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Dreams of Samarand - Poem #22A Poem by torittoHaving passed three score ten the end of days is fast approaching Where have all the sunsets gone while I was living day to day? Contemplate theli.. |
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Endings - Poem #21A Poem by torittoOf all the places I have been and all the paths that I have walked there are many I know I will never walk again. Such is the nature of things;.. |
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Into Exile - Poem #20A Poem by torittoI walk the old streets and realize they tore down the Endicott Theater to put up a savings bank in the same space where Poppa and I saw “Blo.. |
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From a Tent in Italy- Poem #19A Poem by torittoIn the camp of dreams he s sitting on his balcony in Aleppo; the lights of his city now dimmed the street blackened and empty the clatter of crock.. |
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Refugee - Poem #18A Poem by torittoWe left our home in novecento padrone and prominenti ‘Ndrangheta and the priests the almond trees for golden streets. I wasn’t born wi.. |
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Train to Nefasit - Poem #17A Poem by torittoRiding Acela to Boston Connecticut towns roll by coffee and church steeples a successful man in coat and tie recalling when three and twenty with.. |
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Diaspora - Poem #16A Poem by torittoBougainvillea Passegiatta Old men doffing borsalinos wearing double breasted suits. Topolinos in the street run as if on memory pretty girls now.. |
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Dancing to Perfidia - Poem #15A Poem by torittoRed Sea breeze and indigo sky pierced by a full moon hanging like the Christmas lights strung above the roof top bar. Potted palm fronds, barely m.. |
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Streets of Gold - Poem #14A Poem by torittoPaki cabbie one fare more drives in Manhattan dreams of Lahore Tiffin man washes dishes catches the subway Lakshmi wishes Mexico’s son .. |
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Isabella's Ghost - Poem #13A Poem by torittoShe wore a chignon in her hair pulling it tightly from her face Aragon’s image, caressed by time the walking ghost of Isabella. She moved al.. |