Long Sarasota Poems

Responding to an ad I’d found on Market-Place last month, describing what the seller claimed to be a - “true antique”,
I queried - ‘Have you sold this yet?’,  nervously suspecting - being the gorgeous...

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I didn't know him as a serial not exactly 
at least not at first even though I'd overheard 
the plotting of arson from a dim lit restroom
searching for tissue only to find several guns 
rifles...

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I have such good memories of our beautiful mother and handsome father,
Days and nights of growing up with them.

We lived in beautiful houses, the Magnolia house, the Chopin house and the Lorne Park house,

Grandma Elfrieda...

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Mommy, why do you keep putting that needle in your arm?
Why do you keep putting us at harm?
Mommy why do you keep putting that needle in your leg?
How many times do we have to plead...

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I. BISMUTH  [83]
rainbow-sheened cubist castles -- silver-pink of hue 

II. IODINE  [53]
gunmetal grey crystals sublime -- and billow purple 

III GALLIUM  [31]
metallic grey and stiff -- melting in a cordial clasp

IV. HELIUM...

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The beautiful St. Armands, Sarasota, Florida,
A holiday with my children Kirk and Erik and my parents.

The timeshare at the beach,
Owned by Dr. Erika and Dr. Wolf.

Condominium was exquisitely decorated,
My sons Kirk and Erik stayed with...

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Slips marked and mapped across the intercoastal waterways
 a scanning breached out of high low tidal waves,
silent, still, obscure, and not well hidden
 liveaboards hold steady isolated sheltered misgivings;
embedded and anchored in place
 buoys secure...

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The sandy beach awaited the celebration,
We were with relatives and friends.

We had a lovely dinner together,
After dinner we went out on the porch facing the beach.

I had collected shells which I had displayed on the...

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When on vacation with my children and parents,
We had a beautiful timeshare where we lived.

There was a beautiful sandy beach in front of the condominium,
You could walk for miles and collect beautiful shells.

We could walk...

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I remember the exclusive Walt Disney days,
We used to travel there with our parents.

Stayed at a beautiful timeshare Limetree, Sarasota.
Then we visited the Walt Disney kingdom.

Father Dr. Wolf would drive us there,
We bought tickets for...

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Reading fridge magnets; surprised how interesting,
the world is when stamped into rubber decals.

Rome, Ankara, both Buda and Pest.
Watching a colorful rolling diorama,
pictographs tumbling over a flat white-scape.
Images recalling airport loudspeakers,
beeping taxi cabs and swaying camels.

I...

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Feathered Brazilian brown hair with eyes that match.
Red lips,Skinny brows with mascara thick on each lash.
Skin tone honey roasted cashew.
Body scarred from self harm and all she had been through.
Felonies,misdemeanors and a diploma.
From Great kills,Staten...

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It's Thanksgiving Day down in the States
Here's to all my many Yankee friends
Wish all you folks have a wonderful day
All my good wishes I do send

Florida was mostly my destination of choice
The Gulf Coast almost...

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To my graduation as Massage Therapist from SSMT
(Sarasota School of Massage Therapy).

The year has passed. Whole year. Anazing.
At first, it seemed like so long.
But then the school, its stuff and training
Made year feel short and...

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I almost went to Florida
To visit with my aunt
Until the virus landed
And my plans it did supplant.

I almost got a chance to see
A Sarasota treat.
The Ringling exhibition
Would have made the trip complete.

I almost got to...

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Beautiful days with our parents
We lived at the beautiful house with our relatives.

Swimming was a favorite hobby,
Our parents had taught us all to swim.

We would go to the fitness institute,
I would like swimming the ...

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Florida is beckoning once again 

The sun, the sand, those leisurely days

The total package, the change of scenery

The change of routine we all need and crave

There are many places on earth

Where this can be achieved

But...

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St. Armands the beautiful paradise,
Visiting the city of Sarasota.

Travelling with my relatives, 
A paradise divine.

The many boutiques and restaurants,
That encourage you to browse.

Sounds of music can be heard,
From the sidewalk cafes.

There is the beautiful restaurant...

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While basking in the sun at Sarasota Bay
A couple approached Cathie and me
Nicest two people you'll ever want to meet
Welcomed us to the land of the free

They were from the town of Elmira, NY
A couple...

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Deep beneath the emerald-green water
Off the coast of Sarasota, Florida,
Five young divers and an experienced spotter
Searched for the so-called blue hole “Amberjack.” 
We skirted the edges down a hundred feet
And soon found ourselves facing darkness
[Even...

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Reading my fridge magnets,
I’m surprised how interesting
the world is
when stamped into rubber decals.
Rome, Ankara, both Buda and Pest.

I watch an oscilloscope between my ears,
the spikes are a sort of travel language
spoken only by bedbugs and...

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