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Sure, I enjoy flowers, sunshine, and the ocean breeze, but now I also look down to appreciate the beauty of the weeds. * Find More…
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seagull dies feathers fly tropical storm passed by sea turtle eggs hatch on beach new life crawls to the sea * Find More Poetry HERE …
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I’m sitting under umbrella surrounded by scorching beach sand nibbling on red cherries floating inside bucket of cold water. * Find More Poetry HERE BACK…
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standing at gas stove taking care of large frying pan loaded with red bliss potatoes, onions, bell peppers topped with Tabasco Sauce and parsley listening to…
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Decades gone Nights alone Surrounded By Egyptian perfume bottles Containing Scents Reminding Her Of Lovers From the past * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO …
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rain stopped lighting incense stick lying on my back on tatami mat slowly breathing in and out listening to frogs and crickets * Find More…
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bright light behind my chair to the right reading book three inches from my nose thick cotton socks warm my toes purchasing reading glasses soon will…
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Late day Shifting sun Queen Palm shadows Cool stone patio Iguana chilling by Koi pond Cat sits still inspecting Mahi Mahi on charcoal grill *…
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Cracking Soft shell pecans Delicious Juicy Ripe Peaches Sitting Waiting For the fish to bite * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE …
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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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Sliced Strips of paper Chasing Forgot about time Sack full Who is the fool? * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright©…
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Frenzied Flimflam Man Sitting next to conveyor belt Expeditiously Opening Can After Can Searching for worthless prize * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME…
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Alone Frigid Night Smoking pipe Place wood into fireplace. Watch “The Burn” 2 a.m. She has not returned. * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO …
Music-Gloria: In Excelsis Deo Live By Patti Smith
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. * To watch an outstanding live 1979 performance in Germany on YouTube CLICK HERE. * To…
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Sweltering Night Dressed in white Holding Flambeau Madame Ushers Disciples to ceremony Find More Poetry HERE * BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
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Cracks Shower tile wall Chipped Front tooth Avocados continue to fall Overcooked noodles Life needs overhaul Fiddlesticks A couple days of salt air I’m back Pitching…
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Chilly Night Shack has no heat Sitting Next to gas stove Nibbling On Roquefort Oven fresh garlic bread Drinking Bottle of Shiraz Find More…
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STOP Turn around I left my ego at the last filling station. NO Forget that I’m Free and no longer hauling debris. …
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Jalousie windows allow cold air inside. Candles Burn Pay no attention Thoughts Drift by do not say hi Remnants From happy-go-lucky time …
Haiku #236
Can’t sleep empty streets Spinning bicycle wheels Night ride dimming light Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2018
Hermit goes out #3
Snap Snap Bubblegum Waiting Will bus come? Rain falls Feet hurt Standing on wet dirt Water now stuck in my ear Shake Shake My head…
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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…
Haiku #233
No time for look-see Rush Rush to cemetery Two hustles soon three Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2018
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I Scribble Scribble Scribble In my tomb She summons me for sex and food. Working hard for my muse Copyright© Edge of…
Haiku #231
Rats smell homemade soup Clawing biting can’t get through Stymied inside roof Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2018
Haiku #230
Quick catch make-believe Fungus grows on sea grape tree Close hatch! Will truth last? Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2018
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Bottle of cachaça Ceiling fan spins Dust dancing in the air Bossa Nova warms my insides Looking out window I see deception rising with tide.…
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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…
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Sit Face wall Feed Chipper Voyage to insignificant place Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Lessons from the tropical garden! A decade ago I dug a hole Placed the young plant into the soil Nature Provided Sunshine and rain Alcantarea…
Haiku #228
Thunder faraway Lanterns along stone pathway Bamboo starts to play Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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The PROCESS Sit Analyze Sleep Wake-Up Dissect Shuffle Pieces on board Decide In a few days more Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Haiku #227
Forget bars of gold Quick to sleep no alarm clock She never gets old Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #226
Glowing remnants Silence reminds those alive Grand societies die Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #224
Chasing moldy bread Goldfish exist in small bowl Years pass now brain-dead Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Fort Lauderdale late afternoon glued on ancient bar stool watching rain falling on canal Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Drill down What is found? Eat Cold potato Empty salt shaker Can of warm beer Playing solitaire Coins in glass jar Light up last Cuban…
Haiku #223
Foggy morning Careful not to irritate bees Unzip tangerine Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #222
Empty matchboxes Cold soup she left on gas stove Hot showers alone Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #221
Tide gone left behind smell Airbrushed sky whispers goodbye Horseshoe crabs mate Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Leblon Walking along the Praia Her dog on a leash ran round and round me. The lady said: “Gringo can go free if he buys me…
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Long-time Faraway Roots cut No longer check off the days I tried to grab onto the high bar, but missed. Now, I’m surrounded by fossilized dreams…
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Chiang Mai Dry season Sleep Days Long Nights Drinking cold Singha Playing pool Passport stamp expires soon Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Haiku #220
Bicycles fall to ground Our shoes off run into sea Tonight love found Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #219
Nothingness Sand blowing into eyes and ears Sit down take sip forget Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #218
Last ice cube from glass Cooling mouth finishing fast Hot days will not last Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #217
All-night drive and drive Asked-Have I been to Kansas? Cannot remember Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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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Pocket watch no longer keeping time. My magnifying glass needs cleaning. Light Flickering Having trouble reading I do not feel old, but beginning to understand,…
Haiku #216
Wake-up cool morning Birds soon coming to visit Feeders full for guests Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #215
Crowbar and hammer Teardown outdoor laundry room Termites my helpers Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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I’m climbing a ladder hauling hefty buckets of tar sealant to the rooftop. Then I begin scooping, spreading, patching, thinking, that nothing says shack ownership,like…
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Cutting Basil Chives Cilantro Rosemary Picking Peppers Tomatoes Cucumbers Pole Beans Pulling Radishes Scallions Carrots Beets Dirt Water Love Seeds Provides most of the food we need.…
Haiku #214
Rain stopped garden walk Pampered plants humid air Colors pop everywhere Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Between The Boundaries Of Dawn & Sunset – Daily Life In The Himalayas’ Female Monasteries
Photographer Monica Bonacina is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images and poetic words. From her project ‘Anitya‘. To see Monica’s body of…
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I put my thumb up and caught a ride on top of a dragonfly. Holding tight We flew around the sky. Zipping Hovering Swooping Finally…
Haiku #213
Diving coral reef Stopping searching enjoying Concealed beauty Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Pain is still here. Try to drown it with shots of whiskey and beer. I light another cigarette while looking into the mirror. Rules Absolutely…
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Single Mother Boy has no father. She purchases very little fresh fruits and vegetables. Mostly buys frozen and cans of food to save dollars. Shares small…
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Night rain Frogs Croaking Two owls snuggle trying to stay dry. I’m under awning eating bowl of steamed vegetables and rice. Soon Mosquitoes Bite Back to…
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Torn Dirty Clothes Soaked in sweat Red Face Smiling Fifty-two Feeling like thirty-two She comes charging into the shack, after a couple hours of chopping and…
Haiku #212
Large clump bananas Hang from back porch wood beam Snacks while working garden Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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She calls herself a mutt. Mix Dutch Portuguese Amazon Indian Black Her broken English never holds her back. Came from a dictatorship turned Socialist experiment when…
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Daybreak Doves dart from ancient gigantic ficus tree. Today Unlucky one dies because no match for the falcon’s speed. Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of…
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Dry season Begins Termites Stop Eating Shack Fire ants on Warpath Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Late night Munchies Rats Feast On Berries Nuts High In Areca Queen Palm trees Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Lone Caterpillar Crawling On Black bamboo culm Soon Will Fly Displaying Colorful Extrovert Personality Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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2 a.m. Eyes Open Close Watching Old Black and white Movie Need Sleep Plot Will Not Release Me Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
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Two Day Cheap Bus Ride Varanasi To Kathmandu Hours on the bus rooftop Lost Within The mountain scenery Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Haiku #211
Strong wind gone away Bamboo palm trees had rough day Iguanas confused Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Driving Old Truck Collecting Metal Trash Selling for a small amount of cash Many Do not look my way Maybe Afraid Thinking They could also end…
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Midnight Sitting on a Mexican blanket drinking cocoa and coffee watching the waves crash against the rocks. Thinking about how plummeting into the depths of failure,…
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Truckload Mushroom dirt Dumped Front yard Shoveling Loading Hauling Wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow load To the backyard Replenishing Garden soil Under Hot South Florida Sun Back…
Haiku #210
Predawn Middle East Slow peaceful walk listening To call to prayer Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Evening delivery! Brown box stuffed with packets of vegetable seeds left at front door. My heart goes flicker flicker while I fall asleep and dream of…
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My Old Friend The Rusty Noisy Window shaker Air conditioner Keeps me cool all night Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017…
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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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White blue morning sky Strong reflection Off Ocean I’m not catching any fish, but already have a nice tan. Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of…
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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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Hole in the window screen Mosquitoes Enter Search Locate Feast Leave Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Watching his car burn on the side of the freeway, he decided it was time to take a long holiday. Back to HOME PAGE Copyright©…
Haiku #209
Scrambling the eggs Fish rot on the dock today Nothing left but hate Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Boca Raton My bicycle Chained and locked to a coconut tree I’m relaxing At an indoor outdoor restaurant and bar Drinking Bordeaux wine Eating Gourmet Pasta…
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All Night Dancing At the clubs Early morning Taxi ride to the beach Soft king-size sheet Spread out on the sand Watching the sunrise I…
Book Review-Mountain Home The Wilderness Poetry Of Ancient China Translated By David Hinton
Mountain Home The Wilderness Poetry Of Ancient China is a smorgasbord of ancient Chinese rivers and mountains poetry. The book is 295 pages and covers Chinese…
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Yogurt Topped With blueberries and honey Three-way organic concoction Cools down my tummy Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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Sitting At an intracoastal waterway restaurant and bar Watching The yachts pass by Enjoying Conch fritters and cold beer Discussing Current American politics The finish carpenter…
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Tide Rolls out Leaving behind seaweed clinging to the rocks Exposed to hot sun Dependent On the ocean For life to carry on Back to…
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The old man Bent over Walking on the beach sand His pencil-thin wife Holding his hand Most mornings They pass by around 8 a.m. The couple…
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Strong wind Light rain Coconuts fall on metal tool shed with a bang Hanging gong continues to clang Wind chimes dance and shriek Waterbed starting…
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Pot of lamb stew Bottle of Malbec Greek peperoncini Warm rye bread Soon Bellyful Ready for bed Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of…
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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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I pulled out a twenty Retail clerk said “Sorry sir We no longer accept paper money Pay only with your phone All purchases must be…
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Squirrel Collects nuts and seeds with gusto Grows diversified portfolio Finds a wife Simple Happy Life They Jump from tree to tree Love Sprinkled On…
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I live in the backroom Rent is cheap Easy to sleep Morning trips to the big-box store Purchase Extra-large frozen pizza Two liter plastic bottle…
Haiku #208
Five days heavy rain No beach, but roof does not leak Glad shack on high ground Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
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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…
Costly Rendezvous
From her fortress she reached out My expertise was needed We combined resources The common threat was quickly eliminated On the way back I lost…
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Damn right We are preppers World Is in the shitter Two years of food on hand Kitchen cabinets Full of carefully marked cans Solar panels on…
Haiku #207
Afternoon rainstorm Lost all of my energy Maybe take a nap Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Haiku #206
Sitting on beach chair Sun cooks oil coated skin Tide rolls in cools feet Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
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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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Surviving Decades of storms The sea grape tree Wrapped around side of shack Continues growing Probably Will outlast me Back to HOME PAGE Copyright©…
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Pound nails Into the wood Continue Building fences Blockade The bridge Crush Less privileged Take away Safety nets Use windfall For military jets Back…
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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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Small white bird Five meters above whitecaps Floating Eyeballing Then Instinctively Torpedoes into ocean Catching prize Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
