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Green Chile

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

I prefer red chile over my eggs
and potatoes for breakfast.
Red chile ristras decorate my door,
dry on my roof, and hang from eaves.
They lend open-air vegetable stands
historical grandeur, and gently swing
with an air of festive welcome.
I can hear them talking in the wind,
haggard, yellowing, crisp, rasping
tongues of old men, licking the breeze.

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Last Ride Together, The

by Robert Browning

I.

I said---Then, dearest, since 'tis so,
Since now at length my fate I know,
Since nothing all my love avails,
Since all, my life seemed meant for, fails,
Since this was written and needs must be---
My whole heart rises up to bless
Your name in pride and thankfulness!
Take back the hope you gave,---I claim

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A Song For St. Cecilia's Day

by John Dryden

FROM harmony, from heavenly harmony,
This universal frame began:
When nature underneath a heap
Of jarring atoms lay,
And could not heave her head,
The tuneful voice was heard from high,
'Arise, ye more than dead!'
Then cold, and hot, and moist, and dry,
In order to their stations leap,
And Music's power obey.

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The Power Of The Dog

by Rudyard Kipling

There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie--
Perfect passion and worship fed

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Jij als onweer

by Mario Odekerken

Je komt niet langzaam.
Je breekt open,
alsof stilte je niet verdraagt.

Mijn huid herkent je
nog voor mijn naam
zich herinnert
hoe jij klinkt.

Er is geen tussenruimte,

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Recent Passion Poems

Tongue of Flame,Heart of Silk

by Mario Odekerken

You touch like fire,
but hold me
like something breakable.

Your words burn-
not to wound,
but to awaken.

I am undone
by the heat in your voice,

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Jij als onweer

by Mario Odekerken

Je komt niet langzaam.
Je breekt open,
alsof stilte je niet verdraagt.

Mijn huid herkent je
nog voor mijn naam
zich herinnert
hoe jij klinkt.

Er is geen tussenruimte,

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You,like Thunder

by Mario Odekerken

You don't arrive slowly.
You break open,
as if silence offends you.

My skin knows you
before my name
remembers
how you sound.

There is no in-between,

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Wild is the fire

by Mario Odekerken

You touch me,
and time forgets its name.
The sky leans in,
carrying your breath
across the trembling earth.

No promise is spoken,
yet the leaves believe you.
They rise-
not to flee,

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Door de passie aangeraakt 02

by Mario Odekerken

Jij,brandpunt van mijn zinderende gedachten,
ik draag je als een vlam in mijn binnenste mee.
Elke blik die je werpt,slaat vonken in mijn huid,
alsof je ogen weten waar mijn honger woont.

Mijn stem wil jouw naam roepen in de stilte,
niet zacht,maar rauw en zonder rem.
Ik wil geen afstand,geen ruimte
tussen adem en huid,
ik wil de storm zijn die je overrompelt.

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