Short Maldives Poems

On this first cold day of autumn I dream of the Maldives....

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The pussycat boasted nine lives,
and nearly as many ex-wives.
As they peeled away,
“We’ve got him!” they’d say,
but Charon still sails the Maldives.
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hand of coral islands
south of Sri Lanka
in the Indian Ocean
scuba diving
snorkeling. surfing,
dolphin watching
paddle boarding
i run to shake Maldive's glorious hand
eighty degrees average...

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Her gaze traces an island
Scanning a plagued village;
Tears swell from a tidal fury
raking  bushes, shells--
In Maldives, she wails 
For lost daughters.


25 words for Through Your Eyes
Ashley Conte
13 June 15--Visual 4...

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I am moving to the Maldives Islands
Where is that?
The middle of the Indian Ocean
What is there?
Temperatures between seventy-six and eighty-six degrees

Her parents were against it
It did not make sense
It was on the other side of the world
They visited her in December
And decided to stay
For the rest of their lives...

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Here we are in an island of ocean
Where leaves of summer sway in motion
Where dew drops glitter in the sunlight
Then feel the evaporation of your plight
Where the blue ocean and nature's greenery
Proves to be and still is a divine mystery
That feeling of freedom is un-explanatory
When u stretch your arms in the amazing scenery...

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I'd love to drive
A DB5

Be slim and nimble
Have a 'Q' issued thimble

Own a PPK
Called Walter some day

Raise an eyebrow at death
No intake of breath

Be attractive to women
Wear tight speedos to swim in

Have the Maldives as back-up
Let the Amex card rack-up

Pout on photos when taken
Rather martinis were shaken

It's a fantasy game
As I just stay the same

Not a credible hero
Only seven more than zero...

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