My response to a song written for me using the ylang-ylang flower and my love for the composer who is from Wai'anae, thus the references to Ka'ala and Kaiaulu wind of that area.
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The Hound Dog
KURT, Connie, Angie come look; Mom screeched from the Kitchen; I just saw the hound dog!
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Santa's New Elves: A Politically Incorrect Christmas
A parody of Clement C. Moore's classic "Twas the Night Before Christmas". This poem does have racial overtones. Please understand I do not mean to offend anyone.
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BM
Natural body odor.
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My Mother is Driving Me Crazy
What can I say? I think the title speaks for itself. In addition to my caregiving duties I have just recently returned from 2 and a half years of living in China. I have spent a total of 15 years in that country. So I'm dealing with reverse culture shock as well as the stress of having to care for my Dad. Hence the poem.
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Clinging Terror
When awake, she would insist you sit in the chair next to her lounger, cling to your hand, afraid to lose you. 99 words
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Pigged in
My wife is from Arizona, where wild javalinas (or "collared peccaries") roam the desert. Peccaries aren't pigs, but look a lot like them. How hard it would be for a javalina native to the islands to be always correcting people…
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Another Day On the Roof
"Her faded jeans stiffen with the crushing ache
that no machine can wash away."
Between 1995-1999 I worked alongside my husband and son as a roofer/laborer. This piece describes a typical day on the roof.
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Eazalay! Eazalay!
Not fo any contess only to get dees off my chess. I gotta buss out dis story . I no can hole-um in already. About time da trut going really come out
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We Called Her Oink
The is a Year of the Dragon Contest entry for June.