All 500 square feet Sometimes I think Shack too large Should move Close to the clouds One room hut will do I dream Taking sips of…

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I’m a frugal chap Do not like to bust my back Nighttime Sleep on soft king-size sheet Spread out on beach Daytime SHAKE SHAKE My…

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Another lazy day in Key West Fishing and diving Conch fritters and beer Watching sunset at the pier Rum runners and Daiquiris How about come…

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let’s sell it all my love shack bikes books plants even LP’s no kids to feed travel world like hippies backpacks you & me…

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Every day Ramen noodles & Vietnamese hot sauce Cooked on single burner hot plate Paranoia Whispers Creative expiration date Callused fingers Rapidly Tap Tap Typewriter…

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Tried to open an email account today 1st company said “Need a cellphone” I only have a landline 2nd company said “Push button home phone ok”…

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Bahia Walking along the Praia I met a lady With Long black hair streaked with gray She whispered: “Make love to me only this…

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What is your plan? Collecting peanuts Hiding them in sand Power is finally found Hold tight Falling Down Down Down Uh-oh No safety net Except Torn…

Haiku #222

Music-Death Of An Unpopular Poet From The Album A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean By Jimmy Buffett

This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE. To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: …

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Half a Century ago Different time Different upbringing The father Hiking in the woods With his young son The boy Falling on the rocks Scraped his…

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All-night I push the broom Wet mop the floors Clean the restrooms Haul Trash Out the back door Work done Every muscle sore On my way…

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Robber Barons From the past Skeletons Rise up From the ash Wall Street Financiers Soon On their knees Will bow down To Silicon Valley Geeks Controlling…

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The old gambler Lived in a small pool cabana At a rundown motel On Miami Beach One evening We drank several beers Eat his homemade potato…

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They invented the game Controlled domain Took the cream Left behind small change Now Their efforts are in vain Sloppiness Replaced Tidiness The yarn unwound…

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Pompano Beach 2 a.m. Old Motel With Character Second floor balcony Eating pepperoni mushroom pizza Bottle of Chianti Watching the moon light up the ocean…

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Coming into the Hermit’s library Wife Said “I cannot take it any longer” “I need to dust this place” Armed With a box full of dusters…

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The flourishing 90’s The good life Would not end soon Dollars Scooped up with a gigantic dustpan and broom Swinging back and forth Moving mountains…

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Choices Choices Choices What should I do? Choppy sea Tourists gone home Beach all for me Everyday I sit under the sun Drinking Agua de…

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Saigon Restaurant Eating Extra large bowl of pho Looking Out the front glass window I see a lady With a hand out Holding her child Staring…

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CMXXVIII-Love is Powerful

I love her so much Decades Have gone by Sometimes I look at her and cry I’m a man Do not understand Why I’m so…

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She would ride Her surfboard On the monster waves She would frequently Tiptoe On top of the razorblade Worked as a bartender Up and down the…

Haiku #193

CMXXXII-How to Succeed

The prosperous Old man Sitting Behind His Oversized Luxurious Desk Meticulously Crushing His cigarette Into the ashtray Looked at me and said “Kid Success is…

CMXXXIV- The Corrupt Hiding Money In Miami

They come to Miami Purchase a multi-million dollar condo or two The area has magnificent views They do not put deed in their name Setting up…

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Late night Walking cobbled streets of Prague Had one too many pilsners Met a street performer On the corner Done for the night playing his…

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Grabs everything she can Does not need a permanent man Prowls clubs along the beach …

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Fruity pipe smoke engulfed the room Surrounded by shelves containing damp dusty LPs The cynic Whispered into my ear “Old people change their mind like…

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News media boils pot of soup Ultra-liberal professors brainwash youth Think tanks bought and sold Regurgitating propaganda Doing as told Powerful control the messengers With…

CMLI

Why? Chasing Chasing Craving recognition Brings only disappointment Look through the prism Physical world is an illusion Rip out the ego Toss on the bonfire…

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Some place Central America Woke up soaking wet All through night He sweat Looking at mosquito net Got up Walked down to the sea Rendezvous…

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The peacock Always Stood tall Displaying His colorful feathers A player With swagger Machiavellian tendencies Reckless Leading to colossal failure Causing The proud bird To…

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You look at everything As a winner takes all competition Compromise Much less frustration Give it a try Relationships Would not become Permanent goodbyes …

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Hit the reset button Stability is a bore You love me But Obviously Need more Hit the reset button Simple life Has you down Safe…

CMLXI

Her hands dirty All day Working the fields She is proud Yet Does not pretend to be superior Brutally honest Simplistic Clear noncompetitive eyes Smile…

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Watching the water Run down the drain I understand your pain Drop the bum Move on Go have some fun Grab your backpack Hop on…

CMLXIII

Calm yourself I know it is extremely difficult However Try your best Stop Blaming others For your sorrows Hit the beach Jump On a skateboard…

CMLXIV

Mahi Mahi Spare ribs Jumbo shrimp Spiny lobster tails Hushpuppies Buttered corn on the cob Special coleslaw recipe Bucket of rice Topped with Cajun hot…

Haiku #160

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Leaning Against the tile wall Taking a long hot shower Scrubbing Away the dirt With a new bar of soap Did not Remove humiliation But Provided…

CMLXVI

Time To stop Playing marbles My nose Stuck To grindstone No longer Pursuing Itsy-bitsy bones Spinning Roulette wheel Will transport One So far This junkyard czar…

CMLXVII

He is the potato guy Save for winter Always Make sure Table has dinner Homeless At young age Low risk Financially safe Habits Difficult to break…

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Damn right I’m a cynical chap Suffered my share Of mishaps Today’s world in a severe undertow Nothing is sacred So much hatred Perverted terrorists…

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Privileged Less privileged Social climbers Boomerang slackers Believe in the good book Or burn in hell Pray five times a day Study Quran Or an infidel…

CMLXXII

For a long time She had suffered much No longer heard the beautiful sounds Of the garden chimes Final days I sat in a chair Next…

CMLXXIII

Frantically Scratching At his deformed image In the mirror Hyperventilating He cried “Please help I need air” Fallen idol Emotional bowl of jello Desecrated soul …

CMLXXIV

Relax Be patient Sit by the river with your fishing pole Most of all Do not be dragged down the rabbit hole Overtime Bad character Will…

CMLXXV

Stingrays In the sea Gliding along effortlessly Queen angelfish Swimming gracefully A grouper Under a coral ledge Observes me cautiously Spiny lobsters Look tasty School of…

CMLXXVI-Tanka

Fiddler crab Moving back forth on beach sand Never stays with plan Has no control of wheel Flip Floppers never close deal Back to HOME…

CMLXXVII–Artificial Intelligence

Hold on a second I will open wide So you can shove it down my throat Artificial intelligence Tossing the human race Down a catastrophic slippery…

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Eight years In the can No longer same man Paroled Desperately Trying to secure foothold Mops 1000’s of square feet every night Grinding On decaying…

CMLXXXI

Had a moment that day Decided To throw it all away Purchased One way ticket Going South of the border Now Live as a loner…

CMLXXXII

I never laugh at others misery However This time it is worthy Smaller and smaller The number of places for the corrupt to hide Stashing…

CMLXXXIII

The bricklayer Hunched over Under hot Florida sun Working twelve hour days Moving ton after ton Six years ago Came from El Salvador Across American…

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You’re irritated I know that you are May I offer you a chocolate bar? Yes Life is unfair However There is no need to despair…

CMLXXXVII

I just purchased a rusty 95 Town Car Grab some clothes We will drive far Cheap rooms Hot sex Along the way Miami to LA…

CMLXXXVIII

Sorry I’m very confused You say that all the shapeshifters escaped from the zoos Nothing about this on the news How do you know this…

CMLXXXIX

Negative interest rates Japanese keeping Yen in safes Printing press Central Banks now at a loss Americans working multiple part time jobs Rich smoke Cuban…

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Forty years ago The decades just come and go My father and me Fishing in Florida Keys Casting lines shooting the breeze Back to…

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CMXCI

Pompous Plutocrats will eventually fade away Jackals unable to find prey Corrupt souls permanently decayed Malnourished ghosts chained in closets Condemned forever to irrelevance …

CMXCII

Do not hide anymore Rip off bandage and show sore Kneel in front of mirror Naked nothing left to fear Everyone gone who you held…

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