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I am Ryu
Fire breathing but not malevolent
by nordicsky
90 lines, 10 comments,
on Nov 19 6:03 AM
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There was a fine poet called Amera
And words would queue to be near her
by nordicsky
8 lines, 4 comments,
on Oct 19 7:38 PM
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There once was a poet called Pam,
Who’s muse was a pig called Sam.
by nordicsky
7 lines, 7 comments,
on Sep 21 11:54 AM
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It was never my intention to enter Brooklyn Central Library
Crossing Grand Army Plaza, heading for Prospect Park
by nordicsky
50 lines, 1 comment,
on Aug 5 6:01 PM
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by nordicsky
42 lines, 15 comments,
on Jul 7 5:28 PM
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I walk a deserted beach.
by nordicsky
42 lines, 7 comments,
on Jun 26 7:23 PM
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Pearlescent plumage
Whiter than the waxen lilies
by nordicsky
52 lines, 6 comments,
on Jun 10 5:59 PM
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1. What do you like to put peanut butter on instead of bread?
Nothing, I’m not that keen on peanut butter but if I were, I’d try gri
by nordicsky
96 lines, 1 comment,
on May 26 7:17 PM
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I sit besides the Savannah River
Lights from the Convention Centre
by nordicsky
18 lines, 5 comments,
on May 19 10:36 AM
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One spring morning, unexpectedly
A flutter of black pinioned wings
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I would buy a large bunch of these lemon-yellow flowers
Put them in a cut crystal vase
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Meandering a deserted beach, she breathes the salt sea air
Earthbound with gritty sand between her mortal toes
by nordicsky
11 lines, 13 comments,
on Feb 15 5:23 PM
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A frantic chase across a frozen lake
Zig...
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I watch you walk the ocean’s rim
And write these lines above the tide for you.
by nordicsky
18 lines, 9 comments,
on Nov 22 7:12 AM 2008
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He (the master of the universe) shouts sell, sell, sell
Feels the euphoria of risk, the joy of hubris
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Cold northern winds bring autumn chill
As bitter and as bleak as your sad words
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Cold winds of mortality ruffle feathers Raindrops disavow salt silver tears
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Six am. Hong Kong morning,
Chill mist across the harbour
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Not the shortest queue
However, I’m content to wait.
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I saw your video of hate and prejudice
Saw you railing against the world
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They call you the “Mona Lisa of the North”
But Leonardo’s woman couldn’t hold a candle to you.
by nordicsky
9 lines, 2 comments,
on Jul 1 6:39 PM 2008
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New York Poems IV (Lazy Sunday Morning)
I sit in front of a victory arch beneath a canopy of cherry blossom,
by nordicsky
47 lines, 2 comments,
on Jun 28 6:33 PM 2008
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Clockwise revolving mirrors
Counter clockwise tinted Perspex
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I bought a feeder and some seeds
Hung it near the window
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Darfur
Sunrise silhouettes an acacia tree
by nordicsky
42 lines, 5 comments,
on May 26 8:09 AM 2008
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I’d heard you were subtle and alluring
But nothing prepared me for our first meeting
by nordicsky
55 lines, 8 comments,
on May 17 6:23 AM 2008
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I sit beside the lake
Wishing you were here
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Clouds of smoke and yellow flame
Elicit movement, slowly at first and then with
by nordicsky
30 lines, 6 comments,
on Apr 13 10:03 AM 2008
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We queue at the counter expectantly
In front, a woman makes incoherent noises
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A blank wall saying nothing
Then I found you
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Today I left my home
Of twenty three years,
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Waking from a long slumber
She gazed on the void,
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Dear Genie, what should I ask of you? Once I would have asked for eternal youth, vast wealth or great knowledge. But not now. Now all that
by nordicsky
11 lines, 5 comments,
on Feb 2 9:18 AM 2008
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