Moorish Poems

THE WAY THINGS GO

...

   Earth     
that turns on itself
being turned inside and out
has focus and shows itself
in luxury and amenities
like in big cities!
Big cities are showcases
they turn and show themselves...

Westward, Further Out

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"Westward, further out ..."

Dusk washes over you
warm like honey 
saltry and sweet
immersed in amber tones of 
apricot alerts and rose 
swirling unfurling peonies 
the ...

In Love With Freedom

...I.

Seeds for the Earth, bread for the early
Vines for the fields, their fruits for the ones ready to perish
Gates for freedom, walls for a cover
Portals unclosed at king's pass
They bring us t...

Thrust and Slash

...THRUST AND SLASH

A sword in a scabbard, hung from the belt
For the Teutonic Knights, it costs much geld
Heated and tempered but it does not melt
Most blades are l straight and double sided
Eas...

Dragons

...Anemoi, the wind that de-horns goats.
Moorish Melteme, the ill-tempered one.  
Simoom, the lung poisoner.
Rashabbar the black swirling.

The Squamish, the Elephanta, the Williwaw,
thieves that ...

Violets Quiver

...Neck pulsating, close shave shines over whiskers
    Stiff collar pressure, raced anticipation simmers
    Key twist intrigue spurs engine's orange rage 
    Needle throws redline on wide torque g...

Reunion of Souls

...Thine beautiful soul hidden in the veils of flesh
  I have met you on the planet of love

  Oh soul,with the butterfly wings
  Where you learnt this art of seduction?

   I see thy reflection i...

Fatima

...Bent on reprisal sword in hand
Gonzalo and friends paddle ahead
To Alcácer Do Sal where Christians
By Moors are held
Concealed by dusk 
Disembarking their boat
Toward the city bravely walk
Hid...

Sweet Apple Pie For Desert

...Patience,
Don't be greedy this is a 4 course meal save some of your appetite for desert trust me you will not be disappointed

It's the sweetest and most moist 
of apple pie for you to eat from i...

A Sonnet On a Could-Have-Been

...Iberia, I long to breathe you in
as long ago I did. . . and then exhale
sangria nights with lace against my skin!
Sweet temptress draped in beauty, you unveil
Flamenco’s soul, exhuming history -
...

La Mezquita

...Massed crowds of all creeds jostle to enter

Inside cool air and dim light calms the soul

Eyes gaze around this spiritual centre

Built form and faith symbols create a whole

In the greatest...

Collaboration Wild-Wind Rose

...Maybe the boy is "crazy", but "crazy" for the sake of art.
...You thought: "I can see, I am etched in the boy's heart,
but he is still 'flying,' he is still striving to take off, he has
'wind' ...

Trifles

...Custard in trifle is not bull-shark infested
Despite popular myth, ah but so easily tested
Pour jelly and sherry, sponge biscuit for bedding
Add fruits of the tropics from trees that are shedding
...

Mission San Carlos Borromeo De Carmelo

...Father Serra's choicest mission.
Late restored to prime condition.
Architecture's Moorish fashion.
Catenary
high roof, tower Spanish vision.
Awesome very....

El Ultimo Suspiro Del Moro

...The last sigh of the Moor, King Boabdil,
As he flees the triumphant Ferdinand,
Echoes round slopes of a mist-shrouded hill.
He looks back for the last time at the land
That he once ruled....

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