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The Square Root of Beirut

The Square Root of Beiruit 
 
Ten men bending while theyre pretending to be near the ending
A capitalist nightmare glares like rotten fruit
The squate root of Beiruit
No it isn’t fair, so they’ll start to loot
 
The soldiers are just standing,
Old than the god damn moon landing
The Universe is constantly expanding
Modern society is too ing demanding
 
Im handing you a

Categories: beirut, introspection, life,
Form: Rhyme

Beirut

Beirut, Beirut...why do you charm me so?
Why do you make my heart smolder
With a never ending glow?

Beirut, Beirut...why do you captivate?
Why is it that when I see you
I feel I'm at heaven's gate?

Beirut, Beirut….how do you mesmerize?
How do your bejeweled shores
Make my heart fantasize?

Beirut, Beirut….where can you try to hide?
The buildings with the gaping holes,
The

Categories: beirut, beautiful, city,
Form: Rhyme

The Twelve Angels of Beirut

The Twelve Angels of Beirut

They huddle together in the heavens
Muttering amongst themselves
Confused as any human down below

We bestow upon them the ancient teachings
Not once, not twice, variations to please all walks of life
Yes thrice

They may choose the ancient books they follow
They may keep the traditions yet must adapt to modern intellect
Such literate men who seem

Categories: beirut, allah, angel, anger, angst,
Form: Light Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

A Lady From Beirut

I know a nice lady who lives in Beirut
She's very popular here on The Soup
A soft kind of soul
My heart she once stole
If asked she would jump through hoops

© Jack Ellison 2015

Categories: beirut, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Betty Boop From Beirut

A lot of us have nicknames

Have you heard of “Betty Boop from Beirut”

The sweetest flower in the Middle East

Passionate, loving, and caring

Describes her to a “t”

It is an honour for me to call her my “friend”

I speak of course of Eileen Manassian

Who did you think I was writing about... duh!

Those who know her and I'm

Categories: beirut, tribute,
Form: Narrative

Betty Boop From Beirut

Have a good friend
Here on the Soup
Affectionately known as
Betty Boop from Beirut

A talented lady
Emotionally charged
This sweetest of sweethearts
By a margin quite large

Each day to the fullest
She expresses her love
Her passion for life
And the Man up above

My life's been enriched
Since meeting Miss Boop
So happy to have met her
Here on the Soup

It's not every day
We find such

Categories: beirut, dedication, love,
Form: Quatrain

Beautiful Beirut

As the moon smiles down on the sparkling Mediterranean
The gentle rolling hills
Reach bejeweled fingers into the sea
Spilling the overflow of sparkling lights
Onto fishing boats that dot the horizon
The irregular coastline, encrusted with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, flirts with lovers in parked cars who melt into each other's embrace

nature orchestrates
hills and sea move in rhythm
heavenly music

The

Categories: beirut, beautiful, city,
Form: Haibun

Beirut

Let the birds be silent
Let the air be poisoned
Let every sound be tormenting
Let the light be dark.

Let my flower not bloom
And my days be gloom.

Let my dream be a nightmare
And my thoughts become 
frightful.
Let my pages be empty
And  my colors be dry.

Let my words sound confusing
And the sky fall to the ground.

Let my night

Categories: beirut, growing upsound, green, me,
Form: Verse

Why, Beirut, Why

Beirut, Beirut...why do you charm me so?
Why do you make my heart smolder
With a never ending glow?

Beirut, Beirut...why do you captivate?
Why is it that when I see you
I feel I'm at heaven's gate?

Beirut, Beirut….how do you mesmerize?
How do your bejeweled shores
Make my heart fantasize?

Beirut, Beirut….where can you try to hide?
The buildings with the gaping holes,
The

Categories: beirut, places, political, war, heart,
Form: Rhyme