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Fadwa Tuqan TranslationsFadwa Tuqan has been called the Grand Dame of Palestinian letters and The Poet of Palestine. These are my translations of Fadwa Tuqan poems originally written in Arabic.
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by...
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Categories:
burn down, allah, culture, earth, love, nature, voice, writing,
Form:
Free verse
The Poet of Palestine: Fadwa TuqanEnglish translations of Arabic poems by Fadwa Tuqan aka "The Poet of Palestine"
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Enough for me to lie in the earth,
to be buried in her,
to sink...
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Categories:
burn down, allah, arabic, culture, nature, poetess, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
On Ethnic EquityI opined to my father -
“Hey, Dad,” I quipped, bewilderedly, “last night, believe it or not, Grandpa Jake was watchin’ a film from prob’ly 1930...
When I glanced up from Facebook to determine why he’d growled,...
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Categories:
burn down, prejudice, racism,
Form:
Verse
Life's Fading Light-Part 1-Heroic Crown of SonnetsYouth
When orchids bloom in beauty life's aglow
to hold emotions locked in deep repose
in young desire and love warm thoughts will show.
Affection holds its ardor as it grows
to burn inside young hearts in evening tide.
In darkest...
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Categories:
burn down, age, death, love,
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Crown of Sonnets
Purge Our ConsciencesFrom my lowly bachelor’s house
Proudly christened ‘Embassy Fair’
I woke up to the chirping of birds
On the trees above and across the vale
And the riverine bushes in-between
I woke up to the crowing of cocks
And the mooing...
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Categories:
burn down, prayer,
Form:
Free verse
The Day Before the Sale --- 2nd Half“Might you have an opening for an auction fairly soon? If I move, I'm gonna have a ton of stuff to sell.”
“I'm trying to find a building at the moment,” he replied, “a...
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Categories:
burn down, humor,
Form:
Verse
The Birth of Democracy1.
Once upon a very long time in the eleventh century B.C.
There was a king in, Athens, who ruled both land and sea
2.
To all was known as king Codrus*, a mighty warrior was he
His enemies...
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Categories:
burn down, courage, love, patriotic,
Form:
Couplet
Frisky Dandy LionLet the air fill your vocal sounds
Be enlightened by a gospel, energized choir
You are the main event
Brazening with glamorous features
How lucky could you be?
I seek not to hunt you down...heartless of your beauty
Your hoarse growling...
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Categories:
burn down, adventure, allegory, angst, animals, childhood, confusion, dedication,
Form:
Free verse
GovernmentsIf I was God
I would be angry with the Government
you fight and you bicker
and you get nothing done
Look at England
trying to get out of a contract
you want your leaders to be effective
they create plans
but...
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Categories:
burn down, inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
My Life; My DestinyWe are of no club
In the race of destiny
There may be team work
To avoid setback filming to drub
Trials and luck making lot of agony
Despite the unrelenting years of paperwork
To me school is cool
Inspiring...
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Categories:
burn down, art, class, dedication, education, endurance, light, spoken
Form:
Rhyme
Don'T Think Yourself a VictimOne of the greatest causes of evil,
one of the greatest drivers of our sin,
emerges from an unexpected source,
from the idea of being a ‘victim.’
It doesn’t make sense to most folks at first,
are not victims worthy...
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Categories:
burn down, corruption, evil, feelings, how i feel, meaningful,
Form:
Rhyme
Stop Defunding the Seattle Police DepartmentThe Seattle City council is under the influence of radicals. Seeking to defund their city's police department by 50%. Fifty years ago, Communist China did the exact same thing. Now communist China is...
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Categories:
burn down, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
An Editorial Review On PronunciationI felt my name slip off his tongue
Before he even thought to consider
Whether to pronounce it
Ashanti Asante or Asanti
Oh Queen Nanny, let them be
Pitch black warriors
made night their playground...
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Categories:
burn down, africa, culture, history,
Form:
Free verse
Legend of the Black Dove - Part 7Legend Of The Black Dove
...
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Categories:
burn down, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Who Can Love MeWho Can Love Me
Living a past that lacked love and attention
I became a bleeding soul
dependent alone in my darkness,
feeling the nightly silence
when sadness surrounds the air I breath,
my mornings were...
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Categories:
burn down, poetry,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Unquotable Quotes: Outsiders and Odd Men - XxviiiUnquotable quotes: Outsiders and Odd Men – XXVIII
for Colin Wilson (1931-1913)
...
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Categories:
burn down, anti bullying, black african american, courage, forgiveness,
Form:
Epigram
Stop the Violent ProtestsStop! The violent protests and leave peaceful protesters out to make a difference strictly along. Whether you are in law enforcement or the national guard. You need to pray for peaceful solutions! But...
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Categories:
burn down, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
Nd- Cathedral of Fire Shall Not Burn Down-O’ in the laden light
Sparks the fire,
Its attic
Cathedral of fire shall not burn down
A blazed, all consuming fire;
Chard concrete, statues, bricks ignite;
Heavens, angels tear cry out, not here;
"The Cathedral serves as a spiritual home”
For...
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Categories:
burn down, adventure, analogy, character, fire, heartbroken, how i
Form:
Free verse
Hot Spot~I don't need, In case you haven't heard~
I don't need to strip for no crown, unless you desire large breast
Casarah, there's no need to be deluded by money hungry psychics,
Reading leaves from a tea...
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Categories:
burn down, crazy, creation, dedication, desire, friend, slam, write,
Form:
Alliteration
Trump Drum of TriumphThe drum is sounding
From Queens in New York
Stretching to the horns of America
And the horns of Africa
Hear them applause
They call it the Trump drum of triumph
I sat on my chair of reeds
And looked towards north...
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Categories:
burn down, success,
Form:
Free verse
Grenade- Bruno Mars Parody-The Macca's VersionGrenade (The McDonald's Version)
-Please note some things/words may not make sense to somebody who has not worked at McDonald's :)
Dump dump dump and salt, that is all I do
Fill the fry hopper and make...
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Categories:
burn down, parody, me, me,
Form:
Lyric
The Ghost of Old LoveYou can never be free of old love
it'll always be caged in your heart and head
At any time the ghost of old love can hijack your brain
turn it into a forest of monkeys
shaking the...
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Categories:
burn down, life,
Form:
Free verse
Traumatic MemoriesYou should feel ashamed.
What are you an idiot?
The woman is standing there with a baby crying in her arms.
The train is starting and stopping, rapid, erratic, uncaring.
Get the hell up and give this woman your...
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Categories:
burn down, me, woman, education, me,
Form:
Free verse
God's Take Versus Human's Logic1st commandment "have no other god except me"
Should there be, He is impartial referee
2nd commandment "do not make idols"
It simply makes the two seem equal
3rd commandment "take His name not in vain"
If thou shall...
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Categories:
burn down, abuse, best friend, bible, self, smart, vanity,
Form:
Couplet
The Jungle of My HeartThe tangled vines of green tree limbs swing back and forth
as the tallest trees compete to out-shadow one another,
and yellow tigers crouch behind bushes wait for their prey to come along
and bite down on soft...
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Categories:
burn down, beautiful, deep, how i feel, imagery, lost
Form:
Free verse