Intermezzo
I was in Huelva in 1958, a poverty-struck town in Spain
there were Tivoli carrousels and all that
I met a beautiful gipsy girl barefoot in the dust.
We laughed a lot; I don’t know why and she kissed me
passionately in the park.
Her father came, he was grim, she cried, to mollify him
I gave my Ronson gas lighter, no one else on the ship
had a lighter like this.
The father was pleased but walked off with his daughter
and my lighter
That’s ok 40 years later, I stopped smoking
Categories:
tivoli, blessing, books, break up,
Form: Sonnet
It doesn't feel like Disney World
Though it has lots of rides
And food and fun and shops galore
It naturally provides.
Since 1843, it's been
A Copenhagen treat,
A perfect place downtown
For friends and family to meet.
You stroll right up and pay the fee
And then you're on your way -
No snaking lines or checking bags
To spoil your night or day.
Despite the cold, the festive lights
And sparkling decorations
Are there to welcome locals
And those here from other nations.
The Danes have made a special place
Without commercial shtick.
Appealing to the grown-ups
Is what likely does the trick.
Categories:
tivoli, fun,
Form: Rhyme
I can't tell you my address
Imagine your fear when I say...Tivoli
All you see is the inner city
I am linked to death yet I have never killed one
I find it strange no one sees my pain
I was at the top of my graduating class but yet I have no job
I am unemployable because where I come from... then you say "duty wotlis boy from Tivoli "
shake my head
Life hard for a young boy from the inner city,
Education without links is meaningless... no opportunities
It's OK to clean your car glass but not sit next to you in the same office space " duty wotlis boy from Tivoli " clean mi glass and tek mi spare change..."duty wotlis boy"
Its OK to take up a gun because that's what you expect of me, I am not your son... Shoot and kill...a degree is too much for me? "The little duty wotlis boy from Tivoli " that's how you see me
I have a degree but no opportunities so how do I eat and support my family... You send me to the streets to rob and kill... then you say what I tell you about these inner city youths ... " duty wotlis boy from Tivoli "
When will you realize , you created me.."the duty wotlis boy"
Categories:
tivoli, anger, conflict, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
Some people
like chocolate
like wine
like spring sale
like tivoli
like confetti
and then other people
like bedbugs
like hiccup
like the song on your mind
like an alarm clock
and the warm red shawls
in winter time
Categories:
tivoli, people
Form: I do not know?