Short Faro Poems

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She's far from Faro
and I s'pose Berlin.
There's something in her buildings -
they are rose in certain light.

She's far from London,
and I s'pose New York...
(Make that I know.)
There's something in her windows -
they are bright in light.

She's where I don't live,
but I may do one day...
That's if I don't go to
Faro, London, or New York.

Berlin's another matter.
Write it in the chalk!





5/13/2017...

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The artists

Alfred, my chosen father, who denied
The paternity has his statue erected in Faro
At last, they honoured him for being glorious
Brought colour to an otherwise gloomy town.

Graffiti made by the likes of Banksy charms,
Most of the rest is scribbling on a wall.

I know little about a painter but Caravaggio
Spoke the unvarnished truth about our life.
His critics like to point out he was illegal too
What else to expect from a truth-teller....

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Artists

Alfred, by chosen father, vehemently denies
the paternity and has had his statue erected in Faro.
At last, he was honoured for being glorious
bringing colour to an otherwise gloomy town.

Graffiti made by the like of Banksy charms
the rest is scribbling on a wall.

I know little about painters except for Caravaggio 
he spoke the unvarnished truth about our life. 
His critics like to point out that he was illegal too
what else to expect of the fearful....

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Bingo dice faro keno typical vino
recall of mind, yet but O' no
what have i done?!

Plucky feeling risk taker 
tho' ne're been there ever
doth think economist specs ever wonder
how truth thou art has kinder 
No they never , not of what i think
held by cruel little ring
yet they bolt all the thing
by one mysterious yet ming
politics it is; thou art has force
beyond mans cause 
and so forth i am bound to live under that auth
there it be cause , surrounded by foes...

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