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Collective Poem:
As we walked around our 49th turn, the clouds and rain engulfed the mountain. We hurried to find shelter, where we could drink our wine and make our poems. As we burn incense, we watch the smoke rise to the heavens. We were not alone, we were in good company.

                                           Collective Poem

As we made our way up the mountain, the mist engulfed

 The mountain.  We hurried to find shelter, where we could

 Drink our wine and watch the smoke rise to the heavens.

 We were creating poems.  We were not alone, but we were in good company.

(Tony Briscella, Matt Bernardo, John Deliso)

 

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The Great Wall of China

1
Stars Above,
Sand Below,
The Cold, Salty water-
Splashes rythmically...
Against our naked bodies.
 
 
2
To pick Chrysanthemum.
To make it inot wine.
To drink the bottle-
Alone.
Amongst the dried leaves,
On a brisk Autumn night.
To fall asleep-
Empty bottle in hand.
 
 
3
Taking the Northward trail
Upward
Towards the Summit
Through the mist and clouds.
The storm moves in,
Bottle in hand-
I don't care.
The top at last.
Lighting strikes!
 
By:   Matt Bernardo                      
 

1
The warm wind supports the bird
As he glides toward a branch
CRASH.....
He has misjudged his landing

2
This is what we are not used too...
Chaos is its own unique form
Disorder has its own place
The kind of central magnificence that one cannot realize is taking place
The beauty in sound and movemet
We can still view this as nature

By Jon DeLiso


Craving for Possessions
 
Spending countless hours on work
 
Who owns who?
 
 
 
Drinking glass after glass
 
The wine begins to disappear
 
I fall asleep, in hope for a better tomorrow
 
 
 
A frosted mug of beer comes my way
 
Along with confrontation
 
For a sober man's thought, are a drunk man's words
 
 by Tony Briscella

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