Insoluble Poems

Plagued By Memories

...Plagued by the memories of insoluble illusions
that hang on the tapestry of yesterday
where mythological masks were worn
in another time, another place
and are relived in pictures
hanging on my ...

Stricken

...You start
the poem
but cannot end it
insoluble through teared eyes
A whipping wrecking ball swung, slugging your breast
striking a sharp chord of melancholy thought hidden
a random book, a rand...

Indecision

...I must admit she’s beautiful.
I see her swagger towards me.
Yet I feel confused.

I am in an insoluble maze.
I am reminded of a marigold.
She loves me
She loves me not.
Bah!  Waste of time.
...

Bad News, Morose News

...It’s like being hit by a meteor
Where there’s no tomorrow
It is like doomsday, really
Where everything is ugly
And absolutely nothing is pretty
I just received the bad news
That my sister-in-la...

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...

Fulfillment's Juice

...If I leave today
Know I'm in a better place

The pain while dying is quite my biggest fear
Taking xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx trying to relieve some stress
Crying deep within, you'll never see my tears
Lif...

Got Your Fluff Again

..."Got your fluff again"
(for purpose of this poem
pronounce last word uh gain).

The missus uttered
aforementioned phrase
as she pulled a clump of my hair
from out the clogged shower drain
for...

Sameness

...

21st Century Version

...21st Century Version



Falling for a feeling 
my beloved soulmate lifetime partner-husband:

Can’t order it online, nor 
Request it
		a feeling 
                solely from one’s te...

Insoluble Mistery of Love

...I still don't  realize why
      when I mentalize you,
      it rains inside me...
      and the sun gets cloudy
      in silence...
      What an insoluble mystery...!...

What Is Spirituality

...Spirituality is about spirit, 
It seeks to see the soul
To set it free
To savour the bliss of salvation

Religion rooted in religious scriptures
Rules, regulations, rituals
Binds humans
A...

When Poet Ponders What Fate Delivers

...Quotes:  -- "  deus ex machina "

""Aristotle praised Euripides, however, for generally ending his plays with bad fortune, which he viewed as correct in tragedy, and somewhat excused the interventi...

- Assistance and Support Wheels -

...When the curtains are closed
                      Enjoy a moment from the basement window
                        Your mind has many thousands of rooms

                       In some cases you ...

The Wars of Sameness

...We have much in common,
the same number of limbs
organs, D.N.A., frailties.

Yet there’s still a smidgen, 
a pinch of disparity,
just enough difference
for a disagreement.
Enough to possibly ...

Lost In Your Thoughts

...LOST IN YOUR THOUGHTS 

Let not my spring go dry
Let not my sunshine set at dawn
Let not my joy fade at its peak
And my candle never be put out in the wind

Let my brightness rule the day
Cro...

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