I've Never Been So Blue ...

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I've never been 

so blue

since 

I last saw you

in 

that real estate

office 

 

Your open mouth

sucked me into

that open house

but now

it has sold

 

I never felt

 this old 

 

© PhotoVerio #1020.5

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This Is Very Hard To Believe

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The Grand Hotel in Milan

is very exclusive

 

I combed through

hundreds of its images

and not one

features

the roaring lion

in the courtyard

 

But I think I know why:

 

I photographed it 

in 2008

and immediately

received a text

from the hotel

asking if

I'd let them post it

but 

I said NO

because they would not

pay me for doing so

 

You lucky readers

get to see it for free

!!!

 

© Oliverio ©           3x

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PhotoVerio #1020: Nature's Roulette Wheel

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© Oliverio

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Once Upon A Time ...

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Abstract Art

was 

a 

natural thing

 

© PhotoVerio #1019.5

 

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PhotoVerio #1019: Humpbacked Sand

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© Oliverio

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Amanda Will Get A Free Ride ... In Her Wagon Of Choice

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© PhotoVerio #1018.5

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Don't Know What It Is ... But I Like It

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Artist Unknown

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Regarding My Elephantine Ego

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I have 

 83 percent GENIUS

status 

on the

NYTimes Spelling Bee

+

99th percentile status

on

WORDLE

 

+

200 percent pride status

for doing so

 

Despite appearances,

both 

"NYTimes Spelling Bee"

+

"WORDLE"

are 

hyperlinked 

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PhotoVerio #1018: Stop Lights

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© Oliverio ©

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HOODA HELAMI Poem: Stained Glass Widows

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Stained glass widows

with tear-stained eyes

pass the test

as their beloved

is put to rest 

 

Memories float

in their head

mourning the 

recent dead 

 

But when alive

they did arrive

across the land

hand-in-hand

full of glee 

 

Head-held high

they filled the sky

with family

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___________

 

HOODA HELAMI

Alter Ego #142857

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Quoting A Patient Of Dr. Rorschach

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"I didn't know

ink blots 

could be

such great

dancers" 

 

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1017: Bicycle Parking Lot

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Lock-Up

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1016: On The Wall

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© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1015: Sky Box

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© Oliverio ©

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Powell To The People

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Anyone foolish enough

to make the world

his oyster

was courting

ptomaine 

 

*** 

Extra-sensory perception

was nothing more 

than a poor man's version

of the match game  

 ***

 

He found himself 

wavering between

All men are scoundrels

and

All men are saints

finally arriving at

All men are men

***

 

DAWN POWELL 

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