Moon Bird Poems

A twilight thought of your mysterious powers,
in my lonely watch hours,
as a thousand Ravens in whispered flight,
their ebony eyes reflected in the moonlight.
Your poetry, my...

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When dawn drifts into enchanted meadows
         I flow in the dreams to where the sun glows
prepares for...

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In the shadowed grove, where moonlight wanes,
A raven perches, feathers inked with midnight stains.
Its eyes, twin orbs of obsidian, hold secrets untold,
As it croaks its...

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Cool comforts from the moon shining in Spring
diverge from coming Summer's scorching sun.
Sweet honeysuckle lifts its trumpet string
to set swift tempo for the Springtime fun.

The...

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I didn’t notice much change, but now
the birds begin to sing…the music
breaks through…it is okay once more.

The ancients must have thought so.
I wonder of the...

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The rhythms of the night
Sounds of a dark symphony
A mysterious cacophony
Sends chill up and down the spine
Shadows chase the light of a full moon
Across meadow...

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weighty winds whirling
	tempestuous character ~
		robin wings flutter

(March Full Moon – Pueblo)
...

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All the hot summer days I am found, sleeping late in my bed,
Dreaming of dusk and getting beauty rest, before sunset red;
For I'm an opal...

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Handpicked, like coffee seeds or strawberries, ten eggs I kept
Like a tensed insomniac, for a long time I'd not slept
I found a change in the...

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Chinese translations Li Bai

These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, who was also known as Li Po.



Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by...

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opulent opal
	magnificence in motion ~
		mutuality

(February Full Moon – Cree)

...

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I.
Among twenty different brightly colored toys,
The only moving thing
Was the beak of a noisy parrot.

II.
I was of three family members,
Like a family tree 
In which...

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Before the day turned into night,
a scarlet sun inked clouds of white.
And tinted the sky with red light;
a cotton candy pink delight.

Before the birds lose...

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On the window feeder,
Gray and black birds, feathered families,
Playful and perky, frolicking
Like the music beneath their down,
Plumes rich as a caress, stirring joy,
Wonders, shadowed by...

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Written: November 23, 2023
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As twilight shifts from day to night
And lowering sun dims her light
To...

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