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Fireworks

...They rise and sparkle and crackle,
Shaming the nakedness of the skies
And the city, with one frightful flame of
Youth,
Burning with the zest of
Seasonal lore.
At Christmas, they salute the days...

Lao Tzu: English Translations IV

...LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS IV

The Roots of Turbulence
by Lao Tzu, translation by Michael R. Burch

Heaviness lies at the root of lightness;
stillness begets turbulence.
Thus the nobleman he...

Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part I, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem

...Widsith was a traveling minstrel who "sang for his supper" but may have been prone to exaggeration...

Widsith, the Far-Traveler, Part I of III
anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 680-95...

Devil's Bargain

...In the shadow of death, his darkest secrets hide, 
A devil’s bargain, where foul hidden dangers lie. 
His vile whisper in the night, a most sinister plea, 
Temptation’s dance calling, “Come waltz ...

Before a Fight Noise

...Rose knows little about her country.
Far few women do from the pantry
And still fewer,when it gets wintry...

So,she begrudges not the gentry
And challenges not mounted sentry.

Doesn't know a...

New Eyes For the Old

...Rose knows little about her country.
Far few women do from the pantry
And still fewer,when it gets wintry...

So,she begrudges not the gentry
And challenges not mounted sentry.

Doesn't know a...

Nomad

...The wails that disturb very few in their bed
Reach only the ears of the psychic… or dead

                              *

A grave overgrown with deep-rooted weeds
No flowers here, no one tendi...

The Gifts

...She sees a valley full of light
as flowers fill the dale.
She views the vistas, bursting bright,
through eyes without their veil.

He breathes with ease the mountain bliss,
inhaling Heaven's gr...

The Antics of a Yoyo Thief

...Now scores of years 
after botched minor theft penchant 
courtesy security guard
analogous to inquisitorial trenchant
unforgettable verbal lashing
(suppressing me ululation to vent)
unwittingly...

The Psychologically Sick

...The easily cured by the broadest of smiles
Of a cancer gone gross miles,
To life gingerly bouncing back
And beginning to not a  lack!

The speedily healed by jocular doctors,
Worsening worries ...

Extremely Excited and Delighted

...Extremely excited and delighted
spotting the broadest smile,
I trashed what was unruled;
my tone is not rude and hostile! 

An aura of intense gladness
enlivens mood and expresses
a spirit of ...

The Atheist's Surprise

...He was an atheist.
He was proud of it.
Those who believed in the existence of a
Supreme being, and in the survival of the soul after death,
Were, for him, dim-witted people worthy only to be 
Th...

Enchanted Crescent Moon

...the crescent moon grins
its broadest welcoming her...
pleasant company


Date written: 10/26/2020...

A Smiling New Year

...We knowingly place our dreams,
beginning with our broadest extremes
to the narrowest needlepoint,
from the highest mountain 
to the lowest cavern,
and from the deepest ocean
ending in the shall...

Happiness

...Happiness may be where my friends are.
For with them many memories were made,
But those moments and times now feel so faraway.
The truth seeming to be they all have left me,
Loneliness is my only...

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