Inebriates Poems

Parasomnia

...This paralyzing Dream inebriates me,
intoxicated by Death’s perfume,
I don’t believe I’m here to battle my
Demons, I’m here to keep them 
safe and sacred, reach them
toward’s Heaven’s skies, rai...

Chinese translations Li Bai

...Li Bai translations

These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, also known as Li Po.



Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by Li Bai
translation/interpretation by Michael...

Paradise of Elysian Love's Petals

...dedicatation about nature colors and beauty  to my love,my beautiful soul @fadingstarsilence ???tata micia ..you are my masterpiece in this universe


Sparkling nocturnal sky of constellations and...

Chinese Translations Iii

...Chinese Translations III

Quiet Night Thoughts
by Li Bai aka Li Po
translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Moonlight illuminates my bed
as frost brightens the ground.
Lifting my eyes,...

Deadwood

...I'm working off my sins in the usual way, 
A Cornish knight of no worship, 
Languishing amid the aroma 
Of easy women and open bets. 
Don't tell the boss, but I'd do it for free 
So long as the ...

The Child Pianist

...I am attracted by
Virtuous notes
A capable sound
From a Steinway & Sons grand piano

A mighty orchestra
Unknown melodies
A child prodigy at the keyboard
A Gift of Peace

The hammer that str...

Nights of Satin

...I dream
Of you
Nights of rain
Upon my window
Pain
Ebbs away in my desires
Along a river of wavy romance
In a far away place
Wine inebriates me
As I watch lovers amble on by
The wind...

Phantasmagoria

...Clear garish winds’ ascent grew plumbs renowned
Enunciating deftly to my heart:
If yon soot night inebriates the crowned,
No Lawyer can persuade a fire part.
Mere pigeons love blood in God’s tape...

Wind

...Wind inebriates
Falls into drunken stupor
Crater forms on Earth...

Bone, Mist

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Last night dinner
with four couples
points out the difficulties in living together
and apart. 
                Even the
son of a wealthy doctor, disdainful of
inebriates more artificial th...

After the Interim

...She met him in the interim,
 that space between endings and beginnings;
                                 a summer fling; 
a sowing of her not so wild oats 
          was all that it was meant to ...

Change For a Dollar?

...The only thing that exceeded the dinginess of this rat-hole bar was its stuffiness. I
stopped in the place to make change for a parking meter just outside its door. God! It was
awful in there, and ...

Prie-Dieu

...April's roses scent inebriates every sense
below the Gothic cathedral
cardinals doze
draping their wings over
evergreen plants
foreshadowing a cool sunset
griffins guard the bell-tower
hamperi...

Hymn To Apart

...Apart apart from the land of dreams
And the wish that once redeems

Apart apart from the center of hopes
Let the breeze takes it and mopes

Apart apart from a selfish soul
Teaching the heart t...

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