http://slow.writerscafe.org/NakemiinLater7 The original writings of author Perkele.7885 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776040046 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Rites of Passagea poem by Raj RajaniemiAnother turn around the ovalthen the straight push toward the finish-linethe crowd at a fever pitch the man with the checkered flags staunchly wavinganother trophy,one more victory, one more timeI try to lose myself at a small bar called Kelsey'sten miles or so.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1789544/ One With Natureby Raj RajaniemiCold,frigid cold,my body now devoid of all fluids;lying as a statue to the frailty of man,for all perpetuity!Man is ill prepared for placesthat he is want to belong,places designed by the creatorfor and to be the realmof other prepared breeds of animalsfor a purpose th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1784783/ The Spellby Raj RajaniemiAnother place;it was yet another time,a memory of the kindthat will not long stay forgotten.If not you;it involved somebody else,often in and out of my mindher name, never for me to question.The pain is always all the same;drop in any name,I can close my eyes and rearrangelo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1774607/ Wounded Knees(deliverance)by Raj RajaniemiWounded knees;broken spirits,as my life debilitates from here within!Then again;as I have allowed to happen, as I am saying here, right before my very eyes.Chronic pain; my once strong knees,now wracked by pain,even for my body's vaunted threshold;.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1761996/ Crazyby Raj RajaniemiCrazy; like a foxbut, are they?Or, for that matter am I?The fox; intrepid as a hunterbut, quick-witted,wily and quite canine,when hunted.They'll act the partthat serves them best, be it as the cagey hunteror as the artful escape artistleading a pack of braying dogsand men up on .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1744687/ "He Said"by Raj RajaniemiHe said, "he loved you so much"that it hurt himand there was nothing that he could do; but, love you my dear, forever and ever";because, my darling...I have said those words too!You played the men that you have allowed to love youlike the strings on a fine Martin guitar;I re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1731638/ Truly God's Creation by Raj RajaniemiI am truly God's Creationand I know why I can see and marvel at his handy work all completed in just seven days with time to rest and replenish each and every day I can smell the scents given to the air by all the living things and I can hear the sounds all abou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1729638/ I Went Thereby Raj RajaniemiI went there!I stepped back into time;even though my heart tried so hard to change my mind,still I went there.I went there!Once again, I was half the world away,to re-visit just a lonely burial plot,still I went there.I went there,but the lonely grave was no longer there... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1726789/ The Art of Losingby Raj RajaniemiSome people know it wellthe art of losingyou can read it on their facesevery expression is a tellPeople accept losing to be a part of the human conditionyou take your punchesyou take your share of fallsif it happens to be your time;this time aroundmaybe this loss;you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1726086/ My Shipby Raj RajaniemiSailing forthfrom unknown ports of callsbe they in-boundor far out of boundoceans or other nameless seas!My ship has constantly sallied forththrough every combination storm,wind and sail and series of profiteer,until she has finally gotten here to me!My shiphas come .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1722500/ Going Away  by Raj RajaniemiShe's going awayIt is more evident now,each time that I see hera vacancy is beginning, to cloud over her eyesand the warmth that used tosignal her touch,is now taking a turn to coolShe's going awayandI am not sure if she knows herself, just how far she has slipp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1722150/ Wanderingby Raj RajaniemiI wandered farforlorn, depressed and tiredno longer ableto fight the fightthe battle that had becomethe life that I had surrounded myselfand now which was killing meone tear at a timeAimless, I wandereda weight upon my backthat I was not able to re-positionor better yet, to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1720514/ StillwaterA Work of Fictionby Raj RajaniemiI don't knowhow I got here!I can't recall the name of this place;Cold Water...No my bell is not ringing.Some loud-mouths are in the corner...singing,Clearwater...No, still the bell inside my head is not ringing.I re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1719766/ I Know by Raj Rajaniemi My eyes, they don't keep secrets, I know just what they see. We have shared considerations: after all, they do belong to me! My heart and I have an understanding. It will not lie to me. I know just what my heart requires and It receives only the best of care from me. My mind .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1705791/ Beautiful by Raj Rajaniemi So beautiful; my mind remembers well. Might have been an angel sent from Heaven; my heart and mind could never tell. My eyes never gave my heart and mind a reason; when they sent them both the news. Warm up, get ready for an adventure, I could only wonder, would her eyes s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1705108/ Dreams by Raj Rajaniemi Dreams; they are all around us! They encircle us with their whimsy, searching for likely candidates, persons that can be enticed. Dreams: Envisioned times of freedom, pleasure and entertainment, Embraceable, Reach out to entertain them. Dreams; mine are there, but for the as.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1704552/ Today's Paradiseby Raj RajaniemiSlo-motion;You and me, alone...soft sandy beach,refreshing breakers calming...as they meet our smooth beach,overhanging palms shading...pools of cool clear water.In the evening;soft music, dance music playingfrom a beach cantina and pavilion,hidden by several coves an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1704004/ Consumedby Raj Rajaniemi It is always there; just below the surface, lurking! I can sense it; like a cool breath, administered to an otherwise raw blistering neck. Most circumstances; that come across my plate, I can and do handle with dispatch. Wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1702943/ Only Sometimesby Raj RajaniemiSometimes willing;sometimes I am able,and often I am not worthy,I do not meet your standards,to occupy a place to partake,at the grandeur, that is your table.But, now and then, yet only sometimes;my mind and fingers, they come together,creating word photography,portrait.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1701872/ Liuby Raj RajaniemiOnly fourteenHer name, forever, comes and goesLike a butterfly in springtimeA priceless face caught, forever, in my memoryFramed in mud and in bloodAs she and her sister Tangi lay there dead Beneath the hot South Asian sun.I promised them both a chanceJust to stay huddled out of H.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1698902/ The Thing Isby Raj Rajaniemi The thing is: assuming that we are well grounded in the rather short time that we are here upon this earth to do whatever we shall .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1697238/ Goingby Raj Rajaniemi If there is a wondrous new place to go;it's free and open and you have received a gifted letter;and by receiving this letter; if you are&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1697197/ Another Ner Year Comingby Raj Rajaniemi If I do not sound excited with the advent of the coming of the new year;It is because, I am not! All of these yearly cha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1696717/ They Tell Me It's Christmasby Raj RajaniemiThey have all been telling me that is Christmas!But, that is not what they are causing me to feel;every-time all I hear is happy holidays!I stand in front of my front-door and I look both ways;and what do I see?I see snowmen and reindeer with big sleds ever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1694961/ Five Minutes or Moreby Raj RajaniemiSusan Ann said, "I had nodded off at approximately 12:07 am., just after mid-night. She had asked me if I had wanted a Baile.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1691772/ Don't Waitby Raj RajaniemiDon't wait for me!                Why would I want to return?After finding out what I have learned?                It would .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1686619/ The Closingby Raj RajaniemiWhen a child is young, there are so many things                                     &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1685548/ Reasons 2by Raj RajaniemiReasons of my own;Discomfiture enjoyed alone,Acid in the belly of the beast.Reasons that made some lesser men come to quit;Reasons where some much lesser men have taken the muzzle;They have swallowed every bit of it.And the reasons always win;While the men succumb each and e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1685028/ Anythingby Raj RajaniemiThe word crowds my head;Expanding to a near chaotic verbal release!Anything, anything, is there anything that you want?The word plays it strong as it races, races,  gaining speed.Anything, anything, is there anything that I can do?The word anything is a powerful word.The.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1679301/ Dressed to Killby Raj RajaniemiAll dressed in vermilion;A nineteen-forty's statement of elegance and class, if ever I had seen one.Purposeful yet, quite unassuming,our Ms. Red carried the rigors of whatwomanhood could be like, if you wanted itand you wanted it badly, and she played herrole, ever so .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1678508/ Today is The First Timeby Raj RajaniemiToday is the first time that I believe that your leaving me was a goodthing. I awoke without you hereand I was forced to look around me at what you were faced with whileI was gone away, some weeks on end, and woman,I was blind, ever so blind,and I can't blame y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1658819/ Tears Flowed by Raj RajaniemiThe world was young;and the people who lived upon the earth,were at the mercy of more beliefs than onecould count. Pagan Gods of fire and rain, Gods for good health and plenty. There were Gods for every thing. And when things were not as one would want in a dweller's hom.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1656637/ It is Foreseeable by Raj RajaniemiMy life is changing.Day to day; I am constantly rearranging,this day and that.An appointment here,an appointment there,then the initial procedureon my knees, lays me out flat.It is foreseeable; that this ishow my life has become.Making friends with new doctorsand th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1655751/ Observationsby Raj RajaniemiI see the way you that youwalk down the street.I see the smiles that you giveto all the people that you meet.Your walk is at a steady pace and gatebut, emits a certain style and grace;It gives me pause to stop, and wonder; maybe even to consider!One day, I happened to see.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1655682/ What You Have Doneby Raj RajaniemiAs I recall, I used to be a happy man.I would  go out nights just for listening,watching, and dancing, and lifting a few colddrinks and that is the way that it would be forme.The pretty girls found out that I could danceand we had fun; there was no need of any .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1655108/ Almost Timeby Raj RajaniemiInner shadows across my eyesblocks the sun;leaves me with the faintest ofimages of my old Buster Boy andeveryone!But, I can get around here, Mr.  Government, suit and tie, just youlook and see.I have been around here some fewyears now, and I know pretty wellby now,&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1654634/ It's Time To Goby Raj RajaniemiYou don't need someone to tell you.You don't need someone to lay it allout for you.You just feel it! You know it!It is time to move on.It is time to go!It is an easy break down!She does not return your calls.When you do catch her on the the phone,you supply all of the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1653766/ My Roses Are Not RedBy Raj RajaniemiMy roses are not red my love!Since the day that I met you, they have always been blue!Some days running lighter or brighter;then come the days of the Navy and even those days,shades that are even closer to a mid-night hue.I ask my heart, "what is it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1651308/ She Loved MeBy Raj RajaniemiUnsolicited!Voluntary! Totally Premeditated!She loved Me!She likely did at one time.But, I learned too late;that she was tempestuous.My wife had been known to be freewith what was now known as a husband's domain.Unsolicited!She was saying that she loved me!This only happe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1651186/ Eggsby Raj RajaniemiEggs with bacon if you pleasebasted under a covertill the edges are crispyand the yolks are juicy for my wheat toast and my string potatoes w/cheeseEggs by themselvesEggs w/hamEggs w/gritsEggs with biscuits and gravyThank you mam!Scramble them eggsHard boil them or softand I real.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1646470/ Anytime, Sonby Raj RajaniemiAnytime, SonNo, just not now!Cannot, you see that I am busy?Did, you just come in from behind a plow?No, this is just not a good time!I swear that sometimes you do not show me a lick of sense.Everyone in America tonight is watching NFL  Monday Night football!Yes, I k.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1645952/ Moments of Enchantmentby Raj RajaniemiYou can wait to have them happen                          to you;or, you set the stage for them to      &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1637761/ My Enemyby Raj RajaniemiI know who my friends are. I keep them toa manicured few for reasons that benefit me and reasons that will ultimately benefitthem.I have innumerable acquaintances because Ihave always been an approachable person asit equated well with my job descriptions of some of the jobs t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1631847/ A Sailor's Songby Raj RajaniemiMen sign up;for many different reasons(in my time there was a draft in place),it was among the reasonssome are just looking for a job with great schooling benefits,some want to see the world and experience adventure,When you are a young and single manit can be a great .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1631701/ Moreby Raj RajaniemiMore than some;but, less than many others,I never felt a need,to make up the difference.I never felt that it mattered;to be somebody that I am clearly not,just to have an adequate answer,when somebody asked me, "what you got"?I am not about money or materialthings, I am about pas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1627309/ FelineBy Raj RajaniemiSvelte;Sleek and ebonyFelineLooking definitelyDeceptively,Cat-like and quickI threw some meatInto her cageIt never hit the groundThe way she flexedHer musclesIncredibleHer movements Did astoundA rumbleThen a roarThe mating wail of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1624240/ A Sealed Letter(For whomever the claimant happened to be)by Raj RajaniemiIf you are reading this letter, then I must have seen less of South East Asiathan I had originally planned to see. But, I am ok with how things have moreor less gone since the day that I first arrived here, in Viet Nam. People .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1616011/ Now, It is OverBy Raj RajaniemiNow, it is over.I have put my name;for the final timeon the closing document;sheet number eleven,line number nine,Finally,You and me, are over!And there is no funeraldirge;no dour black band, playing that music of yours,that I could not ever stand.Yes;my sweet darling,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1610397/ "Blue Heaven" has been the place that I created as my home since the first day that I was asked, what was my "home 20' on the internet? "Blue" and I have been together ever since! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1609633/ Rainby Raj RajaniemiOutside, the rain begins,            but, it is also raining here within,once again,yes, once again.Outside, the rain will sometimes ebb or even go away,            and t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NakemiinLater7/1602803/