last time i listened to Mitchell's Mingus

last time i listened to Mitchell's Mingus

she was enjoying him so much

in brainwave synapses

i saw an expat that looked like me

peddling upstream
 lamenting the progress of destruction

like constructing highways

over this Han paradise

so i came right back to the last bench

that has more mountain view and low houses

almost camouflaged by the greenery  

and the sky obliged my thankful lungs

with puffy clouds and sunny breeze 

far away from bold Taipei

 the seagull song to jazzy town

 a magnet for lusting capital seekers

Chinese unifyers and CIA creepers 

one, oh one reason to say goodbye

so into Taichung i try 
to regain the feeling

beyond ceremonious tea dealing 

 to an ancient house of poets 

dreaming deep inside red chambers

before palace intrigue corrupts the need

for silvery springs green
into Mitchell's Mingus

May 27, 2018 
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visiting a friend as the mind travels

visiting a friend as the mind travels

looking into his eyes

that is where our journey began

a vagabond tourist in a humble abode

transported and landscaped 

 through tender loving messages
silly abstract humor

simple like an intercontinental emoji

of reminisced experiences

renewed, confirmed, giving solace

 bridging the twain of strangers

once met and passed along

like traces of LED lights behind closed eyes 

with kind internet words unforgotten

 let's start a party of shared joy

mingling each other in the aura

called upon to chat 

and stay overnight

maybe fall in love

with whispered words ...

i would live for that

to have you near

my witness of  commonality

persistent peace neutrality

 side by side around the next bend

say

let's do it again while we can

(for Jim)

May 12, 2018
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