Jesus England Poems

This is a poem about the University city of Cambridge in the UK , although I have only been there a few times , I...

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GILDAS TRANSLATIONS

These are modern English translations of Latin poems by the English monk  Gildas Sapiens (“Gildas the Wise”).

“Alas! The nature of my complaint is...

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Which fire is Eternal,  
Ignorance always mislead millions of people on earth, 
Don't  astonish when you find some psychologists, philosophers, scientists worshiping Fire, Animals and...

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This piece was actually written by my 84 year old neighbor when he was 14 and it was the posted in the school magazine, before...

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Fisherman's Luck 

The rocks brushed by the waves, 
caressed and embraced by the ocean, 
slowly wearing down the land, 
to be carried away in pieces
back...

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My roommates and I congregated in our suite's great room and we’ll head out for dinner soon.

“Have you ever eaten dog food?” Leong asked Anna.
“No,”...

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Translations of the Oldest English Rhyming Poems

The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem aka The Riming Poem
Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990...

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Medieval Poem V

A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds,...

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Medieval Poems



Wulf and Eadwacer
(Old English circa 990 AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My people pursue him like crippled prey.
They'll rip him apart if he approaches...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Please take a read
Your greed is making our nation bleed
Oh, England a kingdom that was once built for kings
Your hunger and your love for World...

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Spartan

Some men are born to play, 
and some… are not.
To them life is without common joy,
at least the kind others partake. 
But it is instead...

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Love in Yellow

I love bananas. 
I wish we had some bananas. 
I love to write the word bananas. 
I think about bananas, 
and… sometimes. 
I...

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Sky Harbor

This is a place, 
A really neat place!
Planes come and go. 
People... are on the move. 

Every shuttle, every ride, 
Come on inside…, 
There...

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I woke up this morning with courage over my back and wisdom in my hat
I was determined to put an end to the sneaky kangaroo...

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