Best Cohesiveness Poems

Last Night 
by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
translation by Michael R. Burch

Last night, your memory stole into my heart
as spring sweeps uninvited through barren gardens
as morning breezes revive dormant deserts
as a patient suddenly feels better for no apparent reason



Strange Currents
by Amir Khusrow
translation by Michael R. Burch

O Khusrow,...

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Two halves of imperfection--
kaleidoscope emotions and traits
fractured and tumbled as
sea glass on the shore--
amalgamated into symmetry
by the Master’s hands 
with the pulchritude of stained glass.
A perfection of cohesiveness 
despite the flawed edges, cracks,
and inelegance of life.
The cohesive nexus of family,
sustained through inadequacies, and deficiencies,
avowed by...

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it was one of the darkest moments in His anointed life
when the Roman soldiers came to arrest Our Lord Jesus the Christ
divinity was unraveling the prophetic scripture to be fulfilled
Jesus betrayed and then deserted the night went silent and still
Jesus was One who was regarded...

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Through forded streams, nostalgia seems, to be a sense of Nordic Dreams
The pathways to yesterdays, appear to retreat to ample schemes.
Broken nails and nightingales lighten up your brooks and streams.
Take a lock of broken stock to see what truly seems.

Lilt repose in lily throws, is...

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When we decided to be one, we two
Our love was like crazy glue

I don’t think we were created to love and fight hard
Because it creates a cycle of end and start, which is no good for the heart

Our bond was so sticky even when I...

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Stream through tower

Meandering like vagabond
Meandering like a stream
Stream carves its own course
Stream cuts  deep gorges
Gorges like Grand-Canyon
Gorges are marvellous
Marvellous piece of music
Marvellous embroidery
Embroidery in golden thread
Embroidery on red velvet
Velvet soft and smooth skin
Velvet texture of Rose
Rose pink like her blushing cheeks
Rose water pool for...

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you can't have a security company without having security guards
for it's those dedicated men and women who are the company's heart
how many vice presidents do you need who only sit in meetings?
how many receptionists are required to answer the phones and give greetings?
how is that...

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There's a maiden in the forest whose skin is pale as snow. 
She dwells in the forest and death is the only friend she knows. 
 
She sings the song of lullabies with sudden sorrow and despair. 
and her servants are like eunuchs with emotions...

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Damn bad reputation counts 500 plus paw whet tick stints

The following fictitious poetic vignette attempts a feeble tale of one ordinary day in life of anonymous miscreant.

"I don't give a damn 
about my bad reputation."

I haint never done nobody no harm, 
nor did any animals...

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Lent

Malasada* Day was merrily spent
Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras - many names are given
To this final day before the season of Lent
When around the world Christians are shriven.

Now, "Dust thou art, unto dust thou shalt return"
Are words that are solemnly spoken
As with prayer and fasting people...

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Translations of Urdu couplets and poems by Momin Khan Momin

Perhaps
by Momin Khan Momin
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
 
The cohesiveness between us, you may remember, or perhaps not.
Our solemn oaths of faithfulness, you may remember, or perhaps forgot.
If something happened that was not to your...

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I dream a world of contrasts and evolution
Bold smartness and resolution
In so much as:
Flat things are flat for all people,
and shades of gray are not adulterated by photoshopping.
Facts and opinions regain their identities.
Deception is an accident not a strategy.
Trust is earned.
Empathy is respected as a...

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Tape and slips of paper,
	holding life precariously,
	(thread by thread).
It can come loose or remain steady.
Layers are bound to one another
	in such a way as to be easily split wide open.
Life can exist within the leaves of paper,
	hanging tight
	or roughly peeled off--
	(torn in pieces).
My life is...

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A time of unrest like never before seen
While basic structures of society crumble,
Families lacking in simple cohesiveness
Schools accused of burnishing history
Churches falling into dismal hypocrisy
Rabble-rousers lurch toward anarchy,
Simple folks questioning whom to trust
Muckrakers telling us what to believe,
Respect for our leaders at its lowest ebb
Hearing...

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Where does the country go from here?
There’s still remnants of anger, dejection and sadness
Continuing to ponder this mental madness
Our identity of blackness is about to come to the brink
As we ponder the negative results, just take a moment and think

The cultural struggle is very real
Yes,...

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