Short Tamarind Poems

Love is sometimes sweet;
And at the same time, bitter:
Taste a tamarind....

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Stainless steel pot is bubbling
On top of the fire
Inside my tasty sour soup
Of onions, pork, yam
Tamarind and spice
A Pinoy
Treat!...

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Tamarind 		
                                            Tongue feels tangy taste 		
                                                    Smile quick now...

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The time of the clock,
The ships are in the dock,
The whistle of the wind,
Through the haughty tamarind,
Now I can’t think ‘cause it’s summer, don’t mock.

06/09/2020...

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solitude…

here
all alone
among the crowd
of my thoughts
my mind
weaves through
the web of time
shaping realities from 
the bitter sweet cup
of tamarind seasoned
reflections…...

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Wind





While eating pizza way back home,
Inadvertently I gulp all tamarind,
Nevertheless let bygones be bygone,
Does the killer taste not show up in the wind ?




Written Oct 26th, 2015
For contest by Jan

Awarded 1st place win...

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Your coffee locks as soft as silk,
incensed with rich vanilla milk,

exotic as southern isles 
extend for nautical miles

against tamarind skin flowing,
like radiant sunbeams glowing

upon my dreamy fixation,
beaconing my exploration.

1-3-2020...

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the murky depths of the night drifts off the lone fisherman
     to the tamarind yellow river shaded with ecru of ambiguity;
  wind whispers wrapped in sweet somberness and  shivery softness; 
yonder a hint of golden honey light beckons a beautiful uncertainty....

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Tamarind,
honey,
bitterguard,
plain water,
and then plentiful salt,
I tingled on my tongue,
several times,
one after another,
felt the difference,
and savored it long,
the boundaries set by these,
were natural,
and all the rest,
fell in between,
in the realm of taste....

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Ravishing Rarities

ranunculus reigns
rhododendrons resplendent 
roses radiate

Some Socialize

swifts soar, swans swagger
swallows / sparrows socialize
sandpipers scatter

Tasty Tree Types

tamarillo treats
tropical tamarind trees
tasty tangerines


written 29 July 2020...

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PREFACE TO A JAMAICA FAREWELL

When I’m gone
remember me in tamarind season
reflecting the bitter
sweet of life we shared

Raise eyes 
to the ambers 
and blues of Caribbean skies

Listen to the thunder
and hear my soul 
soaring

In the searching winds of time
look for me in the ebb and flow
of  the tides:

Frothing the shores 
with salted memories....

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Never Quit

If you broken like tamarind stick
ONCE
Try not quitting your pleasurable life
PLEASE
Think about it positively many times.

Dear why you thinking to quit
JUST
Down to shame, regrets and discomfort
HAVE
Hope and try your level best to get a reward.


If not believe these smiling words
THEN
Open your ears and get this lesson
INSIDE
Many quit when they were close to success....

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Mulligatawny, soup for you,
Uniquely, peppered, seasoned through,
Lots of ingredients, we might use,
Lentils, a mustard seed or two, 
Interesting flavours, we might choose,
Garlic, chillies, tamarind too,
Adapting, finding, something new,
Trial and error, tastes good, it's true,
Always learning, that's what we do,
Warming, nourishing, filling too,
North, South, East, West, the whole world through,
Your soulful bowl, of poet's stew.
...

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Along Lemon Lane
Down Clementine Close
Round banana bend
Past Persimmon Place
Just down Rhubarb Road
At 2 Rose-Apple Avenue
You will find old Jackfruit

On his blueberry bike

With its watermelon wheels,
Tamarind tires,
And strawberry saddle.

It's plum tricky to ride.

But he doesn't give a fig!




A Watermelon Fantasy Ride To Feed My Imagination Poetry Contest, placed 7th
Sponsored by: Mystic Rose Rose 
Date wrote: 7th July 2022...

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In a cozy corner of my attic I sit
changing syllables for you, to lyrics

Perched on my window pane, tiger tabby
commenced cleaning its paws already

Soon, my zinc roof brings instrumental sounds
with rain that soothes my very soul

I pause; look out at dancing tamarind
leaves, drenched, yet holding in the wind

And I think to myself, how nostalgic
each moment; making me feel romantic.

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Entry for SKAT A 'Poem You Wrote on a Rainy Day' contest...

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