Long Geckos Poems

“Ten Years, Somewhere in their Lost Neighbourhood”

Of course,
he said, like a god,
there is no course,
one must simply go with the flow
the penumbra stands waivering its existence,
a kind of deactivation, fuzzy borderline hanging, 
backing the art...

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"Psychobabble"
 


She plants the seeds
in Her mind 
through the 
fathomless
oceanful wells
of Her eyes
saltwater falls
over the unchartered
sharp edges of 
Her tight boundaries
to the playing fields
Elysian
where She waits 
impatiently 
in all Her glowing 
warm-skinned dreams
black words turn
to...

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"Light Kissed"


Light kissed her through the veil
Come tempest on the beach of morning sun
With Gold on your naked feet
Life has again for you begun 
Like waves to shore
You’ll meet my kiss
Slow and full 
Wet succulent...

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“Chameleons”

Chameleons
many shades 
of blue 

pretty beautiful
things given time
change their colours

not so 
delphinium
belladonna blue

Blue sky 
hypnotises
blooms 

face to the sun 
smiling to
wave Apollo in 

subtle fragrance 
the wanting need 
to get closer

around their 
feet, circling geckos
5...

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It's midnight and perhaps late April,
The gunshots thundered sporadically across the roof,
Suddenly, an awkward silence crammed all the rooms.
Favour Akachukwu Onyekachi ran to the lavatory for safety,
But saw something creeping on the wall.
It was as...

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STARS & STRIPES 
I know the Treasures held by the snow
I know pleasures unknown
And the measure of the shadows below.
They said Look what you've become.
Red, I replied I know. I've grown numb.
More dead than when...

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What I remember about this day
was first waking and forgetting
about the time of doing in this moment
as I look forward to just being present
Brewing coffee of pumpkin spice
with cream and cinnamon
Lounging to see the daylight...

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the night is dark
            man in the moon disembark
               ...

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the night is dark
            man in the moon disembark
               ...

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Reading diaries of different discussion blots is considered to be akin to perusing the top shelf of a historical library section. Each label once worn drops like stones sinking into the carpet and creases of...

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Written: October 30, 2023, For Eve Roper Nursery Rhyme
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Where joyful colors and lively settings rule.
In...

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Mountain doves coo as Apollo wakes peering
Over the Koolau ridge still dark with sultry shadows.
Sunbeams glisten on soft grey and white feathers
As the happy pair take flight in unison to tree tops.

Garden snails creep to...

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Oh awesome, sweet garden, how happy you make me,
When I have breakfast on our patio and absorb you with glee,	
Mid-morning comes in a flash with a fleeting cup of coffee,
Then lunch, have a quick sandwich...

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Night came harvesting our sights
into his basket of darkness
at the same time, the once drizzles on our roof
had turned into a rainstorm
putting a period to the work of all nerves and eyes for the day...

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Thorns of the plant are so honed;
And when thorns prick, I can't even shout;
Coz, baby birds, sleeping there in its zone.
Oh, the thorns here, to protect them? I doubt!

Stings of the ants are too sharp;
And...

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The Perfect House

There is the perfect house
Abandoned so long ago
Left to die all alone
Surrounded by the red desert
Scrub growing in place of grass
Kangaroos and cows die in the front yard
Geckos still run across the wasteland
Looking...

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Is there anything more satisfying
Than a bowl of veggie soup
From the famous Campbell's kitchens
That nobody else can dupe!

It's probably not smart to have some
Two or three times a day
But I surely would if I had...

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Everywhere we were, we were in the mood of seeking eyrie
At times, life’s roses and prickles prerequisite no banana
The forest accommodates amazing trees and flowers pulpit
In the sun, the minds are working hard and none...

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Although most pets are cuddly and furry
Like playful pups and kittens furry
     My choice of pet may astound
     Not many of these around
But this one needs little...

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Rainbow suave sky soars the aliferous,
swarms as life bores a chance of existence,
so the geckos take without resistance,
for there are those who find them delicious.
They're unorganized, but there are plenty,
great variety hails many choices,
of shades,...

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This world is a mystery, my brother
There are geckos living on walls,
picking and eating every insect,
that games of life have rejected.

This world is a mystery, my brother
There are bats in dark caves,
living there upside-down,
sleeping all...

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Soft as quicksand is the ground beneath the feet
   of those whose words attempt to rile and defeat

Thrown stones cause few ripples before they sink
   Crass sycophants fill their pens with...

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CIRCLE OF LOVE 


Time in Space
Moments and Seconds
all in a row
Days and nights
all in a row
Years, decades, centuries
Milleniums
all in a row
Side by Side
calm eternity
Sparkling joy
quiet Wisdom
all in a row

Waiting for bait
for dusty flies...
lucky geckos
for humans...

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