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The Last Layover
Under the streetlight’s hum,The bottle runs dry,No rhythm left to strum,In the city’s sigh,The towel drops,Pale as forgotten hopes,Now smeared with life’s grime,This journey halts here,No more paths to tread,Only the quiet of twilight,And the murmur of the wind,Farewell, fierce … Continue reading
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Tagged beat poetry, end of the road, giving up, Jack Kerouac, literary style, poem, poems, poetic closure, poetry, short poem, throwing in the towel
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The Sizzle of Noodle Streets
In the alley, a dance of fire,woks and sparks, a wild choir—noodle strands in twilight’s grip,sizzling secrets, oil’s drip. Flavor dreams on chopstick tips,each bite a journey, a thousand trips.Streetlight shadows, steam’s embrace,fried noodles, life’s savory grace.
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Tagged beat poetry, culinary journey, food poetry, fried noodles, Jack Kerouac style, Kerouac inspired, noodle poem, poems, poetic cuisine, poetry, short poem, street food
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Bottle Blues
Burnished amber glow,echoes of grainDistilled dreamsIn moonlit bottles,Jazz and jive,the liquid flameSlips downto drown the sorrow,the midnight howl.
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Tagged amber glow, Beat Generation, beat poetry, blues, distilled dreams, Jack Kerouac, jazz, midnight sorrow, poems, poetic whiskey, poetry, whiskey poem
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Frozen Reverie
Vanilla whispers from corner conesBeneath neon nights and summer moans,Melting laughter on sticky hands,Childhood dreams in rainbow bands,Chocolate rivers down our chins,Sweet echoes of innocent sins.
The Silent Sorrow
Silent streets echo the hollow,Ghosts of dreams long forgotten,Whispers of heartache, buried deep,In the quiet of night, we weep.
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