Long Quetzal Poems

What do I know of your world?
I read about your people on the subway train,
To marvel at how so much was lost,
All because a handful of men wanted gold,
Five hundred years ago,

You’re there, in every...

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Amorous is the tingling touch they feel
Blooming kisses as flaming as red bells
Convey passion in their glowing eyes 
Directing fantasy-filled thoughts outside
Enamored by the heavy snowfall on the elms
Farther they vanish into the hushed hills...

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Echoes can hide in places far and wide:
in valleys, wells, near walls, in empty rooms;
in hills and canyons and in ancient tombs.

In Chichen Itza, Mexico, there stands
a Mayan pyramid, now known and named
'New Wonder of...

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Tonight, I wanna take you to a place where only you and I
Hold your hand, hug you so tight under the twinkling stars.
Touch my lips, turn the fire on inside
Don't want you to go far,
All...

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She who was born under the sign of equality,
During the reign of the goat.
Your love sprung and rooted deeply,
But too coward and a lad full of loth.

The water bearer was born in the monkey king’s...

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Quirina and Quiqui Quetzal*
Were a truly splendiferous pair.
They won first prize at Mardi Gras
As if nobody else was there.
This had ruffled a number of feathers
Among some who'd come very far
And spent weeks and months on...

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The only place I can find peace right now is the night sky,
My heart is broken again, remembering her wickedness,
The eventide breeze tryin’ to comfort my sadness,
And I, tryin’ to hold back the tears in...

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Very vibrant green lots of different trees 
The quetzal bird sings in the bright morning
Aqua and red feathers fly through the fog
On the beach lay the tracks of a turtle
The sand is hot and soft...

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My life was once all yours, now it all crumpled to pieces.

It was all great, love and sweetness, but turned into a great mess.

The world is not all about sweet pies and cakes,

Love isn’t always...

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Relationships come and go, like the coolness of the gentle breeze.

Sometimes boon, sometimes bane, sometimes nothing’s the same.

There are times we’re good, yet most of the time so hard to please.

Happiness is just a moment...

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Quest is the Creator’s nod
Qualified distinct bird*
Quickly representing
Quite well Guatemala**
Quaintly resplendent midst
Quirks that quell forest noise
Quieting nature trip

*Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and...

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