Huang Poems

Chinese Female Poets: English Translations V

...CHINESE FEMALE POETS: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

Sung to the tune of “I Paint My Lips Red”
by an anonymous courtesan or Li Ch’ing-Chao
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

After swi...

Categories: huang, flower, for her, girl,
Form: Free verse

A letter poem to the next black Friday

...A letter poem to the next black Friday (On the eve of)

I was encouraged to promote a white lie
Poetry I need to bid you farewell
I may stay silent, act up in intricacy
And also declare, I am no...

Categories: huang, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse

Two Builders

...The Qin Shi Huang Empire built the marvelous China Wall.
The Flavian kings built the elegant Colosseum.
Just as the earth, an edifice needs to be safe for all.
Anyone who enters therein should fee...

Categories: huang, jesus,
Form: Sonnet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Sorrows of the Wild Geese By Huang E

...SORROWS OF THE WILD GEESE by HUANG E

These are my modern English translations of poems by the Chinese poet Huang E (1498–1569), also known as Huang Xiumei. She has been called the most outstanding...

Categories: huang, marriage, poets, sorrow, wife,
Form: Free verse

Chinese Translations Ii

...Chinese Poets: English Translations II

These are modern English translations of poems by the Chinese poets Tzu Yeh, Lin Huiyin, Xu Zhimo and Huang E. These are poems about love, passion and beauty...

Categories: huang, body, desire, love, lust,
Form: Free verse

Chinese Translations I

...Chinese Poets: English Translations

These are modern English translations of poems by some of the greatest Chinese poets of all time, including Du Fu, Huang O, Li Bai, Li Ching-jau, Li Qingzhao, P...

Categories: huang, children, heaven, moon, sorrow,
Form: Free verse

Heavenly Jade Ghost

...Ghostly figure in white
Wearing the oni mask
Softly plays the heavenly jade xiao
gleaming in the moonlight
Underneath the peach blossom trees 
A sweet fragrance in the air 
Near the pagoda wait...

Categories: huang, fantasy,
Form: Imagism

Here We Go Poof

...Here we go poof
(From China with love)

I remember kids in America
at the Bank of America
in their baggy pants, baseball hats,
   tee-shirts.
There was snow on the mountains
   clouds in-pres...

Categories: huang, beauty, character, courage, freedom,
Form: Free verse

China Spies and Lies

...China Spies and Lies

Concentration camps in the north
disappearing book sellers in the south
Chinese spies hunt one and all
Army of thieves , worldwide

Zhao Ziyang, where is he?
eras...

Categories: huang, abuse, art, corruption, political,
Form: Free verse

Historical Reflections

...Historical Reflections
The Emperor has four hundred wives
with flower faces framed by jet.
Mai Lin can pluck a thousand tunes,
Yin Feng knows all erotic arts.
They drink spiced wine in jasper cu...

Categories: huang, history, , cute,
Form: Free verse

What Is the Picture

...What is the Picture ???,

the tapestry that man has weaved,
before and throughout recorded history.
Of what ?, have we been lead to believe ?
For me, it is, it has been an insane mystery !!!,

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Categories: huang, nature, planet,
Form: Rhyme