Freedom Mountains Poems

Libya, my country of birth, dearer to me than what life is worth. A land of allure to all those with greed, in the name...

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Each day reaches out with a sunrise,
    Stretching the horizon of hills and fields.
        While...

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                     12/6/2023

The wild winds tossed...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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Eons ago, near two flowing rivers in old China 
Lived an old, white clothed man ninety-nine years of age 

Who glared at two mountains he...

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It was summer in the mountains,
Daisies, bees and poison ivy surrounding
The little creek where my feet swung down,
Swaying gently over the trickling water…
Betraying the heat...

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A foggy mist of a cloud
Swirls around the mountain top
A pure, soft, sight to be seen
In this vision, I stop

Then I'm lifted for a moment
As...

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A treasure of water surrounded by the mountains,
Is where my jolly grandpa resides,
Sea green water embellishes enchanting fountains,
And, the ducks swim around water slides.

The surreal...

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dim drab
icy cold
song-less 
pop open an eye
see my breath
like band-aides
rip these covers off
desperate stumbling
forced march 
to Coffee
shivering 
mission 
complete
retreat 
back to bed
burrowing deep
hood over my...

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Misting the mountains, the roses
Softly dripping, sliding down petals
Gentling the feelings with emotive
Drizzling across forever, inviting
Even the light to whisper its caress
Kissing away all the...

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From the top I observe,
I feel lonely above the clouds,
I breath cold air....

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A flock of birds flying--magical sight,
swooping, soaring with a single mindset.
Cresting mountain peaks at amazing height
Caressing wind's face, as though only met.

Playing hide and seek...

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So relaxed, it makes me nervous
Your dutiful, unbridled service
You, traveling in a gypsy's circus
Of course, it all makes sense

We put up tents and take down...

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--Ashtray's Mistakes--


Prehistoric defibrillating battlegrounds. The memorial, obviously unpleasant.

Entrapped in the know how, detrimental reimbursement.

Sundried; like the corpse of a moon bridge, fading away.

Tinfoil hats do...

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On mountains sublime
Fairies are freed from their toil
Through the sun smiling...

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