Poems from Afar

Poems out of Istanbul, Cairo, Tanger, North Korea, & America

Song for Cairo

They swallow their vices like vultures,
Akin to vultures, I say
(I seen it all in 1998):
All smiles, like dead camels,
At the dusty market
Outside of Cairo!

Dedicated to those guarding the Mohammad Ali Mosque, in Cairo; #1541 10/27/2006

Song in Tanger

Oh, I know William Burroughs
And his mate, Ginsberg, too,
Met in Tanger, many years ago
(Here lies a sea of fools);
Glad I went in 92.

Dedicated to the gay community, and W.B, and his mate.
#1542, 10/28/2006

Hail Pyongyang

(Sometimes you get what you ask for):

Doom and desire,
Pentacles unseen
Dare the dire
America!..

Dedicated to North Korea, and their king, Kim Jong II and his tender ego #1543

Epitaph for a US Presidency
[Dedicated to: G.W. Bush

Out of the attic comes the fool
No abysmal smell, just suffering from dism al;
Erratic he became, seeker of dreams;
Pluck the poor fellow
Out of the White House.

Note: It is sad at best, to see the downfall of what could have been the greatest Presidency of the 21st century drop down such a deep abyss. #1544 10/29/2006

Song of Istanbul

I saw a belly dancer shake her breasts,
Holding tight onto the hilltop
And a friend from New Zealand
Had her sit upon my lap, back
In 1996: I wasnt sure what was
His quest? The Turkish woman
Had beautiful saber teeth, and all
The restand I just prayed the sultan
Wouldnt come in!

Dedicated to: the Belly Dancers in Turkey #1540 10/28/2006

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Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Poetry
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