East Poems - Poems about East

On a tenth of May in eighteen eighty-six, A humble beginning where destiny mixed. In the heart of the isles, a spirit took flight, Brother Felix Manalo, a beacon of light. Through shadows of doubt and whispers of scorn, A divine calling, a new day was born. He sought the lost flock with unwavering hand, God's words he proclaimed throughout the land. From...

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Yo. From a whisper, barely a breath, to a front-page roar/ EAST COAST JAZZ in the fifties, sixties/ Not just blowing trumpets, but blowing up the jazz scene jazz/ LPs stacked high vinyl spinnin’, cracklin' truth in every hip-to-be way. Jazz LPs, popin'’ the Truth, etched in black and white/ modern Jazz on...

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We emerged from Grand Central Station, Both ill, alarmed at our situation Like two invaders, erupting forth My twin went south, and I went North I jaywalked reckless nearly hit by a car. Then saw a bridge over the FDR I wondered what price would be paid On autopilot, I came on to the Esplanade The pavement was wide, hexagonal tiled The...

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Throughout world history many rulers and nations, have used beheading for it's victims:King Herod, used beheading to execute John the Baptist, Nero Caesar be-headed, the Apostle Paul in Rome. The French First Republic France, Sept. 5, 1793- July 28, 1794 organized by The Committee for Public Safety: Arrested, Accused, Imprisoned, Beheaded it's King Louis XV1 and his Queen...

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These are English translations of Spanish poems by Pablo Neruda. Religión en el Este (“Religion in the East”) by Pablo Neruda translation by Michael R. Burch for Tom Merrill I realized in Rangoon: the gods were our enemies as much as God; alabaster gods elongated like white whales; gilded gods gleaming like golden ears of corn; serpentine gods coiling around the crime of being...

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What do you see.? Conflict in Isreal, and knife attacks; also some by car so far.' France Sweden, Britian Germany, in the main By foreigen national asylum seekers.' Is this just madness Or could there be a pattern.? As it is in the Middle-East' so in The west so it shall be.? For that is what presents itself'...

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In 2011, Hamas released one (1) Israeli for 1,027 Palestinian detainees Somehow that never added up for me This Sunday Hamas will release five innocent Israelis for 700 Palestinian detainees More than half...

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(Verse 1 - Young) Yo, it's so crazy right now, I'm feelin' like a star Got the spotlight on me, and it's shinin' near and far Most incredibly, it's ya girl, B, yes, she's on the scene And I'm ya boy, Young, the king of this East Coast dream You ready? Uh oh, uh oh,...

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Grand sites claim their paradises, where beauty will call it their home, and fortunate tame entices, grand sites claim their paradises, godsend gifts, blue ribbon prizes, warmly brushed with a fine toothcomb, grand sites claim their paradises, where beauty will call it their home. ...

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Whether whiskey or water What should it matter The point is we oughta be toasting each other Though the East is a Beast and the West is unblessed … May we this year refrain from inflicting such pain...

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The Middle East When the persecuted became persecutors  chaos followed; what a mess the Middle East is Both sides of the conflict like killing one other up pops more fanatics with eager knives If you are an Arab Christian, your life is short if you are a Muslim, they will give you the key to London and the neighboring locals  Is there...

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Alex Honnold free soloed up Half Dome I watched the video from the comfort of my home I marveled at Catherine Destivelle, when Verdon's edge she trod, But in New Haven, East Rock lures the unskilled clod. That rock was made before the continents split Dinosaurs once munched the plants that grew on top of it Fast forward time's tape 200...

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If biscuit dipped in curry’s what he likes, What use needless flurry on what he likes? O be not so narrow-minded a man, At least east-west marry in what he likes. Let them say, ne’er the twain shall meet, If they do, why worry in what he likes. ___________________________ Ghazal (tongue-in-cheek) |01.11.2024|humour, east-west Poet’s note: Dipping a biscuit in tea seems...

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‘We stand by the dead We support the displaced We succor the disabled We serve the deprived’ But who will tame the Rogue Ztate? Who will knock with the Mosaic Punch? Who will arrest the savage Thug? Who will pull their below rug? While the civilized world Boils in this soup Who will stir the pot To injustice stop?...

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