A Victorian Christmas
...Out in the streets,
A Church bell cries
Under a misletoe,
A couple shares a delightful surprise
Marking the advent of dusk
Streetlights ignite
Flaunting the excitements
Of the christmas tha...
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Categories:
nori, christmas,
Form: Free verse
Nori Potpourri!
...Nori Potpourri!
Pooh brightens by her smile,
All need Nori’s pearl white teeth,
Eye twinkle, greeting dimple,
An elegant yet humble style!
A spiritual treat,
More nutritious than food simple,
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Categories:
nori, appreciation, birthday, giving, sister,
Form: Rhyme
Do You Like it Raw?
...So how do you like your sushi
just sashimi on a plate?
or do you prefer it wrapped in nori?
decorated with microgreens and eggs?
And is there wasabi?
that heat to the tongue?
just a dash or...
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Categories:
nori, extended metaphor, fish, parody,
Form: Free verse
Pedigree Cuisine
...Perhaps for dinner you might try
A steak and veggie plate
Or some chicken wrapped in nori,
Such a treat to masticate!
At some eateries, the menus
Are creative as food gets,
Which is really a ...
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Categories:
nori, dog, food,
Form: Rhyme
Potpourri, What Me Worry
...Potpourri, What Me Worry?
Have a Minute? In a Hurry?
Reflect, Few Knew 3rd Sept. 1964'ie,
Our World Unfurled, "Let There Be Nori!"
More Precisely, "Eleanor Anne",
7 of 7, Infinite "Can", Won...
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Categories:
nori, birthday, humorous, sister,
Form: Rhyme
Nori's Story Fills Will's Bill
...Nori's Story Fills Will's Bill
Sidney Says, "Touch Your Kidney"
Will Says, "Mine Almost Did Me"
Nori ,"I'll Share! I've One Spare, Rid Me"
Such Daring! Behold Bold Caring,
Hearing This Story,...
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Categories:
nori, appreciation, character, family, giving,
Form: Rhyme
Aberacadabru Please and Thank You
..."1...2...3... Abracadabru, Please and Thank You!
Let The Light Turn...Green!"
Seven is a whole passel Max, not Mid,
But never shirk you did, never asked for a Bid,
Never also, we would not, you ...
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Categories:
nori, brother, childhood, family, mom,
Form: Rhyme
Sushi Rolls
...Eel or salmon sushi rolls
Nori or rice wrapped
Served as roll or hand roll shapes
Eaten with chopsticks
Served with wasabi
And gari
Plants
!
2-20-2016...
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Categories:
nori, food,
Form: Epulaeryu
Beachside Food and Drink Slinks
...A is for algae, red, green, blue cells, soaking up sun, sliming teeth
B is for bacterial mat, clumping underneath, earliest born, never asleep
C is for coral reef, the place we all find cover or th...
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Categories:
nori, adventure, animal, beach, death,
Form: Couplet
Death Row Dish
...fish, rice and nori
skillfully rolled up, then cut
served with hot saki...
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Categories:
nori, food,
Form: Haiku
The Sounds of Korea-W
...The Sounds of Korea
I hear the familiar sounds of Korea,
Of the crowing of roosters in the morning,
Of the fields, streams and marketplaces.
The tunes of shamanistic music band
The swirling ...
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Categories:
nori,
Form: Verse
Piano Notes
...Piano notes when players come to play.
So sweetly on the keys, it pleases me.
A few songs that I can teach some day.
Maybe to Wyland or Tyler who can today.
I need to learn more to open my free...
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Categories:
nori, brother, family, father, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Nori, Susan and Debbie
...Met Nori on a bus on trip with
The Girl Rangers - Boy Scouts.
She was a year ahead, nothing said.
She didn't fit in, neither did I.
We became buddies, thirteen years.
We drank, smoked, got highe...
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Categories:
nori, friendshipfriend,
Form: Narrative
Domo Arigato
...When you’re 4
Leaving a city
Age 8
Unfortunate
Many events
You forget.
Spoke fluent Japanese,
Phrases
Some words
Counting
Still do.
Cherry blossoms
Thin rice paper doors
Friends
Schoo...
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Categories:
nori, places,
Form: Free verse
The Sounds of Korea-W
...I hear the familiar sounds of Korea,
Of the crowing of roosters in the morning,
Of the fields, streams and marketplaces.
The tunes of shamanistic music band
The swirling of fire-lit cans of Jwibu...
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Categories:
nori, life, people, social,
Form: Pastoral
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