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Between the Two
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

The smell of incense was heavy
And guarded the dingy room well.
Time passed slowly like the stifling breath of Yuletide
They were hiding from — the two lovers of Venice —
A woman with dark, luxuriant hair
And a man with a running nose.
Scent-leaf imported from Africa
Roasted over the fireplace with a tangible fragrance.
A lone candle burned and crackled,
Its tallow dripping profusely with crusts of romance —

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Venice
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

Venice piddles proudly on glass waters
With stilts, grey and dewy.
She posts blandishments on the
Spine of Italy, a robust peninsula.
Evening charms her wildly with
Eastern protocols of sinking sun,
Sweetly orange and fantastic,
Burning soothingly the buttocks of the sky, and
Reflecting genially on the anus of her vaporetto —
The virginal energy of Venetian waters

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beerbottle chess
by Matthew Conrad

youtube rarely gives you glimpses into its old
1940s / 1950s glory days of
the a.i. jukebox...
but it still happens...

darkness old friend - julian winding -
powder room -

i still remember that old dream of mine...
one summer in Ibiza...

......

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Between the Two
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

The smell of incense was heavy
And guarded the dingy room well.
Time passed slowly like the stifling breath of Yuletide
They were hiding from — the two lovers of Venice —
A woman with dark, luxuriant hair
And a man with a running nose.
Scent-leaf imported from Africa
Roasted over the fireplace with a tangible fragrance.
A lone candle burned and crackled,
Its tallow dripping profusely with crusts of romance —

......

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Venice
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

Venice piddles proudly on glass waters
With stilts, grey and dewy.
She posts blandishments on the
Spine of Italy, a robust peninsula.
Evening charms her wildly with
Eastern protocols of sinking sun,
Sweetly orange and fantastic,
Burning soothingly the buttocks of the sky, and
Reflecting genially on the anus of her vaporetto —
The virginal energy of Venetian waters

......

Continue reading
beerbottle chess
by Matthew Conrad

youtube rarely gives you glimpses into its old
1940s / 1950s glory days of
the a.i. jukebox...
but it still happens...

darkness old friend - julian winding -
powder room -

i still remember that old dream of mine...
one summer in Ibiza...

......

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