Morning Comes to Huatung Valley
...Mist feathery drifts
last night’s breath loosening
above basalt slopes of Huatung
Pacific swallows trace morning brushwork
over Fuli’s rice paddies
new green scented with rain.
Xiuguluan Ri...
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Categories:
bulbul, morning, mountains, nature, peace,
Form: Imagism
Dolce Far Niente
...Turning sideways, once more I lay crouched in bed,
Not compelled to wake up and run round the clock.
The family, gone on a four-day adventurous trip.
Left to myself, may I devour this ...
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Categories:
bulbul, appreciation, holiday, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Separation
...Sitting under a mango tree,
Hot wind whispering through scented leaves,
Dreaming of nectar flowing thru your rosy lips,
Like the sweet juice from the mangos on the tree.
“The silent song of the...
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Categories:
bulbul, silence, solitude, summer,
Form: Free verse
The Colour of My Bird
...(A bird-in man poem)
Yes, any bird can be the common crow;
the bulbul or the yellow bird.
And parrots, ofcourse;
because every tree has got its own bird.
But to which colour does your bird bel...
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Categories:
bulbul, life,
Form: Free verse
Never the Eyes Do Lie
...In the clutch,her gentle touch,away from slutch,outside hutch
Bereft of words
But never the eyes do lie,beneath the blue sky,she and i
a garnet ring, on her finger that cling, like dove's wing, ...
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Categories:
bulbul, 6th grade, angst, anniversary,
Form: Free verse
Free To Roam
...Turning sideways, once more I lay crouched in bed,
Not compelled to wake up and run round the clock.
The family, gone on a four-day adventurous trip.
Left to myself, may I devour this calm with no...
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Categories:
bulbul, absence, adventure, longing, solitude,
Form: Rhyme
Dream Shared
...Last night I had a dream,
I have to tell you...
It was a dream
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Categories:
bulbul, dream, longing,
Form: Free verse
Rain
...Rain
I hear the pitter-patter of rain,
greedily savor the whiff of bathed Earth
and I see, yet again, that palace frozen in time
my home, far, far away.
T...
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Categories:
bulbul, death, farewell, grandfather, rain,
Form: Free verse
Holding Back Tears
...I couldn’t hold back my tears…
When I got off the train, took a familiar path
through the fields to my peaceful abode…
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Categories:
bulbul, home, memory,
Form: Free verse
Moment To Grasp
..."The whole world can wait …this fleeting moment is only for you and me!"
(By Poet)
A moment of intense anticipation!
The phone rings….on the display, I see your name.
CLUTCH the phone t...
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Categories:
bulbul, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
A Moment From My Bedroom Window
...robin wearing an
orange skirt eating petals~
rain falls from above
flowers of flame tree fall on
ground creating a carpet
red vented bulbul
eating blac...
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Categories:
bulbul, bird,
Form: Tanka
Beautiful Flame Tree Flowers
...Gulmohar tree also called flame tree surrounds my house
From my balcony and windows I get view of tree top
Summer is flowering season for them (It is summer in India now)
Bare brown branches...
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Categories:
bulbul, flower,
Form: Imagism
Melodious Sunset From My Balcony
...Birds have started chirping
Sun is just about to set
Squirrel is squeaking as it scampers on branches of flame tree
Bees are buzzing
Crows can be heard saying caw, caw
Eagle flies with a scr...
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Categories:
bulbul, nature,
Form: Imagism
Spring Birds Chirping
...Spring Birds Chirping
Spring is striking string of harp
resonating cheerful chirrup.
Indian Bulbul whistling singing
Migratory rosy Starling!
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Categories:
bulbul, appreciation, bird,
Form: Couplet
Nature Is Joyous
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"Nature from my house"
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Gulmohar tree red flowers abound
breeze creates red carpet on ground
Dove bulbul sparrow parrot crow robin
chirp merrily in morning
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Categories:
bulbul, 11th grade, nature,
Form: Rhyme
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