Long Chinese new year Poems

   


   Hypocrites sucking off the silicone tit 
of the antichrist spirit.
Man infestation from the pit of 
deliriot.
In hallowed halls of discord, whispers echo,
the chorus of the damned proletariat,
a venom, seeping...

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Quy Nhon and The Tet Offensive
By Franklin Price
9/2/2018

Quy Nhon and the Tet offensive, more than fifty years ago
That Chinese New Year changed our world and most its ebb and flow
Until that day the boonies were...

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Dragon was hatched in the year of the Dragon, on the Chinese Zodiac.
But, then so was I. Yep folks, that makes me so very, amazingly wise.
Because I was born in the year of the Dragon,...

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the lunchbox moment.
I can feel the looks of disgust as I make my way to the table,
I sit down,
others stand up,
walk away.
kids grimace at the meal I’ve placed in front of myself,
“ew” and “what is...

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Lion Dancing To A New Year

It is that time of the year, you'll know it by the din reaching your ears...
Thunderous gong beats, clashing cymbals that's all you can hear...

It is a most riotous time...

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Hey Dragon! I’m glad I’ve reached you by phone
Don’t you know that the FBI was looking for you for so long?
Haven’t you heard of your name over the megaphone?
They wanted the stolen gift to be...

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Struggling to get out of bed. 
The mind racing in and out of thoughts of what needs to be looked after,
Animals feeding,
Dogs walking,
Garden pruning,
Pond cleaning, 
Hedge cutting, 
Wood sawing, 

The list goes on…
But my heart...

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Once a year this day comes,
Lights flash with the sounds of the drums,
It's the New Year,
Use happiness to reach for the cure.

Bring joy 2012 today,
As the dragon brings the year to stay.
Care to those making...

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As I lay me down to sleep
praying the lord my soul to keep
dieing to be an age old cliche
if i wake tomorrow
i'll pray again to die gracefully
obsessively again

finding lady blue in the middle of several...

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Are you ready for a brand new year
The spring festival coming
So let’s all cheer
The lunar calendar starts again
It’s time to clean the cobwebs my friend




Gifts of red envelope’s everywhere
This is the Chinese New Year
The year...

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Cherry trees bare of blossoms
Buds still tight in the trees
A time of pure delight
For every eye to see,

A small flag in every hand
Fresh toasted nuts at every stand
Glee from each new sight
Every child oh, so...

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2025.2.1
My big happy family 1st reunion.
Today, Saturday, is the 4th day of CNY.
It is a bit late to gather and to celebrate.
Can't help it though, since most members,
Worked during the weekdays.
Great grandma, grandmas, mothers and...

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MANGLISH CAROL *
(Christmas in Malaysia)

Now got season to be jolly
Fa la la la la la la la la
Where got snow and where got holly
Fa la la la la la la la la
Where got slay bells...

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1968
By Franklin Price
11/13/2018

The year was nineteen sixty eight, fifty years have passed since then
When I got to Vietnam, we still were there to win
Then Chinese New Year happened, Tet Offensive was its name
The regulars and...

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Here is a new beginning,
at the red mouth of the river,
overlooking the ripple of dark waters
that floats the recent past
beneath the mottled stone bridge 
and into the ocean of ancient seas

On this, the first day...

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GONG-XI-FA-CAI 2021


Heart feels deep fest
Apt joy frames quest
Prize spring time zest


Pique precious poise
Yield to fond voice
Charm clusters choice


Here share fine smiles
Ink words that style
Note cheer worthwhile


Etch sensuous feel
Sense how time heals
End and start seal


Light up...

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Off With A Bang
               
When the chinese used fireworks for celebrations 
They used a black powder called gunpowder, it has two
Practical...

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Chaos and riots
Epidemics and wars
Confusion like tornado hurricane
Confinement, speechless, quiet, calm, rest and unspoken words 
However people are drowned in the sounds of nature
Rattle of the rain 
Whizzing of the wind
Rustling of the leaves
Wheedling of...

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A festive feel in red and gold:
Chinatown deals Goat year most grand.


A splash of will as joy unfolds:
A Chinese fill as cheer attends.

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This lunar year arrives with truth:
Our kindred ties forge a fine fest.


Those who...

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Smiles now style
Family banquet;
Happy feast

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Roundtable moments
Spring festival treats;
Family bonding sums

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Red for good luck
Charming good times;
Springtime company

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Red lanterns float
Breezy breeze blows;
Sway of good fortune

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Nine course meal
Delight dances round;
Happy chit-chat punctuates

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Food fortune toss
Myriad chopsticks work;
Faith works wonders

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Festival...

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Dawn hurls
Eastern sun blooms;
New day beckons

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Morning mist
Hint of rain;
Sunrise supersedes

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Chinese New Year
New zodiac animal;
Lunar spring time

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Bad news looming
Haiku poet dead;
Pain strikes home

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Cryptic headline
Bad news sells well;
Controversial climax

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Bamboo twigs
Twisted spirals;
Prosperous blooms

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New hair salon
Cut, trim and perm;
Designer...

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Joy Breeds Hope

As my eyes look up to bright sunny skies
And I view soft shape shifting clouds float by
I feel hope instilled through my joyful eyes.
I take a deep breath, let out a long sigh.
Look...

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SPRING CHAP GOH MEI


Subtle spring fest as earth awakes,
Prompt thus the surge of vibrant feel;
Rich flavours nest in ample takes,
Intense the urge of nature's will;
Note how joy hurls such fragrant times,
Glimpses of grace moves fertile...

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Lunar New Year brings blessings bright:
Affluence now cheers our spirits right.


Goodies galore with sure good health:
So much and more with ample wealth.


Time moves most brisk with bounty's range:
We live fine risk as fortunes change.


So much...

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Change of weather
Hot and cold intersect;
Sun and rain dance

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Sunburst sparkle
Sudden drizzle falls;
Rainbow concession

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By this corner bench
I watch hurrying feet;
Tempo of workday

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City dwellers each
Rushing everywhere;
Looking not seeing

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Post Office queue
Special delivery;
Fresh currency notes

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Chinese New Year festival
Feasting and...

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