Long Magnifique Poems

UNQUOTABLE QUOTES: L (50) - Tongue-Teasers

The « early bird catches the worm » only because the worm has not woken up yet.

« I don’t love you ! I hated your father ! » - must...

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Gold is your soul


The drive there will be boring.
The arrival so momentous!
The disappointing greeters;
The sights not quite as expected.
The smell at times will be rancid.
The art of it all will be lost.
They will say “Welcome...

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These are my modern English translations of sonnets by the French poet Stephane Mallarme.

The Tomb of Edgar Poe
by Stéphane Mallarmé
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Transformed into himself by Death, at last,
the Bard unsheathed his Art’s...

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We are friendly sort of people, greeting and asking how you are,
One great nation, two languages, the distance between coasts far,
Travel to Quebec or to some areas in provinces east and west,
You may be asked...

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I don’t know if owning a beautiful home,
Facing the sea, makes happy,
There are people who do not manage their thoughts,
And that makes them dangerous,

There are people who are convinced
That the Eiffel Tower is the center...

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Wondering and waiting
The clock ticks away
Impatiently reminiscing, the memories , feeling pain

This divide i detest
I resent the wasted space
That life has created
You and me , to separate

Many dreams , they surface
They come and they go
Never...

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Growing up in Heidelberg, our family had a chef
When it came to cooking, my mom was, how do you say, tone deaf
From France, he was. To my mom, her handsome rockstar
Our Chef from Paris, Monsieur...

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translation below


Noir
Le noir, la nuit,rêves vides
Tu n’a jamais vu la noirceur comme moi
Le matin, tu te réveilles inlassablement
Le soleil, la pluie, un autre jour
Vous existez, moi, je rêve d'exister
Je dois faire naitre mon existence
Pour l'instant
Le...

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Just a little prick

To all the girls that come to my door
To look after me while I am sick
You walk right in each morning saying
 Hi... It’s just a little prick.

Each day you come and...

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Whiskers That Free

Inspired by the painting Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son by Jusepe de Ribera, 1631.

The painting shows a bearded lady with her husband, breastfeeding an infant.

Viewing the painting will (perhaps) make sense...

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Habits that lead you to a better life
                           ...

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Formerly, dear,
my books like velvet-dressed
put aside, perfectly straight.

Last light flickers
dusk bids, “God bless,”

as I gently turn on the night,
the antique brass polished,

and symphonic-lettering hooks
harmonize in the gentler time
before the internet.

Roses flourish in crystal vase,
cranberries and...

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BELLE---part 1

beautiful, beautiful
so, beautiful
Quelque chose de spécial sur vos yeux
Belle
Vos lèvres juteuses plumbant
Magnifique..
beautiful
Belle
Votre figure 8 taille
Corps
classique-magique
Quelque chose à propos de vos cheveux
Arômes aromatiques-notes de fleurs
Puis-je caresser doucement votre tête courir mes doigts à travers vos...

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Cream Puff, le Magnifique

You say that you put vanilla pudding in a cream puff?
I thought this was a misdemeanor or a felony.

Oh, cream puff, what is it about you?
With the first bite, I instantly hear
the...

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following the butterfly

the process is mystifying
magical and very unique 
from a crawly worm 
to becoming magnifique 

it’s alot like the process 
from a vision without a cause
to the one knowing that everything 
exists within your...

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A Second in Court

A déjà vu to centuries past is just a quantum peak
to glimpse the courtly, avant-garde in session to critique
Baroque and Renaissance displays, pointing as they speak,
admiring slight anomaly that makes some art...

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SE PROMENER
Down by the River Seine, where light abounds
come take a walk with me, a sheer delight,
just listen to the distant flowing sounds
of Paris coming to another night;

to hear a distant concertina play
is magic to...

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SE PROMENER
Down by the River Seine, where light abounds
come take a walk with me, a sheer delight,
just listen to the distant flowing sounds
of Paris coming to another night;

to hear a distant concertina play
is magic to...

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Fall season is a favored time of year
when leaves irradiate their aurum cheer.

Custard colors cloak paths with brilliantine
while misty breezes tease the woods to sheen.

A couturière flouncing haute couture,
adorning the hillside with striped hachure.

Rich gemstones...

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