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Premium Member The Casualness of Casualties
In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity,...

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Categories: portuguese, death, evil, family, fate,
Form: Haibun



The Old Man of Merces1
The Old man of Merces  

His wrinkled face bearing slaps of time
His eyes barren like a desert starved of rain
Glittering they must be during...

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Categories: portuguese, allegory, caregiving, depression, lifeold,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Amazing Rio
Rio de Janeiro, a city by the shore:
Home to Ipanema, Carnival and dance folklore.
As a child, of you I read, from books that showed your...

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Categories: portuguese, people,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Whips of History - 4
Injustice is just an inconvenience until it is proven...
When the sun hit their helmets it startled the very souls of the natives
a signal upon their...

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Categories: portuguese, history, passion, poetry,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Der Pazifische Ozean / the Pacific Ocean / El Océano Pacífico
Zwischen dem Morgen und der Nacht 
fallen die Sterne in den Pazifischen Ozean.

Die ewige Sonne lässt die Wellen erklingen,
mit dem weichen Schaum leichten Schnees.

Die See...

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Categories: portuguese, naturesea, me, ocean, sea,
Form: Free verse



The Norwegian Club
The Norwegian club

We went there last night
it was set in a wine bar and the prize,15euro each, 
I refused to pay that much.
The bar was...

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Categories: portuguese, abuse, analogy, anti bullying,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Pearl Of The Orient
Philippines, my country of birth,
one of the countries in Southeast Asia.
It is an archipelago or group of islands,
with more than seven thousand islands.

Luzon, the largest...

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Categories: portuguese, history, places,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Gypsy Tango
GYPSY TANGO

The Gypsy Tango roils his Portuguese blood
        Fires of passion leap into his brown eyes.
He asks, pulling...

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Categories: portuguese, dance, music, sensual,
Form: Verse
the noises of Paris
63        The noises of Paris


There comes an age and wisdom,
When it is more interesting 
To listen to Shostakovich’s...

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Categories: portuguese, appreciation, holiday, paris,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Tomb of the China Poblana
Jarabe tapatío in Plaza Castillo,
girls dance in the Mexican night.
The floral bouquets of their dresses ablaze,
a rainbow of colors so bright

But it wasn't this way,...

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© Roy Jerden  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: portuguese, history,
Form: Epic
One Country, One World
Which nation of the world
Do I belong?
I belong to the nation 
Of unity,
No transgression,
And freedom for all.

I belong to the nation 
Of  Equalities-
Equality between...

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Categories: portuguese, body, desire, devotion, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Amistad Mutiny
The Amistad Mutiny

Slavery, a dirty word no matter how it’s pronounced:
Abducted and herded to the slave fortress of Lomboko1 for trade.
To be tossed in chains...

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Categories: portuguese, africa, america, history, racism,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Winds of the World
Pampero you rush across the pampa's of Argentina
blowing fast and strong bending all before you.
Mighty and powerful you make your presence known
as you travel o'er...

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Categories: portuguese, wind,
Form: Epic
Say It, Sing It
Say I am willing to spill a cup of coffee all over your shirt…, all in the name of oops
Say waking up to the smell...

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Categories: portuguese, art,
Form: Light Verse
Geese
All Porto geese 
speak Portuguese.

Volodymyr Knyr
2014...

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Categories: portuguese, animal, bird, kids, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Book: Reflection on the Important Things