Long Zebra crossing Poems

It was another beautiful morning in the city , Workers  looking radiant as always
People  strolling , Cars horning as pedestrians throttled along the Zebra crossing
The subway was crowded with the smell of early...

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IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXII - LXIII

			LXII

If ever I had a country with streets under graffiti
And if ever I were the Minister of Transport who travels about for free
I'd give a free...

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Whatever happened to the twelve o ‘clock rambler,
nocturnal  venturesome brushstroke sort,
they paint sound and city pastel,
never at a loss for inspiration,
weather neither bar nor barrier,
in the face of whirlwind snowfall,
freezing ice, torrential downpour,
within themselves,...

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Be Aware of Kampala. Part I

Pavements are not for pedestrians but Boda Bodas, you will be knocked down.
Zebra Crossing are not for safe crossing unless you want to be asked if you are a zebra,...

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Defenceless against the swift bite of a hound,
Pulled out from its hiding in the ground,
Merciless killing  of a little fox by a hound!

Defenceless against the fangs of a serpent,
In its tree nest a little...

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Whatever happened to the twelve o ‘clock rambler,
nocturnal venturesome brushstroke sort,
they face whirlwind snowfall, freezing ice,
while others brazenly squirm,
not for stoic diarist this threadbare exit,
exodus of the half-hearted humbug,
but ironclad ilk stubbornly remain,
eyes and ears...

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She looked pretty at the Zebra crossing,
weaving slowly, her shampooed hair tossing,
cars stopped still, to allow her go across,
who wouldn’t stop to let a beauty pass!

She looked neither to her left nor her right,
body cutting...

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The most recognizable album cover in history, the photo of the
Beatles crossing Abbey Road, taken in the summer of sixty nine,
fifteen minutes before noon on August eight to be précised.
An iconic album cover for the...

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Many rolling baskets 
man-made creatures
with big eyes watch us
Noise surrounds us 
We are shown red light
and zebra crossing point
But we are told to go, it is safe
Another place we see green light
but the guide tells...

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Zebras 
are bestowed
Black-n-white 
striped coats 
by Nature
to help them
confuse predators 
keep horse flies away 
But, it also makes them
more vulnerable
most recognisable 
mammal even
from long distance !

Humans 
are not bestowed
with unique identity 
which can stand out...

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Crossing a street is not as simple as seen 
Ask from the one, through what all hardships he has been 
The speeding cars, the wild vehicles 
The horns firing, amid which you can't hear your...

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The survivor


 
 The pandemic has taken its toll, the survivors have fled to the woods
 the town is full of mice, rats have decided to stay in their sewers
 and sea-gulls get fat.
 The...

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Sweet feminine syrup oozes out.

Soon he returns to the same pale valley.
The locomotive rhythm lulls him to snooze 
near the kaleidoscope-window.

He’s been reinstalled on the border, 
where the roar of terror never ceases,
like a statue...

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Not for me your mundane misty rules,
Nor am I a student of your schools.
I still your rules follow,
When in Rome… you all know,
Let your ilk feel that rules are for fools.
______________________________  
Happenings |06.06.2021|

Poet’s note:...

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Urban Legend

Standing like the Gibraltan rock
On the corner of the block
Come rain, wind, sleet or snow
Back and forth he did go
A passion of forty years
Always a smile, never tears
Protector of the young and green
On the...

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