None Like U

None Like U

When I first used to look at your glamorous body,
I could see the first gleam of dawn.
And that blew my mind away.
I realized how proud I should have been.

You were a constellation in the great sky,
Unfortunately, I've let you vanished...
You were my consolation at all times,
But I was inconsiderate and ungrateful.

When you were a light to my paths,
I've let darkness filled my mind.
And there is my downfall.
Oh, I must unbosom what is in my heart!

You were respectful and good to me,
But I was not satisfied with all you gave me.
When you were taking good care of me,
I was carefree: lacking of thoughtfulness.

When you were treating me like a king,
I treated you like trash.
But when I dared ask for forgiveness,
You did not turn your back on me.

When my ass was ablaze,
You did not forsaken me.
Oh, Suzannah!
There is none like you!

How will I ever forgive myself?
Your goodness and heartfelt,
And your compassion and love have shapen my life.
Oh, I am not worthy to be thy sweetheart!

The more I used to despised you,
The more you loved me.
Oh, my mind is too inadequate to comprehend
The mystery of love. How profund!

When I was sick and useless, you did not let me rot to death.
Your patience was my only hope
And our love my only salvation.
Oh, there is none like you!

I was hungry, but you did not starve me.
I was unconscious, but you change my fate.
I had Hades for abode,
But you gave me your heart as my dwelling.

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All Good Things Come in Good Times

All Good Things Come in Good Times

I have long desired death
But my secret wish never come true.
When I have enough of this life,
I become angry... when I cannot carry anymore burdens
And wish death. Unfortunately, it despises me.

Now that I do not desire it,
It comes back to take me away,
But I do not want to...
It comes to me to grant my wish
I have long desired, but I decline.

I was waiting for all good things
To come in good times--Like some say--
But when they have finally come
I turn my back on them.

When one wishes death so much
Before his due time,
The day it comes
It does not leave anything
To live and care for--all is gone--
Without notice,
And notice in its surroundings escapes.

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Without You

Without You

Without you,

The delicious berries would be sour

Because you are the savor

Oh, my doe!

Without you,

Everything would be chaotic and unbearable---

Just a multitude reasons not to say:

Adieu! Adieu! to the world...

Without you,

Everything would be meaningless,

And life would not worth living,

And life would be pointless.

Without you,

The luminaries would go on vacation.

And there would be nothing to live for,

Because my shade would be missing.

Without you,

Morrow's hope would be a fairy tale

And all fantasies would be nightmares.

But with you, it is paradise!

Without you,

Today's souvenirs would fade like the fog.

But with you, romance is not a tale.

I am grateful to have you in my life.

Without you,

I would still be dreaming about hope...

Now that you are by my side,

My mind need not to grow weary of hope.

Without you,

Love would be a lullaby, I would be thirsty of love.

But you fill my heart with happiness. With you,

By my side---in my life---What more do I need,My darling?

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Love for One's Wife

Love for One's Wife

When it comes to one's heifer,

All other things must be put aside

For she matters more than everything else.

One must respect his spouse

And make her feels appreciated.

One should cherish his wife

In good times and in bad times

And love her

In small ways and in big ways.

There should be no boundaries

When it comes to love.

Finding a wife is finding a great treasure,

And one ought to keep her close to him.

When it comes to one's wife,

Love should not always mean intimate relations.

But it involves caring for her

In times of sickness

And being her strength

When she is weak.

In times of temptations,

One must not succumb...

But one should be fidel.

Loyalty and faithfulness

Are very crucial

And contribute to the foundation

Of an intimate relationship.

This is one reason

One ought to be faithful

At all times and places.

A yes is a yes

And a no is a no,

So one cannot say:

Yes, I do love you...

And later say: I do not love you anymore.

For love is not some kind of switch

That can be turned on and off...

When one loves his wife,

There is nothing that keeps them

Away from each other,

Except in case of death.

After that, everything else

Is a mere lie and excuse.

Love is of great importance

And feels good

Yet it is dangerous

When it is used for the wrong things.

A wife is precious

'Cause it's a gift,

So one should cherish her

And make her wants to live forever.

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My Fantasy

My Fantasy

Of all the things that I wish for,
From now and then—
And I hope I find it—
I desire a girl like Hephzibah,
For she is virtuous
And pious and gorgeous.
Unlike all the other flowers,
She blossoms in my dreams
And she is the light
That guides my soul
Through the gates of my nightmares.
Oh, she is a blessing.

She is really wonderful
Tough I never tell her that.
Well, does it matter?
Telling her is not going to change anything.

One can have all the riches,
I mean all the rihes in the world,
And still misses something;
But to have an Hephzibah
Is finding the real happiness.
It is finding the most precious
And refined stone.It is true what the saying says:
'Who can find a virtuous woman...
For a virtuous woman is a gift.'

She is worth more than a diamond.
She is more precious
Than a pearl.
My fantasy is Hephzibah.

And to find her
Would be a dream comes true.
But there isn't such a thing!
If there is one,
Then my quest ends now.
If one has an Hephzibah,
All other riches are worthless
But if one has the world
And does not have an Hephzibah
Then his life means nothing.
An Hephzibah is a blessing;
That is my fantasy.

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Love in a Few Words: My Own

Love in a Few Words: My Own

To love is to care for a beloved one
in good and bad times,
to share one's innermost feelings
with that person and vice versa,
to help others...in small and big ways,
to make sacrifices and endures the consequences
to listen to one another,
to create a wayfor another to escape danger,
to have pity for the despised oneand seek his interest...
to give one's life for another
but not take another's life away,
to share one's homewith a stranger...
to cherish one anotherand appreciate one another,
to keep a promiseby fulfilling it in due time,
to make peace and walk away from war,
to make life easierfor another at one's own cost,
to respect other's propertyand do not envy it,
to save another's life at no cost,to give...
when nothing is expected.
To love is to bless one another,
and defend one another,
and live for one another.

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Big Mouth

Big Mouth

Qui parle beaucoup
Avale toujours des mouches.
Il y a un temps pour chaque chose
Whether we like it or not.
Nous avons une seule chose à faire
C’est d’être prudent
En tout temps
En toute chose
And forever.
A big mouth can be deadly,
Too big for the neck to carry.

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Response to Kandi Kane's "Vital Info"

Response to Kandi Kane's "Vital Info" on XUQA.com

Such heartbreak is a venom that never leaves the soul...
And the heart's in agony
while the visage tries to smile:
the iris is drowning into the eyes' tears,
the eyebrows are stretching away from each other,
the cheeks take pleasure in teasing the mouth,
the nose is invisibly ablaze...
the mouth is silent,
but in the inside it's Mount St. Helene,
all of that just to fake the pain.
Anguish reigns within the heart
and overcomes the soul which is proned to surrender.
Such heartbreak takes an eternity to heal
and find real comfort in a cosy abode.

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Never Tell

Never Tell

Never tell,
A tale
That everybody will fail
To tell.

There's no rainbow in insanity
when everything's filled with ambiguity.
Beauty is not a necessity
when there's no loyalty.

Never tell
Sam to sell
something on sale
without ringing the bell.

Never send some
Sam to hunt Tom
on a trip to Rome
for a small sum.

Never tell
a tale
just to bail
someone out of jail.

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Curiosity: In Vain We Look for Answers

Curiosity: In Vain We Look for Answers

Our curiosity has led us astray,
Our marvelous mind has held us prisoner of history.
We do not seem to give a damn about it!
Instead, we called others extremist.

We become blind just like puppies,
With their eyes close after birth,
Looking for their mother's breasts
As soon they smell their mother's nipples pheromones.

Gee! nobody knows what the hell we smell,
That compels us to dig holes after holes...
It is a shame that we did not find anything...
Because what we are looking for is already unveilled.

It is already there. The sun still shines over it!
But it does not seem to satisfy our id!
Nights and days we go on an unessential quest
Hoping to find a chain of forsaken treasure.

We are consciously living our damn fantasies,
So well, that we all forget about what matters most:
Love, harmony, and peace.
Because we are too busy digging holes after holes.

What a waste of breath!
And we think we can find peace by means of war,
Bacause we always ahve since day one.
Oh! We ended many major wars before...

Perhaps, we can end these current wars.
Perhaps, we should call upon Aries and Mars.
Instead, should we call upon Aphrodite and Venus.
Perhaps, they may help us... After all, they are genius.

Perhaps, we should be more inquisitive...
If we want to end wars and find harmony and peace.
Hmm! Harmony and peace---and us!
Oh, what a gap that would make in our history if wars!

What a mess that would be!
Our curiosity is the source of our afflictions,
It is the cause of our endless sorrows.
But we blame it on others.

So, we cannot see that our curiosity's a pain for them?
We have a habit of seeing ourselves as innocents.
Can't we see that our curiosity's a danger for others
It is time for us to turn away from the wrong turn.

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Would You..., If I Was?

Would You..., If I Was?

Since the heavens have touched the earth,
You haven't let a day fades
Without telling me that you love me.
Would you still care about me,
If I was a permanent handicapped?

Since we've made our first vows,
You haven't stopped breathing my breath.
I've been wondering why is life so good to me.
I haven't stop a bit. Is it because I'm wealthy,
Or is it because your soul finds its soulmate?
I keep wondering if you would still be my mistress...
But I am contended with all what you do for me.

Since I've had enough green in my pockets,
You haven't stop kissing me tenderly on my lips
Without saying "I will never leave you darling."
Would you still go on romantic trips with me,
If I was an average Joe or any blue collar guy?

Since the mailman has been delivering bouquets at your door,
You haven't stopped telling your girl friends about me.
I've been wondering if it's because of wealth, lots of greens,
Prestige, lots of friends, leisure
You treat me like a king. Or is it because of fondness and affection?
I'm incessantly wondering and thinking about us...
Perhaps, you say and do everything because of love.

Since I've been trying to be a good lover,
You always do things to please my soul as well
And at all times do comfort I and so on...
Would you still care about me, kiss me, and comfort me,
If I was poor, homeless, illiterate, average Joe, and handicapped?

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Still Have not Heard from You

Still Have not Heard from You

Long ago have you gone?
It must be an eon.
Long ago a season has passed away
And another one is reborn today,
And I still have not been informed of your news.
I'm worried because I still wear the same smelly shoes.

Long ago have you gone?
It seems to be a century.
And my fragile heart is still weary.
And I am still alone.
Long ago have the migrants flown back,
But you have not returned for snack.

Long ago have you gone?
And you still have not come along.
Darling, did I say something wrong?
Long ago have I seen your sun?
Long ago have you said goodbye
And I still have not heard you say hi!

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Use Me, but Do Not Mistreat Me

Use Me, but Do Not Mistreat Me

I am your kid,
Feed me,
But give me no weed.

I am your seed,
Sow me,
But just to do a good deed.

I am your key,
Open the right door,
But do not let me on the darn floor.

I am your medication,
Use me to alleviate your indigestion,
But do not overuse me.

I am your pet,
But do not sell me,
Just to pay your debt.

I am your mouth,
Bless, and proclaim the emancipation of freedom,
But do not divide the North and South.

I am your hands,
Stretch them and help some friends
But do not go hunting with them.

I am your gorgeous body,
Take good care of me,
But do not mistreat me and put me on sale.

I am your compass, your menu...
Hold me in your palm and I shall guide you,
But do not hit me with your damn hammer.

I am your mind,
Think big,
For God's sake.

I am your lover,
Hold me tight, caress me
And make love to me—forever.

I am your buddy,
Be nice to me,
But do not mistreat me.

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I Wonder Why

I Wonder Why

Everyday, I wonder why I like you so much.
I wonder why my body reacts the way it does;
Especially, when I am around you.
It must surely be some kind of feelings.
I thought there could be something of great importance,
Because of how I felt about you, but there wasn't any.

These feelings grew each day that passes by.
It was certainly infatuation: crazy love and nothing more.
I couldn't save my soul that easily from that crush,
Because I was so infatuated with you and your beauty.
I could even feel my blood flowing within my veins.
My heart throbbed incessantly each time I dare think about you.
I just couldn't help myself. My mind was blinded by your outer beauty.
I cannot say that anyone has not done their best to help and warn me.

In spite of everything, we are still not together.
I always wandered at anytime and anywhere I feel like:
Wondering why we would be perfect for each other
But in the meantime could not get along as well.
It was obvious why we would never be together:
It was all emotions. And where there's feeling,
There's surely and absolutely no real love at all.
I thought it was love, but it seemed it was just a waste of time.

I always wondered why we can't work things out between us.
Along the beautiful cove of the isle, I wandered about:
With the hope that the heavens would someday,
And or perhaps eternally, settle silently our conflict.
I wandered about in the woods with the hope
That I would find the answers to my queries...
I even wandered about in the jungles thinking
That the old ape knows the answers. How silly!

I even believed that I could find these answers
By just wandering everywhere I can, night and days.
Sometimes, I went to bed very late, I mean very late,
Because I meditated unceasingly on the questions
To which I have already know the answers.
I squandered my time trying to please my feelings.
I wasted my time looking for a treasure that cannot be found,
And that seems imaginary. What a fool! What a joke!

Moreover, I tried to do things that cannot be done,
Things that are irreversible. How naive!
I tried to undo things that cannot be undone.
I tried to reach things that cannot be conquered.
I even tried to undo a redo and redo an undo.
I lately realized that I was acting like a fool,
But didn't, in any way, want to admit it;
And, after all, walk away and stay all alone.

I always thought that a miracle could happen,
But it didn't. And I believe it's for the best.
I never wished to find love in folly nor insanity.
However, I wanted to live my fantastic dreams.
I always wonder why. After all, they are unrealistic.
I always wonder why! but there are no answers.

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Be Wise!

Be Wise!

Let's not speak out of anger,
Just to avoid a potential danger.
But let's be wiseIn our way of reasoning,
So—later—we won't have to apologize.
Let's not provoking anything.

Let's not react out of anger,
Just to be pleading guilty later—
Instead, let's be wise
'Cause we may inadvertently hurt our own eyes.
We tend to explode all the time
A take time to cool off.
Yeah, it takes time.

Let's not judge—out of anger,
Just to avoid a heart-attack later;
'Cause we may put our own flesh and blood on death row
And pass out when we see the show.
So let's be wise than ever
'Cause such a scar may last forever.

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Nothing Is Free but Love

Nothing Is Free but Love

I’ve been taught that the ancestors—
Does it matter who they’re?
Have fought like savages
Just for the future generation to be free
And have no fee to pay.
But that freedom has been ridiculed…

Some say the fee is paid in full,
And some disagree saying it’s half.
Some others say the fee for freedom
And all those “supports” are still due…
Unfortunately, they say it’s due with interests.
And others say it’s all a myth.

And some strangers say:
Nothing is free but love.
Yes, I say too.
Well, it’s really a sad sardonic story
That can be found in many books,
In the library, in the non-fiction section.

I’ve been taught that the tree of freedom
That is said to be a mythical story,
Won’t die for its roots are many
And the tree’s trunk will grow
And keep growing branches and branches…
I’ve learned that that freedom’s a treasure to be cherished.

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Until When

How often must I plant a flower,
Water it. Watch it blooms. And then fades?
The wind is silent… but mumbling,
And the sequoia says:
Two thousand nights and days maybe.

For how many times
Must I make a wish. Wait.
Fall asleep—and watch it fades?
The old man has no clue,
Not even a iota.

For how long should I wait,
Before manna can fall off the sky?
The agony the mother in labor knows;
And wise guy look into his deep thoughts
But find nothing.

How many miles are awaiting ahead
For me to travel?
Should I wait for some miracle
Or should I look in vain
For answers that may never be unveiled?

Will I have anything left to plant,
Wish for, take care of, and be proud of?
Will there be anything left to water
Watch, wait for, care for, and live for?

—Dick M. Joe Trio

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Longing for You

Waiting have I been—
Long enough for the sun to rise
In the morning,
And long enough for the sun to set
In the evening—
Heaven knows how much longer
I’m sentenced to linger...
Heaven knows what
I’d do In that era!

And oh, the moon my heart has raced!

Aged has my heart become,
But still I want to wait.
With great patience
Has the northern wind Murmured in my ears…
When I started to doubt
Your promising words.

Confused I was not, but worried I was.

Unclean thoughts—From the East and the West—
Have troubled my soul
And rendered my heart weak.
Oh, a burden of fire
Have I brought upon myself!
Despite all the unbearable burdens,
And irresistible temptations,
I still want to wait for you.

For my heart belongs to you only.

Since you’ve been gone,
I’ve been longing for your charming smile
And your love. It’s not easy, you know!
Very easily have I sometimes
Succumbed to petty things…
But I still know what I want
And that’s you.
Be my moon,
And brighten my nights.

Longing for you have I been.

I’ve realized that You’re part of me—
And I’m weak without you—
And I should cherish you
More than I used toFor the days are shorter now...
And the stars are fading away.
If there’s a time for redemption,
It’s now and not tomorrow.

Be mine, and let us be one soul!

Sometimes one need to leave
So he can learn to appreciate
The other one.
Life isn’t easy
That’s a thing we have to consider
Every single day of our life.
We can’t always get what we want in life.
And it’s hard to accept that…
But we can learn to live or deal with it.
This is the reason
I still want to wait for you, Hephzibah
For I have nothing to live for anymore…


—Dick M. Joe Trio
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