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Dark Stranger
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0 posted 2005-09-22 07:51 AM


l'oranger contimplation
like the nipples on ketchup bottles
the squeeze kind of red breasts
pining for their acadians pretending
their burgers are monday food red

like they did the pipes before
the bal de maison
writhed them smiles
in leathered skin milage
and fiddle droned ballad boredom

your wind spins her hems o' ossun
you say the file' will heal your wounds
in time if the pont de vue is a lie
but then who will eat the redfish's tears
and give you back your england boats

bring us down the shallow john's charivari
there is only that opelousas beau
with his geste juice healing
and the six fingers strumming under
ol canvas back with his putomayo

spin hems, laissez les bon temps roulez

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dark

scribblenote: l'oranger is "the orange tree",
acadians are pre-cajun, monday food is red beans and rice, the pipes were acadian bagpipes before they went to la and took up fiddles and squeezeboxes, ossun is a town in la and file' is a spice and pont de vue is a dance ballad about a girl that disobeyed, shallow johns are the flat bottom john boats used on the bayou, charivari is a rowdy dow party, opelousas beau is beau geste who was known for his medicine (home brew) and six fingers refers to the six fingered black creole accordionist D Bellard..and laissez les bon temps roulez is "let the good times roll"...why?  just some speak easy groove voodoo for the old school crews of Acadia..til their hoverings are homes again.

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Sunshine
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1 posted 2005-09-22 07:55 AM


...til their hoverings are homes again.

Or wherever they intend to start over...

You file'd the forum with feeling, Sir...

merci!

Kaoru
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2 posted 2005-09-23 04:49 PM


BUMP...

Your poems are awesome.

JamesMichael
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3 posted 2005-09-24 12:06 PM


Nice...James
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4 posted 2005-09-24 11:32 PM


How very fitting to write such an interesting and beautiful piece at this time (enjoyed it and saved it.)
Pilgrimage
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5 posted 2005-09-26 05:14 PM


I enjoyed the music in this one.  

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Kahlil
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6 posted 2005-09-27 09:15 AM


I have enjoyed reading this over and over, and the sounds and images it creates.
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7 posted 2005-09-27 11:54 AM


I have to admit that I had NO clue what the heck you were saying, and read it over to figure it out... until I realized I was caught up in the words and didn't really care what it meant. You, Sir, bring more to a poem, and are able to make absolute gibberish (to my feeble mind, anyhow) sound as lyrical as the best ever written.
Once I understood the meanings and the words.. the poem just became that much better.

When all is said
All is done
Still I live
And carry on-
Quiet Riot

inkedgoddess
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8 posted 2005-09-27 11:12 PM


i love it when your tongue does that french
stuff

iliana
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9 posted 2005-09-27 11:22 PM


Superb writing!
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