Eternal Star

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The sun rises,

the sun goes down

 

The stars may shine

at midnight

—clouds permitting—

BUT

I have an eternal star,

shining 24/7

 

AND

making me envious

of anyone

with a tattoo

that reads

MOM 

 

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PhotoVerio #1029: Mounded Cloud

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© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1028: Palm Trees + Shadows

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© Oliverio ©

 

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Transparent Mrs. CarPeo

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Long Beach Aquarium  2016 

© Oliverio ©    

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Brown Jones

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One of them

created

the Rolling Stones

The other

taught them

how to dance

 

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Some Words About ... Other Words

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For every person

who knows the word

AESTHETIC

twenty people

know the word

 ANESTHETIC

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For twenty people

who have had 

a lobotomy,

there is 

one person

who can truly

smell the roses

©Oliverio©  Text + Image

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CAPITAL ONE ... Is Being Sued For Copyright Violation

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The Benevolent Society

of

Muggers + Thieves

is suing

CAPITAL ONE

for violating

the 

copyrighted phrase

"What's in your Wallet,"

a rallying cry for all

Muggers + Thieves  

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Variation On A Theme

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© PhotoVerio #1027.5

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PhotoVerio # 1027: CAT-e-Chism

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© Oliverio

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My Second-Most Favorite Piece Of Spiritual Music ...

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My second-most favorite piece 

of Spiritual Music

has nothing to do

with tranquility:

it has everything to do

with 

HARLEM

where I first heard it

in a jukebox

across the street

from where

I received

my first paycheck

as a teacher

+

where my father's family

first lived

in New York

 

The song is

Go Up Moses

by

Roberta Flack 

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Please Don't Take This The Wrong Way ...

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I am a 

card-carrying Catholic

but the church music

leaves me cold

with constant reminders

of

eternal damnation

 

To give me 

a sense of tranquility,

I prefer this chant

without any desire

to share the beliefs

of the chanters

The source of this chant

is a liquor store

from which

I have never purchased

an ounce of alcohol

BUT

I deposit money

in the tip cup

just to

hear the chant
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I Can Hear It Breathing

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© PhotoVerio #1026.5

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PhotoVerio #1026: Shadowed Bicycle

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© Oliverio ©

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Last Night, There Was An ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ...

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???

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PhotoVerio #1025: MISTER BIGSHOT

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© Oliverio ©

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