Thursday, September 30, 2010

Soul Cravings

beat up and busted broke
alley sleeping, some nights
old time train jumpers
they got cravings

silk suits and sports car speeders
corner office sleeping, some nights
old time club thumpers
they got cravings

they have cravings
soul cravings
community, peace, love

this is our equality
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26 comments:

  1. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSeptember 30, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    authentic and witty,
    lovely done!

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  2. डा0 हेमंत कुमार ♠ Dr Hemant KumarSeptember 30, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Nice and attractive poem....
    Please visit my blog also---
    http://childrensheaven.blogspot.com.
    Best wishes.
    Hemant

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  3. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 30, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    "they got cravings" indeed. Cool perspective.

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  4. signed...bkmSeptember 30, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    cravings....love your cravings...they are the best king....nice...bkm

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  5. EllaSeptember 30, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    I love the soul cravings and I only wish our society craved it~ Really great!

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  6. Diane TSeptember 30, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    My dad jumped trains in the US looking for work even though he was from the Canadian prairies.

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  7. Carrie Van HornSeptember 30, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Soul cravings are the truest kind...wonderful poem Ollie! :-)

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  8. Square CornerSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    I always crave a Humbucker Poem. Nice work, Ollie. It's got the spirit of French and Fish all over it.

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  9. DasuntouchaOctober 1, 2010 at 12:13 AM

    ...soul cravings
    community, peace, love

    this is our equality    ...

    ...dig that for sure.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 1, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    Brilliant writing, loved it Kx

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  11. Human ParadoxOctober 2, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    Nice one Olie. Not alone in liking that piece. For real.

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  12. rchOctober 2, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Hi double O, I agree that soul cravings are indeed the best kind to satisfy, take care.

    Bob aka Average Poet

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  13. Judy RoneyOctober 2, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    This is such a soulful poem, Ollie. It sounds like a song sung low. A man got cravings. Cool.

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  14. Eileen T O'Neill .....October 4, 2010 at 3:35 PM

    Truly soulful words to capture the many facets of life.
    Liked the plea for community, peace and love.

    Best wishes,
    Eileen

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  15. Carrie Van HornNovember 23, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    I remember this one Ollie...still love it! :-)

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  16. AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    I love it - this is the real equalizer, that we all have soul cravings

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  17. BeachannyNovember 24, 2010 at 1:49 AM

    Damn, that's a blues song! Well written. I loved it. Thanks, Gay @beachanny

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  18. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 2:23 AM

    True it is! and cravings are often the root of decisions for better or worse.
    My One Stop Wed entry
    http://shawnbird.com/2010/11/24/trus/

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  19. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    This has a lovely vernacular rhythm

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  20. One Stop - The Place For Poets, Writers and ArtistsNovember 24, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    i am with beachanny on that...well written..enjoyed this and thanks for sharing with osw...pete

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  21. hedgewitchNovember 24, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Nice tumble of words, images and ideas; like a good mulligan stew, it satisfies a craving itself.

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  22. BubbaNovember 24, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    They could trade places and not much would change. Nice finding the similarities amongst the differences. Dandy One Shot, Ollie!

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  23. Helena MalheurNovember 24, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    wow, so well said - a simple last line to tie it all together. Enjoyed it very much!

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  24. Steve IsaakNovember 24, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    The last two stanzas are stellar.

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  25. dustusNovember 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Cool cadence and rhythm to your lines. Makes me wonder how your poem would sound over music. Nice work!

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  26. Shashidhar SharmaNovember 27, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    Dear Ollie

    Yes, soul craves for peace and love.. alas! we end up giving it all up...
    Beautiful verse...

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    Twitter: @VerseEveryDay
    Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com

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