HUNDREDS OF WORDS... JUNE 2014
It was a shipload of work, but here you have it, a new layout. If you hate it, let me know, and I will revert to the old, canoeload design.
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Count. Stack. Coins.
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. Both performing Sur viving.
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Friendship band s. Bend. Bind. Bond But do they bun d. Friendships.
Bus blasts music . From midnight. To arrival. No sleep. Stiff neck.
Military want per mission. Before I visit old friends. Let them win. To beat them.
Six silhouettes. Slice through rive r wind. Across shady wa ters.
Torrential rain. Forces us under. Shop fronts. A church doorwa y. And finally. The fire brigade.
Firemen prepare . Half-moon sausa ge omelet. Offer it back. But accept Don Pl in. And coffee.
Meet man. Who says he´ll g rab us. When boat comes . Never see him ag ain.
Nod off. On chair. Playing waiting g ames.
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Awake. As boat. Pulls in.
Four hours after. We´re about to le ave. We left. Un poco tarde.
e. Half trunk cano r. Outboard moto Banana stalks. For seats.
balaconies. From waterside p fish. Watc h men dro g boats. Down to awaitin
e. We buy gasolin ing balcony. From neighbour a hose. Siphoned down And paid for. bag. Into a dangling
As we near. Rough sea. n. Other fisherma Wave us away.
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Arrive soaked. With dry lugga ge. And embrace.
Arrive at hut. In dark. ily. But not the fam I am seeking.
us to stay. Alberto invites And we dry. By his fire.
s. Indigenous price For tourists. Hurt pockets. Like payback.
oors. Lie around on fl Sucking fruits. Playing clown. n. With the wome
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Ricardo chops with ax e. Community stands by . When it snaps. They all pull it clear. Together.
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ther now. We see each o Share regret. ture encounter. And hope for fu s. As boat depart rows. And distance g
Remember to. Never forget. Domicila. And Armando.
bus. Three hour night y day. Took six hours b Young. Ambitious. Drivers. Pile people in.
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prices. More indigenous . More payback waters. For crystal blue
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nce. Slack rope bala t trees. Between coconu h. Fisherman watc noes. Balancing in ca
. Befriend a dog . Then its owners Drive us home.
Between our belly buttons. And our knees. A bug bit our intimacy. Itchy. Buy molas from Lao. He has brothers. All called Lao. The streetwise hippies. Abandoned friendship bands. For trafďŹ c light circus. No sleeves. No shoes. No entrance. Police Commission. Suffer that trapped feeling. In the mall. Sweat in street. Freeze in conditioned air.
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phone call. After another Some emails. s. And signature
Coffee. Flowers. Bananas. And canaries. port. Colour the air
Spice up every thing. With ginger. Sneezes. And snot.
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Pack lightly. Eat heavily. Hold it down. rves. As we round cu
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Sleep below. Giant puppets. bunk. Occupying top
Feel presence. puppets. Of human size udience. Seated in the a
Share tricks. Rhythms. And tales.
ets. Drive down stre Nobody knew. Trying to ďŹ nd. n. ther side of tow o n o s a w t ha W
ater. Kids splashing w . ge Inside netted ca mplex. Inside secured co Trapped. Free. Home.
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Bare foot Where kids park. get soak Having fun. ed. And lose pr ivileges.
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itecture.
Medellin sa les See sales in people. everyone. I set sail. Past them.
Half a shop . Dedicated to buttons. The textile history. Abandoned factories. Now malls. And retail.
Botero Park. itutes. Decadent prost phers. Futile photogra Fat statues. around. All just standing
igeon. The exploded p opportunity. Horrible photo
Ask for bus. Man points. e chase. And suggests w Its passes once. An hour.
untain. Come down mo er mountain. To go up anoth
Me and Rens. torbike. On back of mo My long legs. g. Dangle and dra . The rocky road
High above. Far away. With close friends. Went for the day. Slept the night. We forgot about time. And it ew. Like butteries.
Search for Balmes. The clown. The inspiration. The freedom believer. That showed me a path .
Find him smiling. In nature. Naturally.
dible journeys. Remember incre otten moments. rg fo r e b m e m e R Remember. And smile.
. llin´s friendliness e d e M n o ct e  Re onal fame. And its internati Terribly unjust.
ring. Leave eternal sp rizzle. And arrive in d er uniforms. Everbody in socc s. Blowing horn Yellow fever.
Feel the goal. et. Erupt in the stre the toilet. While sitting on
hill. Stare up steep roach. See a truck app bumper bar. Jump on its back e top. And ride it to th agic. Unimaginable m
Empty streets. bsent. Shopkeepers a ens. dled around scre Everybody hud of peace. Ninety minutes . A night of noise
Ivan. us driver. The respectful b Punctual. Patient. for cyclists. And slows down One of a kind.
Perform again. In Caldas Univers ity. Definitely the bes t audience. In South America. The new finale. Felt great. The reception. Even better.
Bright and early. For pears. Mangos. And paw paw.
Take an indirect b us. Beautiful tour. But arrive hours la ter. To wash clothes.
ons. Watc h the pige e Biblioteca. Balancing on th p down. How they swoo els scatter. When corn kern ellies. Imagine their b Popcorn pots.
Watc h the kids. ´s. With their BMX arents. Without their p Riding around. ant. However they w ience gather. Watc h the aud ers gathering. As they see oth
. Roberto arrived ay. Three blocks aw lped him. The strangers he . Find Oggi´s mum Then us.
Atop a hill. nces. Behind caged fe stions. They asked que f. And told me stuf sh y ow. As I prepared m
In a room. wn. Plants grew do ng. Through the ceili
. ken blackboard Next to the bro s. Triangular prism w e all. Sprawled on th
Doors. bs. Without doorkno And me. to a clown. Transforming in
. During the show A man mooed. I bleated. farm. And we made a
Through the wire squa res. Fernando shook my ďŹ n gertips. And transmitted enco uragement. To keep on this path. Return to the universit y. The show was specia l. A chair broke. A man replaced it. And a girl. Got married. To her clown nose.
Drink cheap burned coffee. Return to park. Use the toilet. Where the coffee was too expensive.
Mar vel at the magic. Of surprising sounds. And rhythms. That are born. And die. nts. In eeting musical mome
Drink reserve cabernet sauvignon. From the bottle. And nibble erotic chocolates.
nts. Watch slack rope stude Surprise themselves. . And see their gratitude
Wind around. Roll down. Steep roads. Like rollercoasters.
er player. Imagine being that socc In the stadium. Of the other team. And have to shoot. The decisive penalty. Play? Or sudden death?
Shake life. Into the maraca. That Balmes made. And gave me. As a gift.
Sleep in. Awake. And await. The get up moment.
Malabarista Don Martin. Strolls into the park. A canoe paddle. Standing fan guards. And in costume.
Travelled from Chinc hina. l. After reading about circus festiva
He began juggling at 56. Ac hieved his goal. Performing in a circus tent.
And now he is here. Waiting for his glorious moment. Where he balanced a chair. On his forehead. And waved goodbye.
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