Destiny calls as you enter
The narrow aisles as cramped as can be
The musty scented scene of bibiliopolery
Might this be the hiding place of that volume rare?
The end of your search, as discovery awaits you there
Padre
The Shop
Weekend Writing Prompt
Maiden Voyage
With confident demeaner he took the helm
Without concern that he ventured into Poseidon’s aquatic kingdom,
The thalassic realm
Little did he know, that for his trespass he would have to pay
More than he’d bargained for on the fateful day
If he had known in port he’d have stayed.
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Rule
Some rules are golden
Others unfair
A few to be broken
But I don’t know where
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Cafe
I walked into the only café that seemed to be open on the strip. The place was a little over the top considering the seedy neighbourhood. Why might a harbour district coffee shop need marble tabletops and a crystal chandelier? The menu too was out of place with Eggs Benedict and French croissants on offer. All in all, it was a bit disappointing as all I wanted was a cup of coffee and a ring doughnut to dunk.
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Flip Side
The reverse to the obverse
The flip side with Track-B
The yin to the yang
As opposite as can be
And yet in a world of contradictions
And things that just don’t fit
They became the best of friends
And didn’t care a bit
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A Lesson Gone Amok
The class was chaotic – out of control
If the north stood for calmness
This was the opposite pole
And why did things go so far amok?
Sugary drinks had been consumed
Such was my luck
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Bygone Ways
Superimposed, overlapped and thus displayed
It was the way old-fashioned cartoons were made
Before things were digital – using just the click of a mouse
They made drawings and overlays often in house
Disney, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera too
That was real artistry – skilled and true
But today the quick and easy is all we can do
Padre
Touching Base
We had hoped to meet up for lunch, but with work schedules and such not, that didn’t really work. Dinner was equally problematic as we both had families. After dinner we would have kids to tuck in, and then it wasn’t viable to go out afterwards. So here we sat at seven in the morning on the rail platform touching base and slurping a Starbuck’s before going our separate ways. So much for “best friends forever.” What can I say? Life happens.
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Take Wing
To seek freedom and take wing
Claiming the avian promise to make our hearts sing
No longer bound by gravity’s might
Let us overcome the odds and take flight
Padre
Welcome
It was a dazzling example of bureaucratic incompetence. “If we call it the ‘Border Agency,’” it was argued it would instil trust that the entryways to the nation were being guarded. But, in the name of transparency, this view is now being corrected with the police-type uniforms being replaced with Wal-Mart style vests.
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