Peking Poems

Romanticio De Amarti

...P. Mauriat Eldon she spoke his name for all to remember.His name means basso with the augmentative suffix -one. Her belief was that he was Italian. She spoke of him with a Peking Duck inspired  meatl...

Seed

...Days have gone by since the moon passes through the sky
I thought it was going to rain but it was just a little drizzle beating against my window pane and the stars move swiftly beneath the cushion ...

a mistake

...The Mistake

He had been invited for dinner in Peking by a group of business leaders who had invested much money for his venture and success, but they thought his fee was too much. I wanted to disc...

Cafe

...There was a young thing from Peking
Who opened a cafe on a whim
She cooked up a stew
Hadn't a clue
Didn't know where to begin...

A Duck-Billed Platypus

...A duck-billed platypus
Is bathing on the bus
She left her favorite stream
To join our swimming team

She did so well last year
Her lane was free and clear
Until the final leg
When Platy laid ...

The Last Episode

...I kept looking around to see if I knew anyone in this town but everywhere I turn I see the goal post digging and the people are singing Their faces have grown old but their spirits are still bold. An...

The Three Enigmas of Turandot

...The three enigmas of Turandot

The well of souls run deep in fabled lands of old.
Of China's ancient dynasty and the lost Great Tartary, 
a ballad of love and loss that must be told.

The Emper...

The Onlooker

...Why do you look upon me with reproach, 
two-eyed fried eggs? I swear, only hunger
and hopelessness have led me to encroach 
into the kitchen. The quite pushy monger,

who sold me a used cornucop...

Kidnapped - For Slap the Muse Contest

...Kidnapped. - for Peeking Through The Keyhole Contest

The hole where the key’s meant to go
Was vacant so I had to know
What was outside to be seen
But my captors weren’t all that keen

It seem...

There's a Shark In My Soup

...'THERE'S A SHARK IN MY SOUP!'
Not an eyebrow was raised, 
Not a shudder nor blood-curdling scream.
For in Peking you see, it's a delicacy
To consume shark fin soup it would seem.

But when dine...

Lodger In My Heart

...Lodger in my heart

I found rather strange people in my heart,
among those closest to me,
hiding and peking true white cels of my blood,
stiling all those red one!

Then I thought to myself,
...

Seahorses

...We humans like all creatures to have a purpose, an aim,
From one-celled amoebas to fungi-spore glebas,
They need a good reason to compete in life's game.
Consider cats: They school us in hygiene
...

Politically Invested Colors

...Let's talk honestly together
about our divinely-inspired inter-related concepts,
like color,
of God's unlimited multiculturing powers
for healthy resilience
and growth of Positive ultra-violet E...

Ping Pong With Eighty Three Dusters On a Cloud

...Sitting and waiting in a field full of olives is not a bad way to spend an hour but an hour can be long and long is a length and a length with a leaving leading light is not a dividend, a milestone, ...

Unquotable Quotes: Journalists - Dedication To Andre Fontaine - Xxvi

...Unquotable quotes: Tale-Carriers, Gossip-Mongers, Courrier-Pigeon Caretakers, Smoke-Signal Puffers and Tom-Tom Thumpers – XXVI

Could there be such things as political shenanigans or inter-conti...

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