Short Mesquite Poems

March Morn in Vegas Haiku

Wet cement, Texas 
Sage, Yellow Broom, mesquite, rain.
Pungent Vegas Morn

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Ah, the smoky scent hovers
As mesquite burns on
Taking care not to burn them
I flip them often
Juicy hamburgers
Needing some
Cheese!...

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Slap Ya Mamma all over

And soak 'em in beer

Next morning smell the mesquite

Sizzle-juce and fat

Impregnate the air 

Love smok'n

Mmmmmmmm!...

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mountain breeze
whisper's sweet
in the mesquite trees

skies of blue
cloudless, too
once a perfect day

memories fade
as love wades
across a shallow stream...

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Coffee, & Egg Whites, 
& MesQuite Smoked Up Brisket... 
& Pancakes so good... 
that I don’t miss the biscuits.  
That's hormone-free Butter 
& the most luscious cream.... 
these are a few of my 
favorite things.......

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Born to ride in mesquite
Bonded to sage and sand
Bound to love and lose her
But that's a common thing
Busted bones ain't rare ones
Broken hearts ain't either
Beware, the blonde does both


August, 2016
For Contest Pleiades B...

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Down beat
Delete

Mistrust
All bust

Mesquite
Mincemeat

Charge sheet
Complete

Red heat
Concrete

Timesheet
to-beat 

Upbeat
Un sweet

puffed wheat 
dutch treat

off beat
spreadsheet ?

8/13/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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The Desert


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misty morning
silver over cactus thorn
diamond drops

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mesquite trees dance
smooth breeze through the sage
ripples on the sand

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invisible clouds
sunlight melts morning
woodpecker news

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from the ridge line, with the mountain breeze
among saguaro and mesquite trees
a lone rider spurs his horse
and from a distance lassos my heart

not riding off into the sunset
he has a thirst he needs to whet
in the valley the oasis waits
drink your fill, drink your fill...

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Champagne in lovely waterfall,
Fill up your glass with alcohol.

Coffee in my cup with Brandy.
Mighty fine and mighty dandy.

Gin and soda; favorite casino
In L.V., also Mesquite, Reno.

Milk or juice in cup, filler up.
I have beautiful coffee cups.
Used to be Chock Full of Nuts....

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when you look at the mountains
when you feel the cool breeze
when you hear the wind whisper
through the mesquite trees
when you smell the rain
from the desert monsoon 
when you see the stars
and the crescent moon
when you think back
remembering this
will you think of me
a memory missed?...

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Friends have an open invitation—dusky sky—soft rock music—
It’s all part of the experience of barbecuing--quote by poet


Rustic charred mesquite fired up
Aromatic smoke 
Sweet guavas, fish, steak, grilling
Blazed creamed artichoke
Decadent pastry
Black Velvet
Lime

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The August sun does not reach
the shadows of the old mesquite
as it grows in the river bed.
The soft dry sand, the sultry heat
invites the visitor to sleep.
Thunder in the mountains
rumbling through the hills
white water washes the boulders down
The mesquite is gone, scattered.
A seed pod rests in damp sand....

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Sweet, sweet, can't be beat
What a treat, love to eat
Veggie meat, cookie sheet
Oats and wheat down the street.

Take a seat off your feet
Here to greet friends from Crete
Cuban Pete in the sleet
Areet pleat, neat, petite.

The elite ocean fleet
No defeat, no retreat
Never cheat, just compete
I entreat my parakeet....

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A stare stabbed me –
My eyes darted – a presence
Loomed large, electrically.
A horned owl was my assailant.
A rest in a mesquite tree
Made a meeting of chance.

Through the glass door –
The dividing line of succession –
We wondered about the other
Who should have dominion.
By the talons I could discern
‘Twas the owl that won....

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there is a sweet whisper
blowing through mesquite
singing your name
my long lost friend
and I miss those days

when the shadows stretch long
before the darkness falls
I think of you my long lost friend
wondering where you went

just before I sleep
before I start to dream
I say a prayer for us my friend
praying you return to me...

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The cliffs up high
tell adobe tales
laced with maize
on hawk feather breezes.
Whispers of Jaguars
travel the mesquite,
are impaled on cacti needles.

The sight of the cat
knows the darkness,
protects the Gods.
It's said even the spots
on its fur are eyes;
they follow the warrior.
Spears cannot pierce its skin;
we sleep in peace....

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Petrified forest
the grandest canyon of all
Monument valley

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dancing mesquite trees
arid breeze through sage and sand
Saguaro just pose

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wolves howl at the moon
pack of coyotes scream and cry
beep beep roadrunner

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Arizona heat
a hundred ten in the shade
eggs fry on sidewalks...

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 dewdrops are sparkling over cactus thorn
like icy diamonds this misty morn

cold desert wind through the Mesquite trees
the sweet smell of sage lingers in the breeze

as the sun climbs past invisible clouds
the burning sky melts the misty wet shroud

mercury is high but the air is dry
somewhere under the tangerine sky...

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dewdrops are sparkling over cactus thorn 
like icy diamonds this misty morn 

cold desert wind through the Mesquite trees
the sweet smell of sage lingers in the breeze 

as the sun climbs past invisible clouds
the burning sky melts the misty wet shroud

mercury is high but the air is dry 
somewhere under the tangerine sky...

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did you hear it?
the love song borne on the early breeze
wafting down from mountains tall
through the brambled mesquite trees

do you hum it?
is it playing there inside your head
a tune you carry with you now
when you awake, till you go to bed

does it fill you?
wrapping you in glorious wonder
an inner light that now glows stronger
a gentle rain with echoing thunder...

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In the desert
dewdrops are sparkling over cactus thorn
like icy diamonds this Southwestern morn
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warm winds through the Mesquite Trees
the sweet smell of sage lingers in the breeze
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the desert Sun climbs past invisible clouds
the burning sky melts the misty wet shroud
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the mercury is high but the air is dry
somewhere under the tangerine sky
life in Arizona...

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Upon a summers evening treat,
Kicked off shoes and comfy seat.
Cuddled together with life’s helpmeet.

Fantasy and reality greet.
Water rinses in soothing retreat.
At the beach, memories, meet.

Burning sands and bare feet.
Along seacoasts and desert mesquite.
“Kick off shoes” was natures entreat.

Every pain soon found defeat.
Downward rolls were turned upbeat.
Our toes entwining there, bare feet.

© June 6, 2011
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen...

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at the foot of the mountains
in a valley that is green
in the shadow of saguaro
and arid desert terrain
you hug and kiss me goodbye
I know it's the very last time
quickly mount your horse
and off to the west you ride
no glances over your shoulder
as you pass the mesquite trees
on a new trail that awaits
looking for all that you believe
maybe it's just a myth
and maybe it's really there
but you'll never know the truth
unless you search everywhere...

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what once burned hot on a spring night
dwindles, extinguished like a tallow's light
nothing to sustain, nothing to hold
as it all fades away into afterglow

what once held dreams in sleepless arms
a kiss of a lover with all of its charms
hangs heavy and weightless in a darkened room
the fragrance remaining from its musky perfume

what once played on a mountain breeze
a love song lilting through mesquite trees
evanesce gone like the lyrics sung
over too soon, never begun...

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