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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: der, naturesea, me, ocean, sea,
Form: Free verse



Der Sepik Fluss / the Sepik River
Endlos und überwachsend, der Urwald,
immergrün,
über dem dunklen Wasser,
Krokodile  im Abendlicht,
tauchen auf 
und verschwinden am Ufer.

Nebel,
der wie ein zartes Gespinst über dem Wasser liegt,
nährt das...

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Categories: der, nature
Form: Verse
Premium Member At the Footbridge - Limerick Collaboration
At the footbridge Sue was meeting her beau
(He was married to a woman called Flo)
Sue soon found out his deception
She dismembered his ********
For his love...

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Categories: der, betrayal, body, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Heinrich Heine Revisited
I can clearly sense your utter despair of Der Matratzengruft*
As you valiantly carried on your poetic works to the very end.
This did not change your...

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Categories: der, history, international, philosophy, poems,
Form: Narrative
Verlorene Tage/ Lost Days/ Días Perdidos
Tage verlieren sich
Im Nichts der vergehenden Zeit
Wie einsames Herbstlaub



Days vanish in oblivion
In nowhere of the passing time
Like solitary autumn foliage



Días se caen en olvido
En la...

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Categories: der, philosophyautumn,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member Such Does Exist
I ran out of breath on the road to Mumbai ...

    Not for sake of dust or smog or even health. I...

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Categories: der, appreciation, beauty, imagery, travel,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Ghost Ship Omen
Scientists say it’s just a mirage,
but sailors claim the ghost ship floats
in air, with stormy seas below.
Again he tries to round Cape Hope.

Captain van der...

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Categories: der, history, mystery, sea,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member I Cannot Tell a Lie
Men's minds are devious at the best of times

Also twisting their stories

I should know, I'm one of dem der guys

Pretty sure I'm no different than...

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Categories: der, humorous,
Form: Narrative
Unkenruf,Call of Toads,Grito De Sapos
Auf stillem Wasser
So im sanften Mondlicht
Der Ruf der Unken


On quiet water
There in the gentle moonlight
The call of the toads


De agua tranquilo
En suave luz de la...

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Categories: der, animals
Form: Haiku
East Wind
Der Wind aus Osten
Treibt schon Schnee über das Land
Am späten Herbsttag



The wind from the east
Drifts already snow across the land
At late autumn day



El viento del...

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Categories: der, seasonsautumn,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Na In Contest - New Limerick Collaboration
My penchant for writing was showing
The comments I received were ‘glowing’
But at the end of the day
I get another N/A
My success in contests is slowing!

WRITTEN...

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Categories: der, humorous, poetry,
Form: Limerick
Flussufer/Riverbank/Ribera-Eine Alte Eiche/ An Old Oak Tree/Un Viejo Roble
Am Ufer des Flusses
Bevor die Sonne erlischt
Nur leichtes Gurgeln

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At the river banks
Before the sun finally sets
Only a slight gurgle

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A orillas del río 
Antes que el...

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Categories: der, nature
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Wanderer
Hey, sir!
Why did you stop and look awhile?
Amazed by flurry fleeting fog,
or seeking sacrosanct solace 
behind the calming chiaroscuro
of boundless beguiling beauty
in front of you?

Hey,...

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© Jcb Brul  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: der, appreciation, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Abendsonne/ Evening Sun/ El Sol De La Tarde
Ein letztes Leuchten 
Abendsonne über der Stadt
Wie goldenes Laub

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A last gleam
Evening sun over the town
Like golden foliage

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Un último destello
Sol de la tarde sobre la ciudad
Como...

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Categories: der, nature
Form: Haiku
Schneefall -Snowfall -La Nevada , Kintaishi Or Kanshi
Schneefall / Snowfall / La Nevada  (Kintaishi or Kanshi)

Der Schnee fällt wieder
Wo die Natur friert
Dort kehrt Ruhe ein 
Wildenten rufen



The snow falls again
Where the...

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Categories: der, nature
Form: Tanka

Book: Shattered Sighs