirted on their gears
ever...

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a single “truth” would
dispose of her/his motivations,
something so recognizable 
that the head could no longer be
turned away,
something that bubbled on the fine
line between a stomach full of 
butterflies & a stomach full of
wasps---
a single “truth”...

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Sometimes in life it is so clear to see
My friend is as special as she can be

Things happen and we don’t know why
But for my special friend I would die

I started the (YF4L) club just...

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Her heart swells with ecstacy
When he plays basketball in scorching heat
Dodges the ball here and there
With a sly smile dwelling everywhere

Before scoring the goal, he lifts his head
Throws a glance where she with everyone, treads
Drunk,...

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THAT WHICH PROVOKES OUR INNERMOST
     lèvres pouty luxuriante et les hanches 
CRAVING---THAT WHICH SENDS US INTO A
     qui demandent une attention,
FRENZY---THAT WHICH WE CANNOT REALLY
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president hope & change grows more corrupt to the
core,
as most figureheads do when they are fed a few more
years of
power &
with his hope & change comes 
the new BRAIN Initiative,
whose puppet master, 
the Defense Advanced...

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** SCENES FROM HOME **

The curtain wafts on an open-window’s breezing air, like liquid 
Blue in the room, bringing beauty with magic’s tracing

The woman with her still raining, trickling water-streams
Over her calf as she lifts...

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SO MANY TEARS

Whose throat is honey to the ear if not you?
Who savour the flavour and aroma of words
If not a beautiful and special young lady
Like the roses of the forest of Nkporo?
Your hands disseminate...

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Dream 
        Swim through
          Cream the treats
            And...

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Lion with a dark mane, bark flames
Before I was a monarch 
I was a caterpillar without any wings
Lion with a dark mane, bark flames
Pain in the picture outside it rains
You don’t get the picture it’s...

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Not trying to hurt the readers
Or become a poetic verbal ling beater
I’ll fade out of the last
These ends creep quietly past
It starts in fear
I’ll give it 
Another year
Then gather all that was said
And put regret...

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While any movement
    May remain unseen,
There's great potential
    That can intervene.

From a mild breeze
    To caress and heal.
To the mightiest hurricane,
    That won't...

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A blind date
sprung on two unwary victims.
He turned up early in suit and tie
obviously uncomfortable with
a situation beyond his comfort zone.

She showed up on time
dressed in an elegant clean cut dress
wearing high heels and
a subtle...

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How does a man meet a gorgeous woman
So it doesn't seem he's out on the make
If she smiles, that gets the the old ball rolling
Take it slow with each step you take

Start with talking about...

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How does a man meet a gorgeous woman
So it doesn't seem you're out on the make
If she smiles, that gets the the old ball rolling
Take it slow with each step you take

Start with talking about...

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Caution to the wind, opens doors, unseen by careful eyes.  The greatest minds achieve by leaps of faith; 
knowing progress hides in the unseen void.

Doing the black-hole dive can save a stagnating 
marble in...

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Written By:  D. Collins 4/7/2018

There are but two questions to answer, my friend.
Is the ball rolling?  And, was it worth it in the end?
Anything other than that is strictly called chatter.
The beginning and...

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Shyness is a Disease

It happens without warning,No symptoms,No signs.
I wish it were something i could control!.
It always seems to stop me dead in my tracks,Unable to put words together,
I feel fear seeming to be unsure...

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“At any rate”, be fast moving and be full of surprises 
Take control of what you have, make no sacrifices 
Stay on top of your game and keep the ball rolling
Have intention, keep direction and...

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