Long Napoli Poems

Oh my sweet and beautiful Penelope
Oh how beautiful you are, and when I see you come down
to the pearl gates of immortality and come down to see me,
as we join hands and walk the shorelines
I...

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HAIL THE KING OF NAPOLI (1)
 
The Chronicles of the old king, Diego.
An epitaph of his statue reads: "When I go,
I go away from you then this badge
loses honour and beats dead with no urge"
Like...

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I have her nineteen fifties' Trifari
     fine costume jewelry, which I hold dear,
since my sweet mom bequeathed it all to me;
     when worn or touched, I feel...

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[An offering for fans of Dean Martin... or not. More or
less to the tune of ‘That’s Amore’ (not the ‘In Napoli’ bit),
this is the cleaned up version of an unprintable original.
In UK ‘Old Fellow’ is...

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well, it's morning again
   and I feeling obcessive
compulsively, constantly running -
    impulsive, progressive...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
being with You just makes me smile,
   like getting an ice cream,
or making snow angels...
 ...

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KING OF NAPOLI (PT. 2)

Bright Altar of the bloodless sacrifice,
sweatless stains drenched your jerseys.
Which armoury delivers this season's Scudetto?
It's the masked number 9 that emerges our hero!
And summoned the spirit of deep emotion,
from the unknown...

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Last year I wrote of a Red Sox team
The fans did not exactly scream
They could not swing, field or hit
Last place was theirs, that was it.

But John Henry said  ENOUGH  of that
I will...

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I could be where the palm trees sway in a tropical breeze,
The pace is slow, the air is warm, and I can take my ease.
Drinking chilled coconut from the shell, a blue ocean view,
But, the...

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Revolution 
I heard the sobs it came from under a bridge of a stream, and 
found a rejected prince with torn uniform crying, the country 
he had given duty to, opening supermarkets, had gone republic
and...

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'Tis well-known that any pasta concoction will always me appease,
But I reckon my all-time favorite is plain old macaroni and cheese!
Ah! That simple but hardy fare sets my old taste buds a-twitchin',
When my spouse announces,...

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Jazz & Blues music is a delight to every soul seeking a ray of moonlight, 
even Madonna and Beyonce wear the kind of jazzy clothes
that attract handsome guys on city streets and in fancy clubs...
hear...

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No other city is more unique
than Napoli; around corners, 
you'll find surprises that intrigue  
eyes staring at monuments 
that have some mystique powers!

And walking through the very narrow and noisy streets
of various sounds: you'll...

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"A Napoli anche l'asse mediano ha la sua poesia." - Rosano Verde

I have composed a poem based on the above Italian sentence.



IN NAPLES

In Naples, even the median axis has his poem,
and the road goes in...

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Roam the noisy and narrow streets of beautiful Napoli on any day,
and over a popular cafe hangs the comical Pulcinella's image; 
many tourists aren't familiar with this guy dressed in white!
Why does he say," The...

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