little conversation with Paul Eluard great french poet
...No, my friend Paul, it’s not about saying everything,
And we do not lack time,
But the point is to say what you love, to love what you say,
Like a saxophone solo in a New York club,
To say that...
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Categories:
ceci, dedication, literature, thank you,
Form: Free verse
a shooting star
...Tell you this again,
When you see
A shooting star,
Someone loves you,
Someone tells you
“Eat chocolates”
Offer jewelry,
Think of me, then,
Pineapple flavors,
Mango flavors,
On a distant...
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Categories:
ceci, cute love, peace, star,
Form: Free verse
Je Vais Apres Toi French Verse- I 'M Coming After You-
...JE VAIS APRÈS TOI French Verse-
I’m Coming After You-
Par tes yeux je vois la teinte de ton cœur ;
Votre esprit s'élève au-dessus de tout ce qui ne l'est pas ;
La beauté de ton sourire,...
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Categories:
ceci, analogy, appreciation, engagement, how
Form: Lyric
Fr - Les Petites Pepites De Temps Menent a De Grands Resultats
...Les petites pépites de temps mènent à de GRANDS RÉSULTATS
je désirais accomplir une seule chose par jour
je croyais avoir perdu la tête
à la fin de chaque journée
je ne pouvais comprendre co...
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Categories:
ceci, time,
Form: Free verse
This Is Not a Pipe
...This is not a pipe
I can see that
No bite, or burn, marks
It’s just a piece of art
Nothing you can get a grip on
A pipe is made for smoking
I keep mine stored away, haven’t used them for a lo...
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Categories:
ceci, appreciation, art, cancer, extended
Form: Free verse
Translation of Eric Mottram's Poem 33 In Interrogation Rooms 1980-82 By T Wignesan
... Translation of Eric Mottram’s Poem 33 in Interrogation Rooms by T. Wignesan
33. on a vu un homme courir/ de la scène de crime un homme est maintenant en train d’aider/ la police avec leurs in...
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Categories:
ceci, america, conflict, culture, ,
Form: Free verse
Translation of Eric Mottram's Krim: Autobiography To September 1989- I By T Wignesan
...Translation of Eric Mottram’s KRIM: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO SEPTEMBER 1989 - I by T. Wignesan
( This poem is from the collection, ESTUARIES: Poems 1989-91. Twickenham: Solaris, 1992, 62p. Pub. by Y...
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Categories:
ceci, america, angst, art, friend,
Form: Free verse
Decisions Part 2
...je n'ai pas choisi mon nom
ma couleur ou ma religion
je n'ai pas choisi le liban
ni d'etre arriver dans ce temps
cependant mes amis
je vais choisr ma vie
il ne me reste plus beaucoup de temps...
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Categories:
ceci, life,
Form: Free verse
Consequences
...Je suis toujours la meme personne
Pour t'avouer cela m'etonne
Etre gentil c'est du passe
Je vais devoir changer
Se soucier du monde
Etre present pour eux chaque seconde
je ne veux plus de cel...
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Categories:
ceci, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Un Appel - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's An Appeal By T Wignesan
...Un appel – Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s « An Appeal » by T. Wignesan
Les hommes d’Etat qui ourdissent les lois de la nation
Munis du pouvoir pour contraindre ceux qui résistent,
Guidez...
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Categories:
ceci, hope, inspirational, rights, voice,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
La Discrimination Raciale - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Colour Bar By T Wignesan
...La discrimination raciale – Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s “Colour Bar” by T. Wignesan
Quand d’ignobles d’hommes me méprisent parce que je suis
brun de peau
Ce là ne m’inquiète...
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Categories:
ceci, abuse, anger, discrimination, racism,
Form: Free verse
Atonement
...Youngest of all she went unnoticed.
So beautifully cultured but shy a motive.
So talented, so loved;
And above her the beaut world evolved.
To Cecilia and Robbie 'twas their spring...
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Categories:
ceci, film, love, war,
Form: Rhyme
Ode To My Daughter
...I confided with The Jeweler
I want a masterpiece
A wonder to the modern world
Where joy will never cease
He said he’d start with umber
A rich, golden shade of brown
use it from the very start...
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Categories:
ceci, daughter, faith, family, father,
Form: Rhyme
Ce N'Est Pas Une Sortie:
...sorry to say but you know the way
que les choses viennent voler à vous
like glass shattering upon hitting a tree
tout en volant très rapidement afin dans votre voiture
slamming into a tree & just...
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Categories:
ceci, life,
Form: Free verse
On Turning Sixteen
...On Turning Sixteen
At sixteen seconds you cried
And so did I
At sixteen minutes
I held you and you held me
by the heart
At sixteen hours
We were heading home
and our family now
num...
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Categories:
ceci, childhood, daughter, dedication, family,
Form: Free verse
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