white beard

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  • Cultures come to conquer and their gods applaud.

white beard

 the ocean ghost recites his poems
just beyond the tracks of a cold night,
thrown.

beneath the stars he stares out there
past black nighttime sky with both eyes
wide.

and the size of the scene, it's immensity,
reminds him his hair isn't so long after
all.

and as long as his lungs reach to scream,
he continues, as the empty glass turtle shell
yells

back like a whale at the wind that's made it's
way in thru a throat that refuses to
choke.

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ApaqRasgirl commented on white beard

10-21-2010

oh well done dear, the sea holds many faces and perils for those who choose that life........wonderful .....thanks love asha
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ginga commented on white beard

10-08-2010

Catarino, Mesmerizing , cleverely composed and impressive. ty for a breath of fresh sea air. ginga
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cousinsoren commented on white beard

09-23-2010

Well! Well! You lead us very well to see this image of good "Ole Man Sea." Well done , this metaphorical filigree and vivid imagery. It reminds me of a one-line poem written by my eight-year old daughter ,when she saw the Rio Cobre in spate. "Here comes an angry man in his khaki suit," You have whimsically painted a gentler picture, John E.. Wordslinger, Poet Laureate of OP. Your inspiration to write this exquiste piece was a victory moment for you. Reply to Comment
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cousinsoren commented on white beard

09-23-2010

Well! Well! You lead us very well to see this image of good "Ole Man Sea." Well done , this metaphorical filigree and vivid imagery. It reminds me of a one-line poem written by my eight-year old daughter ,whrn she saw the Rio Cobre in spaye. "Here comes an angry man in his khaki suit," You have whimsically painted a gentler picture, John E.. Wordslinger, Poet Laureate of OP. Your inspiration to write this exquiste piece was a victory moment for you.
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WordSlinger commented on white beard

09-22-2010

The intro just blows my mind, lol
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Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

catarino’s Poems (42)

Title Comments Submitted
Title Comments Submitted
white beard 8 09/21/2010
finding Tinoco 1 11/21/2009
thanks(for)gi
ving- US borders.		 9 11/10/2009
the forgiveness of skin 6 10/09/2009
we are memorable 4 09/22/2009
broken beat 3 08/19/2009
water song 2 08/15/2009
subtle 0 08/04/2009
days 0 07/31/2009
time always 1 06/21/2009
inicio 2 06/20/2009
to a new friend 1 06/20/2009
(close to you) 0 06/20/2009
editing 'Almagest'--- i guess. 0 06/20/2009
prayer 2 06/10/2009
notes 1 06/08/2009
jellyfish 2 06/08/2009
lingering 3 06/05/2009
flirting 4 06/05/2009
here and there 5 05/29/2009
candy 5 08/04/2009
stayin awake 2 05/16/2009
( ) 1 05/16/2009
lagos 6 05/08/2009
Conflict of Gods 2 05/04/2009
a dream response 3 04/30/2009
time? 1 04/30/2009
thoughts 3 04/30/2009
sluggish 1 04/30/2009
silence is a sheild 4 04/30/2009
deciding to jump @ Davenport 3 04/22/2009
death is treasure 2 06/06/2009
pause 6 04/16/2009
homeless 2 06/06/2009
tossin and turnin 2 04/14/2009
father 2 04/10/2009
close to being further 2 04/10/2009
meeting you 2 04/10/2009
Revision 2 11/17/2008
Amiga 3 11/17/2008
Commitment and wishes 2 11/17/2008
spider and butterfly 7 06/06/2009
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