Long Unloads Poems

China Tour Diary Moment #3
SHANGRI-LA, TIBET
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Paradise on earth: Himalayan range;
A phenomenon carved by elements;
Here magic gives birth to ways that seem strange;
A place where lessons of soul mark movement.


Our tour coach winds round the mountain...

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Let hope rely upon your Maginot
for swift retort has choked your Gallic might.
It crushed your will beneath its undertow
as diligence receded in the fight.
Your flailing forces teeter on defeat
and any hint of truce shall be...

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(Continued from part two)

O! enslaver beware, you are sprouting horns.
Kher, poor thing, you should try to be fair,
Nimble mares, could tongue-tie you there.
The bulls are rearing in their thrills, at bay.
		
K.S. the lion chaste-tied in...

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The paddlewheel unloads people,
tourists who were out on a cruise,
above the docks and the gift shops
the brown palisades come in view.

(The canoes draw up on the beach,
Iroquois out looking to trade,
in the fort the merchants...

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Muffins, Doritos and Cheetos, Oh My! (A Bulimic’s Tale)

There is a hole in her core she must sate.
So, she drives to the grocery store before it’s too late.

She steers the cart in search of junk...

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A mother wears a grey vail as she weeps in realities of hell, the casket closes no one peeps as the pain seeps, she becomes numb.  

     Bottles open cups...

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                         Stateless

			…thatched houses catch fire
sparrow tires from romping in the coned-flower...

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After being amply lathered
     from head to toe, aye
ya eye ya eye ya eye, and without fail
     (gluteus maximus unloads a dump,

     as...

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In early April the bus from Lecce
				unloads us at the fabled fish market.
				The place is shuttered down, not even
				the scent of chowders past lingering
				in the air. The only hint of June’s
				full fare is one slight...

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men are controlled by their vices...not their virtues
bright and shining turns to dark,black and blue
refreshed and renewed turns to rancid and rotten
on the devils plantation i keep picking his cotton
forsaken and forgotten...lies told like truth...

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We set foot on dry grass at the cockcrow 
 of a nascent union. 
Cheek to cheek as Cupid towers 
over the rose inside my heart,
shooting arrows at a dyad draped in fire,
gliding through the...

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I saw the sign said 
"20 items or less"
So I jump in it ready 
to get out of this mess. 

When the couple in 
front tries to pay 
with cash.
They get a 
lesson on how...

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Hail friend and fellow well met!
Are ye inspired yet Taz?
Are ye ready to post one yet?
With your usual pizzazz?

Well perhaps if we goad you,
And your boss unloads you,
You’ll both write; you and your love,
If, you...

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It’s not a walk through the woods that soothes the troubled mind, 
It’s not the sinking sun that calms perturbed nerves, 
It’s not the tranquil night that brings hope, 
It’s not a walk by the...

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Seated in a coffee-shop
an extra-large with hot milk
and a slice of decadence
await her indulgence
she leans forward
and spontaneously reacts
to her companion’s 
whispered observation
rose-red laughter
pours white-water loud
from her joy-filled mouth
her floating hand 
gee-jawing above the table-top ...

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I didn’t give enough gifts
I’ve said
Never meaning this one
Just those that showed small insight
And let you know my heart
Useful things, things of beauty plus words of truth and impact 
Emotion manifested in acts 
Simple gifts

Tell...

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Off Season in Gallipoli

		April’s bus from Lecce unloads
		at the fabled fish market. It’s closed.
		The only hint of June’s full fare
		is one slight stall. No one lunching there.
		The streets are open; we stroll at will
		by a...

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It's Wine & Brie, When You're 53
Fifty-three's All Jive,
When Mom of the Cosby Five,
Squattin' on Dunellen Drive.

Fifty-three's Germ Free,
Periodic Number in Chemistry,
Of Tincture O'Iodine.

Firstborn at 5 Club Road,
Number 5 of 5 Toads,
Hil's "High 5" Unloads.

Her...

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The night comes near a end
You hear your mom's car pull up in the driveway
As she unloads the car you see a shiny light illuminating 


"What's that?" you think to yourself 
As she sets the...

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January bares
Unloads new cares
Assorted wares


On Day eighteen
Sense thoughts unseen
Glimpse of new wins


I feel so light
Arc of fond sight
Pleasure primes bright


Waves of sheer feel
Frame fond goodwill
Touch frames what heals


I now juggle
This sure puzzle
In bright dazzle


Journeys within
Start...

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I met a Bodhisattva yesterday.
It was, of course, by pure accident.
He helped me with my luggage on the way.
Waiting for the train with bored intent,
I walked aimlessly around the station,
checking out ads and bulletin boards,
found...

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Hardship is a ship
   that sails from peer to peer
it stop at every port;
   unloads buckets full of misfortune and fear.

It dumps on tons pain
   and pounds of suffering...

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