Rain Firefly Poems

There was a light rain falling as I walked this morning…the weather was cool and calm
when I remembered a night just like this…years ago…in our...

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I'd like a little summer 
Oh, but not too much, 
A little kiss of sunshine 
No more than a touch

With cool rain to follow
Night breezes...

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Haiku Translations II

Illuminated by the harvest moon
smoke is caught creeping
across the water...
Hattori Ransetsu, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Fanning its tail flamboyantly
with every excuse of...

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In the deep grave in which I lie,
Beneath a dark , moonless sky,
The lamp of life ,ran out of fuel,
And the senses and soul are...

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There was a time when the world was still,
The road was narrow, there were no hills.
The days were long, the sun was bright,
There was comfort...

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I wish to be the gentle breeze
Sweeping tearful eyes
Of the weary midday flower.
Or to be the horrid shadow
Casting fearful darkness
For a passer-by to rest.
A rippling...

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ALLAMA IQBAL TRANSLATIONS INTO MODERN ENGLISH



Ehad-e-Tifli (“The Age of Infancy”)
by Allama Iqbal aka Muhammad Iqbal
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

The earth and the heavens remained...

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I promise after the fire
Firefly
I promise After the flood
Tumbleweed
Deep and dark paths
Primrose bath
Rain showers upon my wrath
Firefly
My promise never to leave your side
After earthquakes
After the...

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