Long Durian Poems

              The Night Soil Man

			I

		Nothing sticks to-get-her like turds
             ...

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Durians As king Of Fruits

When it is fruits season locally, everywhere there is an abundant display of all kinds of fruits…
In any given location, you’ll be spoilt for choices given the wide selection of fruits…

Of...

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I talked to trees about you. 
I told them “don’t they importunate.”
“I texted you already”
I miss you every day.
Will tell you I need to do something
Once upon a time in a faraway mountain
Speaking in a...

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Now sometimes a person says I love you with the love of the Lord.  We are not sure whether it’s the love of the Lord because sometimes people have motives behind.  If you...

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Durio                   
              Chronos
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for Eric Mottram

           "Nur wenn das Herz erschlossen,
            Dann ist die Erde schön."
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Unquotable quotes – XII

To catch a monkey, you need a young coconut with three holes for eyes ; bore a hole in one and wait : the monkey will thrust its hand in to grab...

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After Eight Mints
Anchovies
Apple Pancakes
Applesauce
Atlantic Cod
Barbecue Sauce
Black Bean Soup
Blue Cheese
Blueberry Pancakes
Brussels Sprouts and Lamb
Buttermilk
Caribou Liver
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chicken Breast
Chicken Patty
Chicory Roots
Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate Pudding !!!
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
Coffee Cake
Coleslaw
Donkey Balls
Dried Plums
Durian Fruit
Garlic
Garlic Roast Chicken
Green & Yellow Peppers
Green Leaf Lettuce
Grilled Cheese
Hamburger
Hashed Brown...

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Durian Fest

This being the month of September....
It is the season made just for tropical fruits lovers...
Given a favorable season of good sunny weather..
Coupled with intermittent rainfall all over..

The daily market place teems with fruits galore..
Abundant...

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you never saw me when i was 
		itching at the sky for answers
	that were never there,

			opening all of the gates and all of the pits
			beyond the Valley of Death,
			still stinking with brim, and hot brine
			just...

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This was before they were banned
From overhead storage.
Amazing how one Durian can clog
So many confined bobbing heads.

A stomach turning air turbulence
Is yet more desirable than
That choking miasma of emissions
Which waft from their pulpy substance.

In foreign...

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Apple tart tops apricot pie
Bitter gourd blends with bean curd fry
Carrot cake craves for chili sigh
Durian desserts yell doughnut cry.

Eggplants yield puddings shaped as chicks
Fruity gums glue potato sticks
Garlic lollipops waft shared licks
Hot tomatoes ignite...

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Today I present an old poem, written at least a decade before "Doubts". What this poem lacks in poetic format, and style, it reaps in sentiment.
Enjoy:

the Girl Who Ate the National Park

I was picking apples,...

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So swiftly now, so much of change;
Time yields endow, time feels so strange.


So quickly here, so change feels strange;
The times brought cheer, the feel of change.


It seems a flash, a brilliant blur;
The spiral dash, an...

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To gormandize upon the fungal billowing  
of its noisome mustiness,
beguiles many to munch upon its earthy reek.
A creamy white meatiness enchants taste buds 
to pillage pale fetid delights,
while a gluttonous well-being 
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Late repast
Mealtime message;
Food invigorates

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Joy spreads
Peanut butter bread;
Poignant taste

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Fish head curry
White rice paradise;
Earthly ambrosia

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Family meal
Celebratory moods;
Evening delights

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Premium durian feast
Pleasure primes palates;
Mangosteen topping

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Tuesday month-end
June succumbs;
July takeover

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By and by
Here and there;
Anxious punctuation

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Mystic mathematics
One upon zero;
Infinity presides

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Pineapple slices
Everyday desserts;
Meal...

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The Orion 
has arrived!
On board the 
Flagship,
RearAdmiral 
Mickael,
Eternal Dark 
Man on the 
bridge,
And his 
Ladyship 
PrincessLadyJewel,
His 
bodyguard of 
a thousand 
blades!

He came to 
tame and 
conquer the 
carrions,
Blood sucking 
humanoids of 
the terra 
vista race,
They...

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In our city at night,
One can see glowing lights,
And many busy vehicles,
Slowly moving through the streets.

Delicious barbecues for dinner,
The sizzling sounds are such a winner,
The aroma of meat makes us hungry,
And we crave it all,...

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HAIKU GLIMPSES #2


I see you
Resolute as ever;
After my own heart

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Face well-sculptured
Time tells tales;
Poignant story

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Dry June humidity
Sunscreen helps;
Hot as Hell

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Durian season
Pungent gastronomy;
Aromatic digest

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Words on rice paper
Delicate strokes;
Ancient soliloquy

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Finesse styles
Picture calligraphy;
Foreign nuance

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Coming home baby
To familiar notes;
What's new...

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Its your B’day,
Time to be Happy & gay.
Put on that lovely smile & walk that extra mile!
After all the cakes you bake,
The calorie counter is at stake!

Lay down the boots, drop the shoulder.
Take rest, let...

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Pathway blocked
Detour around;
Seek alternative route


Look beyond zest
Let message fling;
Align your quest 


No customers
Drowsy sales person;
Somnolent afternoon


Bazaar atmosphere
Crowded pathway;
Curious seekers


Mini speakers
Loud digital music;
Screaming upbeat sounds


Popcorn vendor
Long queue waiting;
Small people and parents


Durian season
Pungent suffocation;
Sensory perfection!


Sales season
Great Singapore...

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Durian season
So much fruits;
Weathering hot flush

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Bank commotion
Long queues here;
New keepsake notes

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Death floats
Coldness crumples;
Taut dry skin

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Song and dance
Politics gyrates;
Cast your vote

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Win or lose
No draws allowed;
Survival instincts

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Morning sickness
Pregnant ideas;
Gestation period

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Sometimes yet
Too many times;
Cash makes kings

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Night time here
Windy...

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there at the foot of the hill
stands a lone durian tree -
tall, strong and stately;

from its branches hanging
fruits with oval, spiky rind
prickly and sharp as nails;

the foulest smelling fruit
on earth the durian crop
it makes you...

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The rise in prices
Price increase becomes
Price adjustment
But the rise is something different
Unlike the tide
It only rises 
And never falls
It's seasonal
Just like the durian
Every year at least once
With the Financial Report
And Unlike the durian it seldom...

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It is okay
what's important
you're aware of your veins
anchored to the continent
of your soul
with a very deep hug
even darkness is not visible
but it's not blind
to your brain's eyes.

To where you turn yourself 
return to your heart
that...

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