Iv Poems - Poems about Iv

They all circled Lotus, voices steeped in fret, Which no bloom or blade had spoken yet. “She’s not of the ring,” they said without sway, “And what grows apart should not be asked to stay.” Lotus did not smirk, nor cast a scroll, He let their fears complete the role. Then offered nothing but a phrase like tar: "Your unity will take...

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CHINESE TRANSLATIONS IV These are English translations of Chinese poems about nature, the seasons, autumn, winter, spring, night, time, tears, flowers and love. Seeking a Mooring by Wang Wei loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch A leaf drifts through infinite space, a cold wind rends distant clouds. The river flows seaward, the tide repulses. Beyond the moonlit reeds, in unseen villages, I hear fullers’ mallets pounding...

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the ghost of science, born of blasphemy ~ a fossilized fallacy, seized from the metallic heart of Mars, seeks light amidst night-terrors like an alien sculpted from artificial accolades, an embryo stuck in the interstellar state of becoming, stitched within radioactive ribs beneath moonless skies, when wolves of the eclipsed howl, filling the illusive air with hypnotic lies, as if the world chose to recycle ...

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...After a bit her cries died down, everyone could see she was dead, a small head hung between her thighs, mother and son covered in red. He had seen so much callousness, but this he just couldn’t believe, it was after seeing this horror Gobayth decided to leave. Of course, it took some time to plan, in the day the watch was intense, men along...

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LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS IV The Roots of Turbulence by Lao Tzu, translation by Michael R. Burch Heaviness lies at the root of lightness; stillness begets turbulence. Thus the nobleman heads his caravan keeping a constant eye on his possession-laden wagons. At night he sleeps secure behind high-walled towers, undaunted and untroubled. But how can the ruler of ten thousand chariots discard the people so...

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The Song of Magpies by Lady Ho translation by Michael R. Burch The magpies nest on the Southern hill. You set your nets on the Northern hill. The magpies escape, soar free. What good are your nets? When magpies fly free, in pairs, why should they envy phoenixes? Although I’m a lowly woman, why should I envy the Duke of Sung? A Song of White Hair by...

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The darkness settles in at 1400 and it is crying It has deal with pain in a manner that is becoming burdensome It is tired of all the disappoints and is still crying Physical pain would be less burdensome The connection of souls does not come to the lips HOPE is lost and not in any universe The constant disappointment has...

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...She went with him and she had to, inside a knot of dread, distracted by all of the things that she feared lay ahead, disrobed with her mind in a haze, she would not meet his eyes, complied mechanically when he said, “Now, open your thighs.” Expected to feel his weight, and the fast beat of his heart, but Geren...

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I once met a child of the devil, who in her father’s fame did revel. And boy, would she get mad if you dared diss her dad. Her rage would hit a hellish level. I knew a character named Louise who blew up her world in one big sneeze. When she opened her eyes ~ anon, her entire world was gone. And she...

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The Dragon Riders Saga IV Suddenly the hot breath if death came searing upon his back As he turned around the creature ever quickly did attack Thrown from the cave he turned and arched hard into a dive Speed he needed in the air to turn sharp enough to survive His enemy was cold blooded, heartless, and expertly precise What he...

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“Adults fear their youths who see through hypocrisy and won’t be silenced. Told to stop disrespectful behavior and not to fight ~ though it’s adults who taught them to stand up for what is right”—Poet There is a book burning Nine months since the banning of books, The politics of fear are rising from minds bent Into...

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Dappled cloudy scales Drifting along a sleek flank Fish eyed moon looks down...

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your gentle eyes cried a million times your lips so sweet but red in pain your face so blue but hides the color gray the sadness no one knows about you   i'll tell you something holding your hand you have a admirer who cares about you the cannons that are aimed at your fort will submerge in the sea before they hit...

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Trumpenstein loves starting a fight Chaos feeds his canine delight Now watch disaster Start to come faster Despite that bad bump during flight Are your airplane pilots all right? When boarding please check if they’re bright For the fare you pay As prez I can say If they’re not white don’t make the flight PSA you’re now cleared to land Fear not as the outcome...

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a shadow stretches longer than the hand that casts it -...

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