Issa Translations II
...These are English translations of Issa haiku about the seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Autumn wind ...
She always wanted to pluck
the reddest roses
?Kobayashi Issa translation by Micha...
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Categories:
fibbers, autumn, rose, spring, stars,
Form: Haiku
Zen Death Haiku Xii
...ZEN DEATH HAIKU XII
These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku.
Both victor and vanquished are dewdrops:
flashes of light
briefly illuminating the void.
—Ouchi Yoa...
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Categories:
fibbers, age, analogy, angst, animal,
Form: Haiku
Kidnapping Freedom and Liberty
...Liberty has been taken hostage, abducted in many parts
Of the world
Freedom is often smothered, suffocated in many hearts
In this world
Both are often used as steady stepping stones
By demagogue...
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Categories:
fibbers, abuse, cancer, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Forked Tongues
...When someone lies to me, sometimes it's difficult not to turn and walk away. I think they do it because of one of two reasons. Either they need to feel important, or because they think I'm too stupid...
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Categories:
fibbers, integrity,
Form: Rhyme
Ode To Elections and Presidents
...How do we elect all Presidents?
It is incredibly simplistic.
We go to urns and cast our votes in.
'But why?' I asked myself this question
Incessant multitudes of times; in sorrow.
All politici...
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Categories:
fibbers, political,
Form: Concrete
Please Don'T Asked For My Decision On Anything
...Please don't anybody ask me to decide anything. I do not know
The difference between, the Concord or a Jet Plane
The Republican or the Democrats,
White lies or some faker boldfaces fibbers
The don...
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Categories:
fibbers, art, black african american,
Form: Concrete
Without a Care
...It's here, nor there,
when living on a prayer.
Rolling on,
without a care.
I watch,
as you live out your nightmare.
One bad dream,
the worlds become.
But who should complain;
the damage alr...
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Categories:
fibbers, history, loss, natural disasters,
Form: I do not know?