Long Giovanni Poems

"Slow Gin and Astral Conversations"



A maze me?

I’m the architect 
of my own destiny
he beguiled her 
incessantly 
from the depths of 
his bottled up Carceri
she knew him 
before he became 
a complex 
well-hidden 
Piranesi
twixt your world
and...

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September   2017
Warm sunny Saturday early 
Afternoon
Damian was indulged in stock
Market purchasing. He was 16
He believed he needed to spread
His wings. Damian made big
Purchase that would net boastful 
Future funds. He bought 2 shares
Of...

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(Apropos Of A School-Day Happenstance)

There she stood on the edge 
of the cliff of loneliness—her
tiny eyes staring out into space.

As I cautiously approached her,
I softly asked if everything was ok.
She replied that everything was fine;
that...

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September  2017 continues:

Damian was preparing to leave his
Girlfriend's house. Damian said,
His farewell. Then left the Giovanni 
Premises. Meanwhile the Hakim
Family uncles included, concocted a
Crucial crucible plan to get a grip 
On the Damian conundrum....

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1st Giovanni Frisullo
37.12 · Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 

2nd...

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We may not have the ability to find words
that match the intensity of being in love ~
the overwhelming happiness and emotion
that most of us long for, and dream of.

Sage poets of old wrote in their...

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ALLOWED    HIM    NO   LATITUDE


Andy, professional cartographer, adored his maps,
Valued them more than anything perhaps
As any cartographer would
As  all cartographers should  -
Lovingly drawing his Italy, ...

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Giovanni the Pizza Guy 
(Pronounce "a" as "uh")

Giovanni,
you make a 
de savory tomato 
and de thick 
white creamy alfredo 
you are a de pizza guy, amor'e 
Si', 
I make a de homemade paste 
she's a...

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Giovanni didn't trust Michelangelo,
He'd heard that for guys he was hot.
But for minimum pay of a florin* a day,
He was willing to give it a shot.
As soon as they started the session,
Gio's senses said something...

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There are concerts in the sky
playing cosmically on high—

be they grouping in formation 
or harmonious creation,

fashioned synesthetically,
astro-energetically,

with conclusion or collusion,
stellar scenes in grand profusion,

gravitationally steady, 
starry outbursts brilliant, heady,

like orchestral symphony
from the brass and tympani,

viols,...

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how does the night
seduce me 
in his ebony suspension
over and over


how could a child of ivory,
crave serenity  
in total darkness


I watch my skin 
marshal geese,
a shiver whispers 
up my spine


I burnt the cello
rasping strings...

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Plug in, talk loud, have an espresso
We are not your parents’ library anymore

And now, for a nominal fee with coupon
You can even get married at your local library 

The library has the perfect spot for...

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Saint Francis of Assisi, (name at birth was Giovanni)
had a way with mother nature that to all seemed quite uncanny.
His voice alone would bring the birds to settle at his feet
and listen to his sermons,...

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It there’s one gift the world 
we reside in truly needs – it’s 
not fortunes great, oceans wide,
skies blue - but second chances. 

A replay of events decisive, 
Those that made their impact 
though perhaps...

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I'm starting to think that
Listening; vibrations of sound traveling into my ear
Jumble inside my head and my mouth speaks:
Oh dear

... Is starting to become a bothersome application
Could I delete it?
The qualm of your voice
Memory of...

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It's a Langston Hughes kind of day 
filled with dutiful hints of Robert frost 
within the sudden humor and vague 
eccentricity of Ernest hemmingway 
the quiet freedom of Nikki Giovanni 
with a cunning soul shaking...

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at fifteen
seeing and
listening
to you in 
Roanoke, VA
in that moment
I knew that's
what I wanted
to do and your
words elemental
thought-provoking
grounding, energizing,
and at times, 
beautifully subtle

and Ms. Giovanni,
if I were a poet
i'd be like you
vocal, strong, 
and flying on...

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~ Papa ~


Dawn broke uneasy o'er damp, dreary lane
Fish markets open, the merchant a-bustle
Hawking his fresh catch to eke out a gain
Daily routine, one of stressed, ceaseless hustle
Perils of prepping each fish for display
Callouses, cuts...

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Well and maybe This Season 
a dream or two may come true 
and peace of mind will follow... 
this heart of mine that's been 
broken for so long may finally 
forget you and be as...

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They were born together, rising towards the sky,
for 25 years, the two giants so proud.
No one ever thought the two birds would strike so hard 
taking down the two brothers, 20 minutes apart.

Now in our...

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Bejeweled 
Like moonlight in a rain drop
Glittering
Like a golden Christmas garland
Breathless
Like the first strike of Cupid's arrow
Faultless 
Polished pedestrian perfection
Dancefloor
Diligence delivers determined duos
Paused.
Stunned. Silence. No-one breathes..
Acclaim!
Applause like a stampede of wild palms
Rapture
Of recognition requiring a...

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He was born in Genoa,
and his mother was Susanna;
and he set sail at the age of fourteen,
to begin a new exploration age!
His father Domenico
gave him inspiration and courage...
while his three brothers:  Giacomo,
Bartolomeo and Giovanni...

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You can listen with your heart.
You can see with more than sight.
You can stand taller than your height when you let your dreams take flight.

You can feel the beats of sound
You can stop and hold...

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Alegria de novembro...

Já vemos de longe, 
o seu momento a acenar, 
e lembramos como é bom,
mudar o mês!

Esperamos novembro!
Como disse o poeta Giovanni Pascoli;
“No próximo mês irei professor;
talvez para longe; 
o mundo inteiro é um...

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something I found hidden in a painting....
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SIC VOS NON " VOBIS "
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thus do ye,but not for yourself....
....used of person's by whose labor's
other's have unduly profited.........

The great thinker's and artist's...

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