Short Iberian Poems

We have few ways left
to assuage our guilt

Escape less an option
—new windmills to tilt

(Dreamsleep: June, 2021)...

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(I) 
Inflict upon 
these gaping wounds 
the searing sting of salt 
to expel 
heresy's feral odor 

(II)
Let the salt's scalding kiss 
be laid upon me 
to sever the 
contagion of atheism
from the sanctum of 
my temple 

(III)
Drink my suffering like 
honeyed libation, 
Rejoice in the 
choral lamentation 
that exalts my 
splintered frame 
from the 
Colosseum's womb 
and casts loose 
every shackle that encircles 
this Iberian plebeian...

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Versatile being this dish maker
With his peculiar style as a baker
Baking many a cake delicious
And pastries simply sumptuous
A skilled man from Iberian land
A perfect chef in cuisines grand
An ardent artist of culinary crafts 
Making miracles in savory softs
Majestic mien with magnetic touch
Magnificently making dishes such
What a wizard in craft cookery!
Worships his job sweet sugary
A master chef with attitude cool
His food makes one all-powerful..!!...

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Iberian Lynx’s are listed as, critically endangered
and are related to the Eurasian Lynx, and are about half their size
They are only found, in the southern areas of Spain
and their habitat is forest woodlands, which is their natural domain

Their threats are, habitat loss for human development 
of dams, agriculture, plantations, highways and railways 
and a deadly disease, that has killed their main prey
along with humans hunting rabbits, that depletes their habitat...

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