Best Sheng Poems

"The Book of Changes"

Thoughts arrived before words,
1000s of years before
the crossing of curves

always seen to be 
swimming upstream 
against the current

thoughts … and feelings,
in the flow, always arrive 
before words, they are cast 

in the lines, like some divination, 
hexagrams etched, embedded
in the yin and...

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Observe and see
Festive cheer warms;
Spirits set free

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Cherry blossoms
Pink carpet pathway;
Waiting patiently

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Here's to you
Sakura moments;
Sparkling sunshine

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Moon overhead
View from my window;
Tender conversations

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Mahjong games
Relatives chit-chat;
My winning streak

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Touch of magic
Spring wind rustles;
Cheery blossoms fall

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Moonlight stroll
Old arch bridge;
Squeaky wood groans

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Two cats sit
Eerie moon glow;
February interlude

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Business sold
Fortune gained;
Hollow feeling

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Here's to good...

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Brisk as a breeze
Lunar new year installs;
Festive cheer punctuates

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Smiling faces exchange
Auspicious greetings;
Mandarin oranges

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Red packet gifts
Good fortune and peace;
Happy thoughts

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Chinatown tryst
Colorful promenades;
Spirit of joy

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Dazzling fireworks
Festival spirits sculpt;
Auspicious message

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Wonderful blessings
Extraordinary feasts;
Family celebration

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Lunar year deposits
Goat ushers more;
Contentment mingles

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Ancient calligraphy
Auspicious messages;
Gold words on red paper

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Listen now
Laughter and cheer;
Celebrate new...

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Cheery blossoms bright,
Pussy willows calm;
Pink and white unfurl

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Chinese New Year
Family gatherings;
Auspicious red packets

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Blessings of good cheer
Feasting with delight;
Springtime promises sparkle

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Cheery spirits here
Kin and kind endear;
Roundtable revelry

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Mandarin oranges
Happy greetings paired;
Auspicious vocal couplets 

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Farewell to the Goat year
The Monkey arrives juggling;
Amusing antics thrill

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Touch of jazzy note
Upbeat tempo...

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Eid Milad Majid, Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten
Sheng Dan Kuai Le, Kala Christouyenna, Mele Kalikimaka
Zalig Kerstfeest, krismas mubarak , Buon Natale, Gledelig Jul
Meri Kirihimete, Mele Kalikimaka, Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas. 
Some of the ways to name a festivity that is celebrated in many countries 
Of the...

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Three   middle   schools.   Two   high   schools.
Teachers   stand   out   for   what   they’ve   taught   me.   Made   me  ...

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Yours truly an unfortunate hostage
within *****sapien zoo
looking for unwitting subject(s) to woo,
and albeit impossible mission) to free me,
where within human bondage I stew
more specifically mine personally
custom designed invisible prison self made,
thus wishing to don persona
of such an éminence grise
as Jawaharlal Nehru,
and trumpet courteous helloo
before...

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As we sailed the fast river of Rhône
the steady sun bleached it a sparkling gold
like the treasures of Caesar’s kingdom

A curtain of fawn-silken tackle, shaded 
back the fervidly garish star scatter,
and cooling flower-scented airs tickled
the senses like touching down-soft silk
 
"zhuang hong zhuang sheng" (Chinese)
“Put...

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Try mumbo jumbo chicken gumbo soup saith dumbo

Yours truly an unfortunate hostage
within *****sapien zoo
presenting poetic hodge podge 
and mish mash to you
looking for unwitting subject(s) to woo,
and albeit impossible mission) to free me,
where within human bondage I stew
more specifically mine personally

custom designed invisible 
prison...

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