Long Bougainvilleas Poems

 “on an as is where is basis we choose
descent of consciousness into the gross
then we rise again following heart’s muse
higher than where stood, bearing love’s cross” Unseeking Seeker  

I am a silent cypress,
facing...

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The 
        old house
   from my memories 
 opens to a wide porch
adorned by mom with her 
loving touch.Herbs,flowers 
swayed to caressing breeze
 Lilies in pink,...

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P e a c e is a language
spoken between
healing bougainvilleas 
and bleeding begonias,
dripping dews of hope
through simple gestures~
like specks of sapphire dust
from stars sparkling
amidst bed-shaped clouds,
crawling through the horizon
many miles away,
stretching
beyond
the fogginess
that veils clarity,
stirring the
anchored...

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My garden is an art of splendour,
I behold her with all my gaiety,
A garden of flowers and hope blossoming alike,
With all its beauty.
 
The buds splutter, 
The mystic mystery unfolds with its glory, 
Giving way...

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Festive party
Celebrate something;
Warm humanity

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One by one
People walk pass;
Lonely man waits

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Dog walking fast
Master in tow;
Barks fine command

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Two sparrows
Practice on wood bench;
Gospel of birdsong

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Sea of faces
Hurry takes a break;
Crowded lift hijacks

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Old shop houses
New paintwork shines;
Ancient looks new

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River...

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In the yard next to my house, 
I often spy a small strange pretty woman
watering her bougainvilleas.
Trails of rosy pink and white intermingle 
along one side of her ancient house,
where they drift down to the...

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Park bench encounter
Old man staring;
Faraway look

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Financial district
Business downturn;
By this fringe

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Stormy evening
Rain flows like oil;
Lightning dazzles

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Lift landing
Blank faces congregate;
Alone together

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Wind on my face
Rushing home;
Rain water wets

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Somnolent interlude
Cricket musical;
Deep dark night

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One by one
Bougainvilleas wither;
Floral carpet

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Pre-war terrace house
Old...

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Dawn unfurls
Heat in new light;
Earth awakes

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Poignant sanctuary
Whisper of healing;
Wisdom abides

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Laughter thrills
Zesty humour loiters;
A brand new page

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Buoyant fragrance
Floral metaphors;
Bougainvilleas

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Frangipanni interlude
Red and yellow flowers;
Morning salutation

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Windy highway
Picturesque rainbow arch;
Sunny drizzle dance

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Man to woman
Waltz to love;
Fragrant possibilities

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New Year's Eve
Party...

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Brief interlude
A dreamy passage;
Familiar faces

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An old friend calls
From crowded room;
Smiles bridge gap

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Mall crowd mingle
Browse through exhibits;
Branded watches

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Poster art works
Modern mixed media;
Stuff and nonsense

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Little boy lost
Parents in panic;
Mall PA blast

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Sudden downpour
Shelter seekers dash;
Motley bus-stop

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Fancy flings funny
Clowns...

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Endowed by God with wondrous blessings*’ bounty
nature exposes His great Creation sovereignty:
awesome landscapes marked by His architectural acuity
mountain ranges grandeur and hills in their majesty   
welcoming me for invigorating trek toward peaks’ serenity.

Waterfalls’...

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Now in this place I hear
Echoes of long ago
Sift from shadow play here


The open road beckons
Echoes call out to me
Songs of ancient days


I sense new beginnings
Stuff of fond surprise await
Scented fragrance in the breeze


Brand new...

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A dense fog envelopes the valley today
The scene seems supernatural, 
straight out of a fairy tale
Even as Nature's song plays out... 

A light breeze brushes the bushes
and rows of roses regale with their refrains, 
Lilies...

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Inspired by Silent One's Nothing shines endlessly.

" yet, I wonder if there can be love without poetry"
    - Silent One

  9 October 2024

Beneath the shadow of each petal
of bougainvilleas and azaleas...

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"It is quite possible to leave your home for a walk in the early morning air and return a different person - beguiled, enchanted."
           ...

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Madness intervenes
Crazy words greet;
Rapture slips

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Dawn arrives now
Cast of miracles;
Dance into dreams

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Glow of warm cheer
Passion moves fest;
Worthwhile journey

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Joy streams profound
Dawn of new grace;
Celebrate zest

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Pregnant purpose
Birth of passion;
Bold agenda

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Two squirrels
Racing around;
Zigzag patterns

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Old tree
Silent sentinel;
Time tunnel

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Bright colours
Bougainvilleas bloom;
Hot...

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I took a hike 
up passed the bougainvilleas 
And up passed 
This garden full of flowers I can’t name
And up near an area of flowers 
That I can’t name
To find one flower by itself. 

The...

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It is neither end nor beginning,I am
still suspended between punishments, primrose
gives one answer, hollyhock another,I
catch the moon in flight to west and
enter a sand grain to probe the universe

for the sexual selection of a terror...

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Talking to bougainvilleas, 
one day I will cut my tongue.
Why the beautiful bracts were
protecting the trivial seeds ?

The flowers started clicking
to deliver a white god to a black
temple. Human shield was to
avenge the enemy beyond...

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