Water Bird Poems

Now you have gone away,
I have not much to say.
Remembering sitting on the bay, 
even when the big clouds were gray.
I know you could not...

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Pelican sighed with relief as she landed next to water
She had been thirsty for a time, but now she was saved
Water rose to the occasion,...

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Sri Lal
Crows

i.
I come from nowhere,
and I have nowhere to go,
I tell the crow perched 
on a low neem branch 
beyond the Periyar River.

He agrees.

He and...

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The duck has great features others lack -
Like water runs right off his back.
But for this hack, it’s too much work
To address that green-headed jerk....

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Quote By Poet: "Don't Let Books or Poems Become A Thing Of The Past."

A bookstore I can not pass up,
I need a new book I...

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I looked out the window, what a sight.
A Cocky a crow, a Magpie all sitting on the bench looking towards me.
Suddenly the Cocky squawked what...

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You love to chase the old cow,
and make the kitten go meow,
I have put you in your place,
now no one left to chase.
I got you~let...

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A walk on a nature trail, serene and assuasive, 
Where whispers of leaves create music. 
Mother Nature herself, the maestro, 
Conducts a symphony in hues...

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Dew drops grace green grasses
Soothing like my pearly power shower
I choose the right outfit for an orange day
Under the fruit bowl by Vincent Van Gogh...

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Bursting, breaking free from egg shells with glee
Baby ducks welcome their Spring-endowed worth
Amidst mother Earth’s radiating mirth
Ready to frolic in the pond --- there they...

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The docile ducks toddle out in the sunny morn,
being in the winding file they are never forlorn.  
In fluffy random rows the downy ducklings...

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Atomic Canary
Angels seed
The death bell tolls to the masses
Putin ill be your dog
Netanyaho  ill be your dog
I love this land
This is where I want...

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Mama Mallard's hatchlings so downy and sweet,
she's proud to show them, springtime is complete,
waddling along the lake with her brood in tow,
Daddy Mallard quacks as...

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snow
no more
warmer days
birds are singing
squirrels scampering
pretty flowers blooming
kids playing and having fun
lawn mowers are humming away
looks like spring has sprung into color
spring is the very...

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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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