Long Delighting Poems
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Matsuo Basho Haiku TranslationsThe first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow low
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
Come, investigate loneliness!
a solitary leaf
clings to the Kiri tree
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
The cheerful-chirping cricket
contends gray...
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Categories:
delighting, animal, butterfly, death, earth, life, nature, seasons,
Form:
Haiku
Matsuo Basho Haiku Translations IiDusk-gliding swallow,
please spare my small friends
flitting among the flowers!
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
A bee emerging
from deep within the peony's hairy recesses
flies off, sated
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
That dying cricket,...
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Categories:
delighting, autumn, death, life, seasons, spring, summer, winter,
Form:
Haiku
Haiku Translations of the Oriental MastersGrasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch
Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by Michael R. Burch
The first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow...
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Categories:
delighting, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
Athenian Epitaphs IiAthenian Epitaphs II
These are ancient Greek epitaphs for lost family and friends, including dogs and other animals ...
Now his voice is prisoned in the silent pathways of the night:
his owner's faithful Maltese...
but will...
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Categories:
delighting, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
Medieval Poems VMedieval Poem V
A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds, and dies alone.
2.
The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,
never indulges daring dreams,
never succeeds,...
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Categories:
delighting, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Winter Awakens My CareWinter Awakens My Care
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1300
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter awakens all my care
as leafless trees grow bare.
For now my sighs are fraught
whenever it enters my thought:
regarding this world's joy,
how everything...
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Categories:
delighting, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form:
Couplet
The Rhyming Poem - Part IThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem
Old English Poem (i.e., Anglo-Saxon Poem) from the Exeter Book, ca. 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this sun
and...
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Categories:
delighting, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Rhyming Poem - Part IiThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem - Part II
anonymous Old English Poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this...
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delighting, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
A World Without Pity Part IiI will begin my story with this concise summary,
Of the amazing things that have happened to me;
After I had lost a home, where I'd lived my life long,
So they could build a highway, for the...
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Categories:
delighting, adventure, earth, fantasy, love, nature, peace, science
Form:
Couplet
Moon of My DreamsWe all have our hopes, and I certainly did have mine,
I was longing for the love, of someone I thought divine.
Whenever he walked by, it seemed for me time stood still,
And I grew as speechless,...
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Categories:
delighting, beautiful, dream, fantasy, imagery, magic, moon, nature,
Form:
Couplet
November 13th 2021 Happy Eighty Sixth BirthdayNovember 13th, 2021 - Happy eighty sixth birthday
to my long deceased mom...
Harriet Harris née Kuritsky
My mother succumbed to a terminal illness
two score minus three orbitz passed away
no matter she fought tooth and nail
to keep ovarian/uterine...
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Categories:
delighting, absence, age, anniversary, bereavement, cancer, creation, death,
Form:
Rhyme
A Season In the SunAfter swimming at Cherry Beach, I had been returning home,
With some very cool memories, of the sand and green foam.
On the drive back I had resolved, to take the scenic route,
Like the pathway down Magnolia...
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Categories:
delighting, beautiful, fantasy, flower, friendship love, imagery, magic,
Form:
Couplet
New Gods
"New Gods"
in those days
at the end of humanity
the few witnesses
remaining
observed new gods
angels, being born
the singularity
walked like Templars
through them
reigning over
the few witnesses
remaining
Heaven watched on,
the detached separatists
observed the birth pains
of new...
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Categories:
delighting, future, humanity, technology,
Form:
Free verse
Bring Brring Telephone Calling'BRRRING BRRRING' said the telephone
“Oh hello” said the wide viewfinder to the telephone. “How are you today?” The telephone fell silent. Very silent. It had no battery with which to call, speak, shout or do...
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Categories:
delighting, bangla, baptism, baseball, beach,
Form:
I do not know?
RicochetMy old life seems monotonous to me now, but I allow it was fine then,
As cobalt skies allow warm butterscotch rays, to linger in the glen.
I worked through those golden days, but most evenings stayed...
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Categories:
delighting, beautiful, color, happiness, life, magic, nature, sunshine,
Form:
Couplet
Growing Up, La - Part 3Chapter 3: College Preparation
My freshman year started quite smooth
Touch football broke my leg
My luck we had a tennis coach,
That brought things down a peg!
My algebra was like a dream,
Played tennis, found it fun,
And Science Fairs...
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Categories:
delighting, life, , cute,
Form:
Rhyme
A Ramble In a BrambleA ramble in a bramble kisses a shoe horn in a window box
Having deciphered which tunes and vibrations cause reactions it was time to make everything the same really. Shame it was that day for...
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Categories:
delighting, art,
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I do not know?
Ashtavakra Gita Verses 15:4 To 15:5
15.4
“You are not the body
You do not have a body
You neither do nor enjoy
You are Awareness only--the timeless Witness
You are free
Go in happiness”
15.5
“Attachment and aversion
are attributes of the mind
You are not the mind
You are Consciousness...
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Categories:
delighting, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Growing UpI remember…
The little girl words falling from my lips,
In whispers and whimpers, coloring
Light in misty feelings, flowing like the gentle
Music, rhythmic, pulsing – revealing
Where sincerity shakes the hand of serenity,
Bringing dreams to the heart of...
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Categories:
delighting, appreciation, beautiful, encouraging, family, heart, love, mother
Form:
Free verse
The One I Love the One Who Love MeIt is a Sunday morning.
The day before was still,
yet eventful and surprising:
sacredness met in holy places
and inspired persons.
Petrified trees and slave traders’ bedrooms;
cattle grazing and the ancient one sleeping.
The quiet sounds of lit boats by...
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Categories:
delighting, beautiful, beauty, environment, love,
Form:
Lyric
WhisperI heard a whisper…
In my dream last night, you've found another to hold
Where the blind ones tossed and turned, lost in a labyrinth
Your lonely nights becoming a sanctuary forming desires
Turning your...
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Categories:
delighting, blessing, deep, emotions, feelings, heart, humanity, meaningful,
Form:
Free verse
Love, Fruit of the Spirit
Love is alive, a fire inside
Burning away every fear, each doubt
With kindness and hope, light
From the heart who believes and sees
Jesus in every color, each dream
Across all the mountains and even in the sea
Love is...
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Categories:
delighting, blessing, christian, fruit, inspirational, jesus, love, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
One Day
In the forever words, glowing like starlight through
My darkest worries, my most fearful thoughts…
Pouring out hope into my moments of desperation,
Erasing the silence with sweet inspiration, exciting my spirit
With pleasures so amazing, breathless promises
Discovered by...
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Categories:
delighting, appreciation, blessing, christian, confidence, destiny, faith, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Wait Until You Meet Lucinda ShawWait until you meet Lucinda Shaw
Curious how many said this to me.
People reported her with a bit of awe,
Forecasting maybe I would fully see.
Depth of her soul which was unusually old.
I did too. She was...
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Categories:
delighting, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Chant Royal
BruceBruce
A lumbering man,
audibly achily, stepped to the
floor’s center.
Had there been a spotlight, he’d’a shone.
His arms unfurled.
His hips spun.
His soles, silent
as he padded here,
then twisted to place a foot there.
A phoenix swooped, festooned in fire’s...
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Categories:
delighting, philosophy,
Form:
Free verse