Long Scarfed Poems

I
The beggar outside the supermarket
You swore was picked up later
In a flashy car
Sat there in the sun for 8 hours
While you pissed & moaned
All the way home
To your bookless
Mausoleum 
With a chlorinated pool
Where one day...

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A mirror never reveals  
fallen secrets sewn with soulful sequins;  
time unmutes raven melodies within,  
tawny tunes of truth~
   I once spoke in colorful dialects.  
Now, I trust just...

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Out 
of the darkness

star-lanterns’ beam finds an awakening dream - 
a strewn snowy stream 
gracing the depths of the black swan night


Earthbound

from the realm of the pulsing Polaris 
   ..traveling through time zones...

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Three days in - three days of school - and it’s like I never left.

In school, you can get oversaturated with screens. I like books.
They have a sense of permanence, they don’t glare back at...

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Cheese curds make my day.

My wife has a daily habit
Of caring for all my needs.
She keeps her eyes wide open
To see what she can see.

This week was no exception
As she neared the dairy case.
Greeted by...

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The traffic light
delayed us both
Me driving my car
She driving her cart.

The traffic direction changed, rotated,
making black eyes spark annoyed 
as her walk signal failed to appear,
   shrunken mouth twisting crooked 
  ...

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Who would believe your slim elegant body would win my affection, 
when you gracelessly step on toes? Your soft doe skin of cream 

spotted brown, floppy ears I threaten to turn into gloves as a...

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There … 
It was
dark. England, 
set down,  and stretched out 
for miles, 
and days 
without end
Far afield her quondam spirit,
But forever sprawling
Beneath 

Discouraging clouds 
with unbroken tears 
that washed out …
cricket games 
and pigeon...

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Who’s been wearing my house slippers,
I wanna know
Somebody’s been steaming up
my bathroom shower window

I wanna know
who’s been sleeping in my bed
Leaving on my pillow,
golden strands of their nappy head

Who done ate the rest of
my leftover...

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As the days shorten and skies darken
Greenwich meantime feels like a lean time.
With a heavier coat I go out scarfed,
my hat pulled down, to find those last leaves
compact in corners and crevices.

With whitening fingers gloved...

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I once had a slice of Africa. A distinct beauty, radiant. 
So pure internally one bite would satisfy my sweetooth for weeks, 
And weaknen my knees from the taste of her candied delight. 
Not dressed...

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Who ate the last slice?
I don't hear no confession
Who scarfed the last slice down?
Everyone seems to have a finger pointing obsession
Don't know why we have house rules,
when no one pays them no mind
He who calls...

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My hair grows much faster than most
You can ask my friends, teachers or ghost
If it is in a mohawk by breakfast it is at my shoulders at noon
I can usually stand on my locks in...

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Her liaison pursue are sightless males tweets

Scarfed, ogles ensnared behind the fold of risk

Envy, adoration, wrecked sentiment, colossal twist

Probability of devotion are diminutive like the mini sphere design engraved in a compact disc

Bygone evidence were...

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I loved my fat Thai noodles.
They were such a perfect lunch;
But after four big dumplings,
I was filled up quite a bunch.

I ate as much as I could eat.
The portion was absurd;
‘Cause when I lay my...

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I would not have that devil’s mask in my house said Nana.
I laughed at her silliness and scarfed down my banana.
You will not be laughing tomorrow, when you wake up in pain!
That mask has a...

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Hooray! Hooray! It’s Bagel Day!
Or so I’ve heard it said,
So substitute a bagel
For some ordinary bread.

Since many so-called “bagels”
Don’t have what it really takes
To be authentic, you may find
You’ve scarfed down lots of fakes.

Do not...

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Autumn Wind


A rushing stranger, pushing a door 

Freezing fingertips, embracing my pore

We meet face to face, lifting every tendril 

of my limp hair, numbing my ear 

 

You continue.. 

Poking through my knitted beanie 

Groaning...

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At a dinner so late,
Felt like weights on my eyes,
I scarfed down a sandwich
And crispy hot fries.

Along with fresh coffee,
It helped me revive,
For fries are a mainstay
That keep me alive.

But next to my sandwich
And cole...

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I went to buy Halloween candy;
The choices weren’t really the best.
I figured I might as well buy what I like,
‘Cause I would get stuck with the rest.

Last year I had no trick-or-treaters.
My Kit-Kats and Mounds...

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From my chair I gaze upon her
Just across the room sits 
A pink scarfed girl
One I’ve seen many times before
Her mouth moves… gracefully 
And ever so much
I watch in loving wonder 
Intrigued by what she...

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Forbidden Pleasure

This morning I had a Hash brown
Something I almost never do
It was greasy and hot
And I liked it a lot
I was sorely tempted 
To go back and buy two

The girlish squeals from my booth
Were...

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If I close my eyes its almost as if I were back there again
standing in a field of snow mitted and scarfed to the chin
Front window frosted from our breath iced fingers scribing
yes I can...

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Today I was surprised to see
Fresh cherries on display.
I never thought in February
They would come my way.

I know that fruits, once seasonal,
Are up for sale all year.
The cantaloupe I eat each morning
Makes that very clear.

But...

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Ripped Ripples
	
When she dived off the bridge ripples broke free from the surface

     Her throbbing heart had thumped a pounding shiver into darkness

        ...

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