Long Flood tide Poems

...Ideally Primed To Write...

Fallow wing on figurative
     awk kill lees heal
of: "My on call (Uncle)
     Muse Never Sleeps"-
     which hoop fully

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GURU

So I sent an inviting email
To a bunch of Internet Women
Asking them to join me for lunch
Set my lonely heart to sail

My Yahoo Bell rang a Lady replied
Star Heart my new Love I sighed
Her photo...

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In the crevices of a tired town,
roaches scuttle under moonlit sighs,
their dinky bodies torn by shadows 
that shroud the crumbling edges of life.

A cat lounges, indifferent,
its gaze halfway between hunger and apathy,
as food spills—moldy bread,
booze-slicked...

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Journey starts
Kunming portraits;
Highway song


Here old and new
Merge yet apart;
Vignettes juxtapose


China welcomes
Both ancient and modern;
Sign of the times


Tour group confronts
Unfamiliar grounds;
Rough edges grind


Quaint ways of old
Ancient tales displaced;
Modern day norms intervene


Spectacular vistas
Natural wonders;
Man seems insignificant


Flood tide...

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(Dedication: For the poets at PoetrySoup)

"Be of good cheer in spite of fear;
Love lives right here to help you steer."
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Here on this site, each soul can cite
In easy writes, lines in small bites.


Here each poet...

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"Blue Rivers"



Blue rivers 
run through a 
pale valley
branches merge
to an estuary
where life 
Bleeds

All in vain
Dreams are washed away
Dissolved.

The Monster satisfied
is fed.

Open mouthed
“It” sits 
where it all ends 
and waits 
patiently
for the next
flood tide
to begin
to drown...

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I was not in a wrong place 
Neither was it a wrong time when I met my fate
I was unarmed with my sweat’s worth
Another day’s dime in my pocket

I was confronted by a flood tide...

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If we only knew!

We are on the other side,
From when you lied,

If we only knew

That you were there to hide,
All the way on the other side,

If we only knew

When you’re going to make the big...

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Dawn paints lush landscapes and woodland scenes
shades of lavender and rose, blended with gold.
Nature reaps the credit for the things we behold ~            ...

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How much do I love thee, how shall I sweetly explain;
I need to see you, from your beautiful love, I would never wane.
Graze your fingers upon my body, set me ablaze;
I must have you now,...

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How do I love you, how shall I sweetly explain;
I need to see you, for your lips, I would never wane.
Graze your fingers upon my body, set me ablaze;
I must have you now, stand not...

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Proudly, she carried white carnations and delicate pink roses,
their sweet aroma emanated from her romantic bridal bouquet.
Entwined in the blooms were crystals that would sparkle in poses
of photographs soon to be taken on this, ...

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I heard the drub of rain pelting the roof
Unaware that a storm had been brewing
Roar of thunder, flash of lightning gave proof
that I had no idea, no inkling of what I was doing.

Spirit numbed and...

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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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A storm blew in when I peered into those dark eyes
Fearing lightning would strike in bolts of midnight fire
Wanting his touch, though it might lead to my demise
Then full lips swept over mine, igniting desire

Thunder...

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A storm blew in when I peered into his dark eyes
Fearing lightning would strike in bolts of midnight fire
Wanting his touch, though it might lead to my demise
Then full lips swept over mine, igniting desire

Thunder...

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Love songs softly flow on a Summer's breeze,
Lyrics trilled by doves in sweet melodies.
My vagabond heart meanders no more
for you've given yours to me, mon amour.*

Your kisses assuage my hunger and thirst.
Deluged by emotions, my...

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nature thrives on bestrewn oddness.
earth is tame in its fresh safeness.
the same for the rest of the world.  
yellow, black, and white are all furled.

The geese there on guavas feed.
Cows may swallow the grass...

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Critics

Wrote a poem in the sand,
Wonder how it fares if left alone,
Will it bear on its own merits
Or juxtapose by meddling hands,
Meantime, sun-dries it again,
Wind shifts it broad and thin,
Indelible puddles left by rain,
Sand critters...

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When Death comes calling home,
There's nowhere we can hide,
He has such a vast dome,
Can't escape his flood tide,

Death, he blows us over,
He crushes us with grief,
His nasty hangover 
Will give us no relief,

Death, he pulls...

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Emotionless eyes that have the colour of wind, looking in mine...killing me from inside.
Why do I feel so tired all the time?
Seeing everything you do, being blind.

Fearing your unstable mind, destroying mine.
Whispering in my ear:...

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