Long Slicer Poems

An oversized vintage T-shirt is 
My weekend attire or 
More like my mainichi attire
My face bare
Exposing an unnamed galaxy of freckles
The bottle of
Cheap combini
Apple sparkling wine
Feelin like a millionaire
A neon highlighter between my lips
A novel...

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5/16/22



Here let me paint you a drawing
My skin crawling
Something stirring and calling
As the leaves begin falling
It's appalling
That people are always squabbling
And gossiping
Yet another mauling
It's no longer enthralling
The temperature of the water freezing or scalding
People aging,...

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My Grandfather's Grocer Shop

I was born in Liverpool - England and
I remember back to when I was a child
how I marvelled at the way things were done
in my Grandfather's Grocer shop. in the early 1950s.
I...

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Brain strain – A kitchen adventure 

Broken ladles scattered about the new granite countertops
Veins of years gone by, prehistoric earth tremblings, spotted composites
in a vast array of colors, wickedly smooth and hard as rock (go...

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“Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can’t come.“   
Quote by Jeff Goldblum.





 

JOHNNY SPICER
In this tomb are the bits and pieces of the...

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Affirmation of there desire
to be together
where what moment 
causes others to demysterfy
such togetherness
evidence of a wedding plan
a detailed relationship
us together
through everything
nevermind the weather
catch a glance and mingle

the orange groves of Naples
where the warmth of
a wintery...

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Late 1940s England

the square
   was packed
& the high street full
meat&veg seemed plentiful

market barkers
  drew the queues
with jokes
         impromptu

shoppers filed
     neat&...

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The Early Years

She is to entertain 20 people
I fried up 20 cucumbers 
5 lbs. Of okra
In a grit and Parmesan cheese
And bits of bacon in the batter
Some spices, mace, cayenne , paprika
Garlic and onion powder...

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the square
   was packed
& the high street full
meat&veg seemed plentiful

market barkers
  drew the queues
with jokes
         impromptu

shoppers filed
     neat& formal
in sainsburys...

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We were golfing in the morning
It was me and my friend Bill
We were on hole number seven
Everything was going well

I drove my ball straight down the fairway
The shot was pretty nice
Bill leaned hard into his...

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Garage Sailing Today
Buckle Up—We are Off…
Jackie, Elias, Winry and me,
 Us and the kids—What fun it will be.

A Clothes rack is flying--
Move out of the way …It is a windy day.
A little girl screaming--she has...

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Our final night in Montreal,
To take a break from fries,
We saw a nice Italian place
We thought we’d patronize.

We ordered salad, beer and wine
And, perfect for our sharing,
An interesting pizza
Which they took their time preparing.

When it...

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See I plan how to murder people
When I find out how to get away with
you’ll be the first to know
Okay first I am now and at any time previous
Never been a serial killer but
Imagine you...

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