Best Vive Poems

False winter—deceitful—fuels the unrest.
Paris preyed upon; men’s anger coalesced;  
guns frame the debate. 
Pride and despair fan the unholy flame. 
The dispossessed grab weapons and take aim,
do words or actions desecrate?

Twelve dead in Paris—and a free press denied,
mourn for the loss, when faith and...

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Vive La France - visual #4

Weeping
half staff – full heart
stiffened - resilient 
proudly applauding freedoms voice
she speaks.



1/14/2015

For Andrea Dietrich – An American Beauty Poetry contest...

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translation below

Vive le CANADA Libre
 
 
Toujours merveilleux
Toujours grand
Toujours libre
Terre de libertés
 
PKP, PKP, jamais ne volé mon pays
PKP, PKP, jamais ne volé mon pays

 
 
plus d'informations

PKP est le surnom d'un fameux séparatiste qui veut se présenter à la direction du parti québécois. Même...

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on merciless concrete
there's a body
don't clean up this blood

shot in the face
and run over as an inssurance
he'll never again put the blue ski mask on
don't clean up this blood

camouflaging a direct shot as ricocheted
did it even came to mind
was he still alive
when those tires ...

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With
power
our weakness
is fulfilled in
Him....

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I join in spirit; the public of France.'
Who young and older in romance
Entwined desire, with freedoms fire'
In peaceful protest; contrast the ire '
Of devious governments desires'
They do not reckon, or balance out
For sustainable living people shout.'
Take them from the billions spent
Squeezed in utiltys and soaring...

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They keep me awake all night 
So I sleep all day
Then they blame me
And take my life away

That is how my life is
In this awful game
So rejected am I
A life of constant pain

I say please reverse this
Let them feel the same
Let them know what it’s...

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CANCER-VIVE

Trapped inside a living cell
Multiplying thoughts in mine’s a hell
This body is where my soul lives
Dread and illness is all it now gives

Swirling mind, makes out unreal
Hard to grasp it’s all surreal
Petrified at this diagnosis
Uncertain, of course, my future prognosis

God help me I’m scared you...

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A
haiga
talking point-
forever in 
glass

verreries parlante Emile Galle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Gall%C3%A9

"GaIIé" techniques include the engraving or application of romantic verse onto glass vessels. 
Such wares are termed verrerie parlante (talking glassware)...

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Flights of angels surely led her to her rest
Of all our monarchs, she has proved the best

Her example ,there for all to see and her heir to follow
As we reflect upon her reign in this  sad time of sorrow

Right to the end  publicly...

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Vive sem horas

Na vida e nos negócios
Sempre, 
esqueça o momento.
Não conte o tempo,
Quanto mede pesa, 
E quanto pensas mede
e nada é medida certa.

Na vida e nos negócios
Não tenhas nada nas mãos 
Nem uma memória na alma, 
Que as horas não voltam! 

Construa no espaço 
Que...

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In France, a woman’s right to choose
Is guaranteed by law,
A freedom one will never lose
And no one can withdraw.

The message rings out loud and clear:
Our bodies are our own.
No courts or judge can interfere;
The choice is ours alone.

The Constitution plainly states,
Unlike the U.S.A.’s, 
That there...

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Too hard to like
  Too easy to love
Once she touches you
No turning back

Too hard to believe
  Too easy to deceive
Once she kisses you
No turning back

Too hard to forget
  Too easy to remember
Once she loves you
No turning back

Too hard to understand
  Too...

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Salut! How are you
See not the sky, see the tower of love
Steel that tickles the belly of heaven
Stairs that reach for the skie
Say hello to France
State of love is always welcomed
Seven even eight can come
Art lives on the streets
Colors beautify the side walks
The city herself...

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All the best to France, may her people stay strong
Egalat'e and joi.' I wish you all the best
From here out and on.'...

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