Long All souls day Poems

A country weekend I felt, would be just great
and so I rented a house in the country where,
I could be alone in the quiet and just be creative.

Sleep eluded me that first night; 
I didn’t...

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The deception of  “free verse”: Dreams II, Translation of Etiemble’s “L’imposture du vers libre” by T. Wignesan

“Free verse, free not to be verse” – Audiberti

My love is not blue like a lake
my love is...

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Curl of smoky streaks
Joss stick messages;
Heaven bound

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Temple visit
Feast day moments;
Talk to the dead

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Bright Hill Temple
Where rites bring peace;
Family gathering

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Temple verandah,
Spacious prayer courtyard;
Surreal this heaven

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Closed eyes salute
An inner realm calls;
Spiritual insight

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Here we gather
Offer our earthly harvests;
Poignant...

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La Cavalera Catrina 1910-1930:
An etching by cartoonist and lithographer, José Guadalupe Posada
Of a Garbancera, elegant skull, an upper-class woman of the Porfiriata
Has become a character icon of the Mexican “Día de Los Muertos”
A celebration of...

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November holidays in our country
Serve as fellowships for the ministry
Great gatherings toward revival bliss
Never can joyous worshipful hearts miss.

Midst “All Saints’ Day”* is women’s virtue time 
Where Ladies’ conference resounds faith chime
Learning from Scriptures midst...

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November 1 is annual holiday
our nation regards it as “All Saints’ Day”…
Along biblical stand, such is noble
commending faith heroes, honorable.

“All Souls’ Day” greets November 2 with hope
as believers cleave to God midst trust-scope
sharing the Gospel...

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(Dedication: In memoriam, for my late parents.)
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Tuesday midday
In sunny fest;
Yearly memorial

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Upon these grounds
Our ancestors sleep;
Here flowers bloom

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November third salutes
Light pairs of twin candles;
Muffins and plum wine

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Spring clean red onyx
Gold-lettered tablet;
Feel short prayer surge

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My parents sleep
Beyond...

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Candles lit to light their way
Honoring loved ones gone away
Remaining through hearts and memories a part of them will forever stay
For the deceased, this is their day

Sugar skulls galore on Day of the Dead
Celebrating the...

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All ye humble sojourners rest in peace
From this tired troubled earth you’ve been set free
Your souls ensconced in the heavenly home 
Be thou our guide as we pray with thee

Before the Holy One ye stretch...

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Fabulous November is finally here
Where famous All Saints Day and All Souls Day
Carpeted the initial steps of this month’s stair
As huge banner of significant occasions flail
Lots of traditional and cultural celebrations
Are enjoyed--they’re big family events

Fabulous...

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IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE - Part Two (continued)

     ( for sweet-teeth kiddies )

IF you pull a long face
And that too on Halloween Day
Mascara and rouge will drip on lace
And...

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Bury me not in a gloomy yard
Shaded by the wall of a church,
Where graves look jaded and old
Their epitaphs veiled in smirch.

Lay me near some water’s edge,
Under leafy conifers tall,
Sheltered from the heat and rain,
Where...

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Dia de Los Muertos
Day of the Dead
Originated by Aztecs
Celebrated in Mexico and Philippines

Aztecs called it Miccaihuitl
Catholics call it All Saints Day and All Souls Day
I call it Day of the Dead
Tribute to our ancestral souls

Honoring...

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Nov two
        today 

It’s All
     Soul’s Day

Time to
          Visit

Graves of
     ...

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