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Bear [Lyric Poem]

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Walking down a trail, I had quite a scare --
   For walking straight towards me was a big ole bear.
 It glanced at me, and then down at its feet,
   Then that speciesist bear had the nerve to cross the street.

The Tao of the Traveler [Lyric Poem]

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With a pack on my back,
 I lurched out of the known.
 Would I ever be back?
 Or go where I was blown?

Who can know where they'll land?
 Maybe on a distant shore?
 Or amid desert sands?
 Or mountains? Or next door?

That's the joy of a life;
 One can end up anywhere.
 Embrace chaos sans strife,
 And you'll live a life that's rare.

POEM: The Impulse to Self-Destruct

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energized by french fries 
Oedipal knife to the eyes
when all know the truth,
he still lies

takes without asking
burns while sun-basking
fidgets reveal  
attempted masking

always plays the ponies
rules with wicked cronies --
but, like him, 
they're all phonies

passes on a Big Mac
just to shoot some bad smack
opts to be skinny 
for his heart attack

POEM: Leprechaun

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I think I saw a Leprechaun,

but it could’ve been a deer.

It seemed quite mean, and was a bit green,

but I’d had a keg of beer.

POEM: No Offense, Mr. Mosquito

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Source: Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Hey there, Mr. Mosquito,
‘fraid to say, you’ve gotta go.
Sure, Black Death is on the flea,
but you’ve bought us fevers: Yellow, Nile, and Dengue.

And that’s just to name a few.
You’ve killed more folks than anything in the zoo.
There’s Malaria, Zika, and Encephalitis
that make you feel you’ve crossed a bus crash with arthritis.

I’ve never been to Rift Valley or the West Nile;
yet I fear their fevers but not their crocodiles.
Because, like Amazon, you deliver
a thousand miles from the river.

So, I guess I’ll go and get my shots,
and if our paths cross — expect some swats.
Cause when it comes to blood-sucking creatures,
I’d rather have leaches in my breeches.