Au Poems - Poems about Au

Gold! Gold! Dassel screamed: he had found gold! And so what we were told, he stuffed his pockets and told the fellas to pull him up.They had straddled a well rig used to clean shallow wells to lower him down into the hand dug tunnel. "On the eastside: yeah the eastside, he began singing dancing around...

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Sourdough crumbles under my hands, flour thick on the counter, white haze same as my father used to breathe in. The skin splits where I score it, steam unfurling from the center like something trying to leave. I eat the heel first, next its soft middle, then the quiet between bites, imagining what’s left of...

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Papa Noël was afraid to pass through on Christmas Day In the streets of Port-au-Prince. Bullets were being fired in droves Sporadically, haphazardly. Many people were hiding under beds Naughty terrorists are like dogs, hyenas in vile forests or deadly wilderness They are everywhere with big machine guns which are not made in Haiti The lawless bandits or God-awful devils...

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Autumn reigns in glory but for a season before winter covers her with a quilt of snow. ...

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When the sythersizers and the instruments began to sound they gave voice to the #:30 minute experience. " wook-woogia: whoop,wang, wang wang! ) ooh:ah ooh hear the people sing( "Wonk-wiggle-wigglewhoomp:whoomp(ooh( )take your time:do what you do( whoompa-ahwhoompa,wang-wang-wang! )listen up hear them sing( .................................................... Po,pous and Arrogant whoop:whoop:whoop< wonka whoop, whoomp whoomp!...

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Look at her again, being out of the ordinary No one needs that, eyes down til it passes You too, despite your centre stage position You're looking to the heavens But you have nothing to hold onto That beast is just tolerating you as a burden Anyone who saves you will just prop you up It's devastating, but you need...

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Mary was ten and she adored flowers, and she had three pretty sisters; But, she never could make a garden grow; like stars, losing jade glitter. Sisters Sarah, Martha and Alice spoiled Mary, for she was the youngest; Just as lime spring is youngest of the seasons, whereas winter is darkest. Mary desired a flower garden to tend, where...

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Je t’aime La mélodie Elle l’a jouée précise Son cœur lui permet De vous l’admettre La vie, elle la voix si belle L’amitié vous devrez la voir en elle Vous ne la traitez pas bien Vous lui donnerez du chagrin Plus precieuse encore Mes bras lui rend du comfort Sans ennuies Elle prie Elle vous pardonne Elle ne déteste personne Si vous pouvez voir si loin Tendresse de sa main Ses larmes Epargne Brave...

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Winter is gone It's already midnight Spring is here With her flowers and presents We have a new season Everyone knows the reason Since the girls are pretty And the women wear their best, that's right. Winter is gone We are sad, it's madness The world is crazy and long done I lost my love, my pride Things are very different The aunt smokes in the little tent Winter...

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Martial Translations Coq au vin (Cook or wine) by Martial, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch 1. Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe, but are you merely an éclair to the greedy? 2. Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe, but are you tart Amaro to the greedy? Amaro is an after-dinner liqueur thought to aid the digestion after a large meal. 3. Hosts always...

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Au revoir oh perilous freedom... Since pledging my troth to the missus July 25th, 1996 after the comma error punctuated mein kampf with disequilibrium. Ever since the notions of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness coalesced within the mindscape attributed to one or more anonymous forebears way before the advent of civilization when written language preserved (*****sapiens communicated virtual primal groans and grunts), nevertheless witnessing inchoate awakening visa vis...

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All beings must face defeat one day No one is spared of this mortal tray Trust me; it is never easy to lose Your destiny is the chthonian noose Waiting to hang you by the feet Now or later, one must face defeat One must kiss disappointment For the last time, for the last moment. You can weep all you want You can wail...

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An English au pair with a love for fruit Worked for a family with loads of loot When she bit into a pear Their son bit into au pair She slapped him, his parents gave her the boot...

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Who's knocking like that? "... in the light of a feather..." and as bright as full noon Brunette replies to HarleQuinn "... is this your spoon?..." Dialog established Act three, Honey Moon Then Pooh said to Piglet "... it really is you!..." a Mile works for Her and her smile works too "... you should never pull a brain out before it's time..." So Harvey kept...

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I thought I'd saved my best for last yet it seems the month sped by too fast Glad to get January out of the way so Punxsutawney Phil can have his day...

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