Bwana
By dwells
In the jungle on my howdah,
thinking of a clammy chowder;
while the beaters’ drums grew louder on their own.
Down below the brown Zambezi
and my lovely Portugesee,
laughing when I called her “Easy” on the phone.
In the ocean, on an island
looking at the coast of Thailand,
as I shed a tear for dry land and a home.
Seeking out the marsupalia
in The Outback of Australia;
longing for the sweet mammalia I had known.
In those years did I get older,
all my trophies getting colder;
now a clam rake on my shoulder in the foam.
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Copyright 2017 dwells
Published on Monday, February 20, 2017.
Filed under: "Reflective" and
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
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On Sunday, September 17, 2023, carlosjackal
(2788) wrote:
A poem to chew on and savour. A mastication masterpiece.
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On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, out there
(166) wrote:
the rhyming reminds me of the Raven not easy to do.. a light whimsical write..the last verse very amusing.. refreshing :))
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, dwells
(4177) wrote:
Thanks OT and it was a challenge with the longer third line internal rhyme. Cheers! - Dan
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On Monday, February 20, 2017, motherofnature
(46) wrote:
Nice .. I many battlefields and love along the way ..
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On Monday, February 20, 2017, molock
(312) wrote:
fantastic as always dwells, "write on" my brother! peace - mo
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A former member wrote:
I love the imagery and the rhyme scheme that you got going on with this beautiful poem. This took me on quite an exciting journey! *hugs* Reb:).
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On Monday, February 20, 2017, Adagios
(716) wrote:
The resonant tone for me was of the song of haliawatha (Longfellow). You are pure sterling my friend 99.5 percent brilliance, and the rest is pure scoundrel. Tip of the hat to the master.
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, dwells
(4177) wrote:
Thanks A. and it does have that "On the shores of Gitchee-Goomie" feel to it.
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On Monday, February 20, 2017, Adagios
(716) wrote:
"Longing for the sweet mammalian".... absolutely bottler (KF)!!
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On Monday, February 20, 2017, kinkifrog
(2691) wrote:
Ha ha ... I thought it was a bottler too :)
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, dwells
(4177) wrote:
But I don't even play football Karen :) - cheers! - Dan