Light Comparisons Woman and Man
...The woman is
milk juice,
the man is
sugarcane juice...
the woman is
Apple pear,
the man is
lemon fruit...
the woman is
for pro sec
the man is
brandy...
the woman ...
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Categories:
manioc, allegory, allusion, analogy, extended
Form: Free verse
Go and Stretch a Puppy's Tail - With Apology To John Donne
...Go and stretch a puppy's tail,
Get with rice a manioc root,
Tell me if sun will buy moon a veil,
Or to who he gave her leather boot,
Teach me to hear coyote’s singing,
Or to keep off dru...
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Categories:
manioc, humor, parody,
Form: Lyric
Lamp
...Lamp
Mustn’t you cry
Or put your head down
Rid yourself of it now
Mustn’t it eat you alive
A rotten soul never dies
It’s presence is fresh in our minds
The scars have healed
But the w...
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Categories:
manioc, care, christian, creation, death,
Form: Free verse
Light and Funny Comparisons
...The woman is
juice to milk,
the man is
cane juice
The woman is
Apple pear,
the man is
prickly pineapple
The woman is
Prosecco wine,
the man is
porto...
The woman is
sweet potato,
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Categories:
manioc, fun, hilarious, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Cancer Can Sir
...Cancer-
Is it beyond cure?
Death,like a tomorrow sure?
No causes found yet for this case
More lives going to rest in peace
Cancer for long,playing havoc
Doctors sick of fighting to block
No cu...
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Categories:
manioc, cancer, caregiving, cheer up,
Form: Light Verse
The Island
...My island slept for years in the care
Of Tainos, Caribs and Arawak
Their canoes on the sea breast bare
Dreaming of milk from manioc
The swamps unscarred, trees secure
Batos and songs rinsed in t...
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Categories:
manioc, places
Form: Verse