Long Chopsticks Poems

I have slept but I have not slept
I have not slept but I have slept
For the first time in two years
I slept without a word of care
No codes, no crossroads
No railroads, no shiploads
No lizards no...

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We are human being with a soul
We were taken from the North and South Pole
And left in a basket at the flagpole
If all the relics in history were unfold
You would discover that the real threshold
Is...

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I was walking on a green field when a cyclone came and picked me up,
He wrapped me in dark whirlwind, so I screamed that no one could ever stop;
When he was annoyed, he dropped me...

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A chopstick is just a utensil.
But a chopstick can
trigger that
uncontrollable laughter
and smiles at the dinner table.
When one snaps, we chuckle.
When someone can’t use them properly,
we giggle.
When someone eats with them,
we ridicule.

Chopsticks are an icon of...

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the lunchbox moment.
I can feel the looks of disgust as I make my way to the table,
I sit down,
others stand up,
walk away.
kids grimace at the meal I’ve placed in front of myself,
“ew” and “what is...

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he is a god
given hap
piness in
my life

before 
he could
even speak
english he told

me his very
first German
joke and where
he learned German

is beyond
me and i must
say he is in no
way part of my

gene puddle
deep and or from 
the...

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I imagine myself 
with my head on the table,
looking within you,
breathing you in,
with me conveying all that I want to say,
and get some answers.

We talk.
About the mundane things and the important things
Can we touch on...

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The Cat in the Hat
Invited me in,
He stood on the mat saying
"Come along in,
Come in, come in,
Come in I say,
Enter, enter,
Step this way.
Would you like to take a chair?
You can sit
Here or there,
You can sit
Anywhere.
Perhaps...

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Chairman Xi Jinping you seek a new geo-strategical order

Sick of the blame game burden and fake foreign news

Like viruses internet hacking sanctions and accusations

Spew a fault line of tsunamis and earth shattering quakes 

Pacific surfers’...

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You're better off getting out of this mans way 
The good guy has been angered, the poet is on a Rampage
Christmas and easter have been cancelled, every day is now Wu-Tang Clan day
I grew up...

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The old upright piano sits flush against the wall,
has been hushed into silence, out on the sun porch 
Ignored, neglected, but standing erect 
I can imagine it was treasured in its prime,..polished, stylish, and new
But...

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I came to your house this morning
And posted something for you,
My favourite crushed can of Special Brew.
But I don't think you noticed,
I don't think you cared
Or maybe you were just a little bit scared.
I'm constantly...

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smacking her lips
i know she can smell me
the cab ride to the wrong town
a fog ride through destiny
territory
territory
hunter
im the preditory recoil
im no shrub chasing alice
i am th chalice of jewels being spilled
the elipse of thunder...

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She says her love language is food well now you're talking baby
We can go anywhere what shall it be
Texas, Mexico, France, Italy, China, Germany, or maybe some old-fashioned southern hospitality
I know your mind has a...

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A Chinese lad was at table dawdling with his pork and rice.
This upset his mama-san who reprimanded him in a trice!
"Clean your plate!  Children in America are starving, son!"
And she continued to berate him...

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Hot jasmine tea
My grandmother liked to drink
Everyday at 10
While tending to ancient herbs and oriental spices
Before Day’s of our Lives
She never understood it but she liked it anyway
And after her afternoon nap
She always had an...

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Far away from home, I found another home in Taiwan
Today all family members come together
Eat pomelo 
Make a pomelo hat to turn bad luck into good
The smell from the pomelo hat is very energizing
The day...

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T'was freezing cold and I struggled in the heat
I was pleased I'd put warm gloves on my feet
I shouldn't have been out on such a cold night
High in the sky was the sun and shining...

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Morning buzz
Grandeur and grace;
Pleasant surprise

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Floral bouquet
Scented extravagance;
Rose garden escapade

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City lights twinkle
Evening charades;
Dinner for two

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Father's Day comes
Commercial success;
Family reunion

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Ink stains
Words on paper;
Cursive metaphors

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Kitchen chit-chat
Witty small talk;
Espresso ideas

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Sleepy somnolence
Eyelids heavy;
Dreamy pursuits

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Birdsong duet
Dawn serenade;
Hopes and dreams

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Late night escapade
Tryst...

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Home Is In My Heart
 
Home is in my heart;
I carry it with me wherever I go.
	
My home is the smile of the angels that look down on me from heaven above.
	
Home is sinking deep...

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7/5/21

Chopsticks
Lockpicks
And exotics
Continually the clock ticks
Certain situations required antibiotics
Or the use of narcotics
For some it angered and others it was hypnotic
Near and far from lifeforms that are aquatic
There is peace or conflict
In a world that can...

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Her chopsticks are at the ready.
Her hands are good and steady.
She likes to knit her noodles!
The task has just begun...

She starts off with a mango Welt
With pride, with zest, with tang.
It's a mesmerising watch
While the...

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What is your answer when you doubt?
     A. Perhaps the occult or mystics
     B. Learn some escape artists' tricks
     C. Just memorize Proverbs...

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sometimes i want to write but 
my hand cramps up
 so i switch hands

 now my right hand does not like
 my left because he does not know how
 to use chopsticks properly.

 old lefty...

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Smiles now style
Family banquet;
Happy feast

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Roundtable moments
Spring festival treats;
Family bonding sums

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Red for good luck
Charming good times;
Springtime company

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Red lanterns float
Breezy breeze blows;
Sway of good fortune

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Nine course meal
Delight dances round;
Happy chit-chat punctuates

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Food fortune toss
Myriad chopsticks work;
Faith works wonders

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Festival...

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