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Translation of Eric Mottram's Poem 33 In Interrogation Rooms 1980-82 By T Wignesan Translation of Eric Mottram’s Poem 33 in Interrogation Rooms by T. Wignesan
33. on a vu un homme courir/ de la scène de crime un homme est maintenant en train d’aider/ la police avec...
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Categories:
lasting, america, conflict, culture, , literature,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnet Lxxxi-LxxxixSonnet LXXXI-LXXXIX
Day, and Night
by Michael R. Burch
The moon exposes pockmarked scars of craters;
her visage, veiled by willows, palely looms.
And we who rise each day to grind a living,
dream each scented night of such perfumes
as drew...
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Categories:
lasting, dream, earth, flower, moon, music, night, stars,
Form:
Sonnet
Modern Sonnets IMODERN SONNETS I
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
Maker, Fakir, Curer
by Michael R. Burch
A poem...
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Categories:
lasting, art, freedom, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
Turkish Poetry Translations IiTurkish Poetry Translations II
Çanakkale Sehitlerine
"For the Çanakkale Martyrs"
by Mehmet Akif Ersoy
loose English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Was there ever anything like the Bosphorus war??
The earth’s mightiest armies pressing Marmara,
Forcing entry between her mountain passes
To a...
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Categories:
lasting, autumn, god, love, sea, time, war, world,
Form:
Free verse
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:
lasting, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Understanding(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)
The student stands where shifting sands of thought,
Once firm with reason, now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes, a threadbare, fading strand,
A quest for wisdom, in this digital land.
Sage:...
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Categories:
lasting, journey, passion, philosophy, psychological, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Chaucer Translation: Merciless BeautyMerciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Your eyes slay me suddenly;
their beauty I cannot sustain,
they wound me so, through my heart keen.
Unless your words heal me hastily,
my heart's wound will remain...
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Categories:
lasting, beauty, heart, relationship, romance, romantic, romantic love,
Form:
Roundel
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:
lasting, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form:
Couplet
Today Is DifferentToday is assiduously
religiously different,
as I review our local RiverEast News.
Every week
Mike Thompson writes a solid Editorial
in a compelling voice.
I expect to only add
my hearty sacred
happy secular "Amen!"
Our nearly fearless Editor and Chief
calls for political "ACCOUNTABILITY!"
like...
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Categories:
lasting, america, health, integrity, prayer, spiritual, spoken word,
Form:
Political Verse
Brain InjuryPain settles in quite instantly your senses
are totally unprepared for this graveness
the notion to sleep sets in like an energetic
twilight phase the injury abruptly strangles
thought my ears are always ringing with this...
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Categories:
lasting, america, anxiety, beautiful, lonely, mental illness, peace,
Form:
Free verse
The Holy Bible - the Quatern Style~ The Holy Bible ~
(Quatern)
It tells the beginning of man
How God created all from start
He made the moon, stars, earth, day, night
It tells of...
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Categories:
lasting, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Bharathidasan's Pulikku Nay Enta Mulai, Translated By T Wignesan
Bharathidasan’s “Pulikku nay enta muulai” (To the Tiger, the Dog knows no safe dwelling!) translated by T. Wignesan
Bharathidasan (1891-1964) was a self-proclaimed disciple of the eminent Brahmin poet: Cuppiramania Bharathiyar (cf. two poems of...
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Categories:
lasting, anti bullying, patriotic, political, racism, , literature,
Form:
Sonnet
Back Door Side Door Front Door : Which Door Might a Confucian TakeBack Door Side Door Front Door : Which door might a Confucian take
..................for René ETIEMBLE (Jan. 26, 1909 – Jan. 7, 2002)*
In homage - dedicated to the Chair Professor of Comparative Literature
.................at the prestigious...
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Categories:
lasting, books, eulogy, french, poems, son, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
Canto Xxvii Hell TransalationAlready was straight up the flame and steady
To speak no more, and yet away it went
Being the sweet poet to let it ready,
When another, which followed in ascent,
Made us to turn our eyes to top...
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Categories:
lasting, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Tiny Town Events - 2nd Half -- Text With IllustrationTHIS IS THE SECOND 1/2 of my "Tiny Town Events" piece, posted separately, (one half at a time), due to Poetry Soup's poem maximum-length requirement.
To enjoy the entire story, you'll need to first go to...
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Categories:
lasting, love,
Form:
Narrative
911, 20 Years Later20 years ago, ...
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Categories:
lasting, america, new york, september, war,
Form:
Verse
Please Consider Those Who - Not By Choice - Are Living Alone - 3rd ThirdHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 3rd THIRD of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 3 parts.
...
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Categories:
lasting, love, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
Thank You God - the Bell Style~ Thank You God ~
( The Bell )
~O~
God
Thank You for
All your Blessings
You give us daily
Bread every single day
I'm thankful for all
That You...
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Categories:
lasting, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Lord Is Coming - the Linked Style~ Lord Is Coming ~
( Linked )
~O~
Lord Is coming
L
Coming again
O
Again to Earth
R
...
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Categories:
lasting, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Anticipation of RealitySo cramped ...
Strain to move,
Flex and budge in tiny increments ...
That's the limit.
Constantly testing, trying,
Pushing, pressing ...
Constrict, exert, constrict, struggle,
Spin slowly, push ...
That's it. That's all.
Nothing more.
But it helps ... relief,
A body sigh ...
But only...
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Categories:
lasting, birth, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 14Despite his impatience to show me his hell,
He waited for me in my rest,
Lying upon the ground, I awoke in prayer,
Thanking God above and asking Him for guidance
“My heart is Yours, always,
From the moment...
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Categories:
lasting, adventure, anxiety, conflict, courage, dark, holocaust, horror,
Form:
Epic
TranmutationWritten 12 December 2023
Transmutation Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Unseeking Seeker
...
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Categories:
lasting, humanity, life, men, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Attitude with latitudeAttitude with latitude
originally written January 19th, 2019
and tension defines the dynamic
Valiant prince sip pulled effort
rebuffed, snubbed, thumbed
courtesy eldest daughter
uncontested vainglorious woke
mine genuine apology,
viz sincerely yours truly
psyche asper paternal overture
toward aforementioned offspring
smitten with opprobrium
figuratively smacked upside...
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Categories:
lasting, abuse, anger, anxiety, betrayal, family, father daughter,
Form:
Free verse
Unforgettable Places - ActsI have so many places/acts dear to my heart
I’m just dying to share some with you
Not to boast, I but honor them, all played a part,
I'm sure helped to bring me in your view!
Tell me...
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Categories:
lasting, appreciation, blessing, family, life, love,
Form:
Quatrain
Speaker, Subject, and Theme In Edna St Vincent Millay's ''I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed''“I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed” (Sonnet XLI)
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
I, being born a woman and distressed
By all the needs and notions of my kind,
Am urged by your propinquity to find
Your person fair,...
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Categories:
lasting, america, anger, love, passion, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Prose