Long Gondolier Poems

Spellbound by the shimmering moonlight by the silent lagoon,
the oldest witness to every lover's secrets in enchanted Venice,
whispering soft words, afraid of being stolen by that stranger
who could be a wanderer or an intruder...
the dry...

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A Shallow body of water 
 Separated from the ocean 
People comes to Venice 
Hoping to find love fill emotions
  
He drives a gondola 
With lovers from every where 
So many Private conversations 
He...

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I'd like to see Venice,
the city of eternal peace
to which poets and painters flock;
the sunset' hues are impressive at dusk.  


I'd like to ride in a gondola,
and admire La Serenissima
while the venetian gondolier sings...

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The house is asleep
I'm left awake
A rumble shakes the rafters loose
I start to quake
I push the curtain lace aside

I crawl onto the window ledge
and poke my head and look about
A train is coming!  Whizzing...

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When the lizard is aroused,
dark cranial caverns hide lust glowing eyes
Flickering tongue of temptation;
having peek curiosity, chastity can’t abide ...
Sin is gonna take you for a daredevil ride

Hormonal gland gondolier whispers,
pheromones that make you wanna...

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Moonlight was the only light to make streaks across
a sky full of suspense which even a thief was afraid of;
and as I dragged you along lamp-lit, narrows streets,
we seemed two ghosts wearing human masks...
but what...

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O Serenissima,*fabled city 
guarding the bluest lagoon, remain
the Queen of the Adriatic Sea;
on a gondola I glide while
the gondolier sings to luminous stars.

Under bridges of moonlight,
mysteries increase by the dozen;
standing on the Bridge Of Sighs,
a...

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This summer's evening still echoes
with the distinguishable city' noises:
the screams of adolescents,
the cranking of cars and motor-bikes
the loud rotating blades of helicopters,
and the blasting music
from luxurious convertibles
that unawarely tranfix...

We can get away
from this madness,
and find...

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About Venetian charms I heard a lot -
City on the water, how cool, I thought.
I hoped I would explore that unique place 
And chat up the gondolier, face-to-face. 

The one, who holds the most amorous...

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I vividly recall last year
As winter was drawing near
Whilst driving along the pier
In a jolly mood, in good cheer

When all of a sudden it was clear
My wheel would no longer steer
And I was stuck in...

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What do I resolve for the coming new year?
time just to myself, have I made myself clear?
It's a matter of choice, well, and my career
and I mean to do it without any fear.
No more overtime...

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Gossamer winged gondolier airships
sail on feathered wax-clad wingtips 
travelling blue transparent skies
probing boundaries transfixed on a prize 

dashing darting greeting parting
flirting flurried partners charting 
amplify dumbstruck daydreams with flair
animation takes wing to air

tails fly and...

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Gossamer winged gondolier airships
sail on feathered wax-clad wingtips 
travelling blue transparent skies
probing boundaries transfixed on a prize 

dashing darting greeting parting
flirting flurried partners charting 
amplify daydreams with flair
animation takes wing to the air

tails fly and...

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VENICE 

In a gondola
with a handsome Italian 
whispering in my ear
“Ti amo”.
He caresses my hair,
my soggy hair.
Drenched kisses.
Rain.
The gondolier 
soaking wet.
Droplets of water
escape his hat’s rim
splashing.
He doesn’t sing
“O Sole Mio”.
The grayish buildings,
take a shower.
The soiled...

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SCARLET WAYS

giving suck
to a brood of
starving stars
voices flush out
the debris of your
soul
as you try to rip
the satin from my
mouth
which will not
swing the way
you know…
they are
resigned to
things you may 
never probe

lonely again
I lay down in my
hair...

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