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Premium Member Monster of the Ness

Southwest of Inverness
A stretch of water called "Loch Ness"
It runs along The Great Glen Fault
Freshwater deep, not a tinge of salt
 
But this legendary loch
Has a secret to share
In its murky depths
Is their a monsters lair?

St Columbus is believed to have seen
The traits of this monster, in its particular mean
The place where he stayed, the locals in mourn
A swimmer chased by this water born

Dragged to the deep of this peat stained loch
A family now mourn their loss
An aid of the Saint, on his masters so
Enters the loch, as he swims with the flow
Not long in, something chases his wake
His master rises and with a cross he makes

Go no further
Do not touch the man
Go back at once
From that lair you come
The beast recedes like natures tide
This Saintly man had him cast aside

In our modern world 1934
The monster again came to the fore
This time captured on film
Is it a her, or is it a him

All i can say is we leave it alone
Its the lochs monster so let it roam
If it does exist, its for natures bless
This awesome of beasts
Monster of the Ness


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Form: Rhyme


Starving Eyes

As I scream out your name I fall
In darkness I have labored scantly clad in sack cloth and ashes
Wait for me I won't be long
My time is nearly up
Crimson moons in rivers by the shore break my silence
I scream out your name alone in empty rooms
Hold me in my dreams
Arenas of wild killers all fell before my might
In your name I breathe
Juniper with my tea
Mint cookies delight me much
Her name is forgotten all this time lost chasing shadows in the dark
Chained to the whispers of the lost skulls now long since dust
Do their whispers still sing out to you?
Wake me when the king has arrived is he nearly here now?
I am sworn to listen for the Lambs horn calling us up
Quake with fear when the trump sounds the end has arrived
Autumn and my Buddy will they meet me there on The Mount Of Olives by the Masters side? Questioning the reason to wait 2,000 years for a wedding feast.
Almost time for the third day to begin and the rising of The Son of Man. Lamb gets ready to break that seal and let our kingdom be revealed.

Premium Member The sad Happy New Year

                                   The human creatures dancing 
                                To the rhythms of blood and flesh
                                  Shrieks and sobs of soft babies 
                                        Pain, agony and misery
                                       Years yell the same story
                                       Written in tears and ruins

                                       Hearts turned in to stones
                                       Homes turned in to smoke
                                         Hitting the candid souls 
                                       Bitten by chill and hunger
                                            Destined to live in 
                                      Desolation and buried hope

                                 The cruel laugh of booming guns 
                                      Turning breath in to blaze 
                                   The rampage and destruction  
                                   Mocking the innocent masses 
                                         Falling on deaf ears 
                                   Of political lords and masters 

                                          Years come and go
                                 Pain, agony and doom continues
                                     Injustice and endless wait
                                       Is the order of the day
                                   But the world reels as usual
                                Leaving the distressed to destiny

                                    Where is “Happy New Year”?
                                            My heart weeps
                                   The cruel demons and brutes
                                    Celebrating their success of
                                  Shedding the blood for nothing
                                 Turning the years in to tyranny 

                                     Determined  not to learn
                               From the  buds, bees and breeze
                                The art of harmony and peace
                               The hoards  of heartless beasts 
                                 Thriving on human suffering
                                      But, the Father sleeps

Master Masaoka Shiki

5-7-5
Tragedy striking
all the children are dying-
A master prevailed!


4-5-4
Tragedy strikes
Children are dying-
Masters prevail!




7/6/2017

Kobayashi Issa as a child was cared for by his grandmother. Due to the death of his mother. When his grandmother passed he was left lonely and moody. Not too long after his father sent him on is way to make a life of his own. During this time there was a span of 10 yrs of his life that is unknown. From there he wrote a journal titled "Last Days of Issa's Father". He was also misfortuned with the loss of all his children on top of a fire destroying his home all separate occurrences. Issa wrote over 20,000 haiku's in his life and died November 19, 1827.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Fading Shadows

My childhood started to end when it’s power began to show.
With a trash bag and shovel, into the forest we go.
My first, father buried under a tree.
Watching and realizing, one day it will be me.
Every dog since then, holding them as others push plungers,
So that my best friends, wouldn’t have to die alone with strangers.

At twenty, in a parlor, lays a friend’s five year old brother,
Seeing God in the eyes of that child’s mother.
I can still see her standing beside his little coffin.
Now with kids of my own, I think of her often.
Understanding faith and how it will get you thru,
And respecting other’s choices on just what is true.

The family’s new patriarchs and matriarchs have buried the old.
After two generations, memories start to grow cold.
As my shadow grips me tighter with pain and in mirror.
With every day’s night, in my bed, it snuggles nearer.

On the units of my profession, souls lay in procession.
Crossing many shadows in a day with acts of compassion.
Peace at the hour of sleep with Ambien,
Theirs to keep until waking up to the truth again.
Wiping the tears that run down their face,
When words can’t give what is in an embrace.

Timed by the critical numbers in lab values,
Giving the Artisan no rest from monuments and statues.
Morphine when breathing becomes a battle,
As their disappearing shadow becomes a rattle.
Soon their eyes are frozen in a blank stare.
Auscultating a heartbeat that is no longer there.

Masters give illusions of sleep in a viewing.
In mediums and dreams they are still living.
Headlights of touched souls, in parades of cars,
Belies among Sartre’s roles, the only one that is truly ours?


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Contest: Any Sad Poem
Finalized: 11.03.15
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Placed: 2nd
Poem Written: 12.10.14
Form: Rhyme


Skin-Color Doesn'T Matter, Part Iii

...Finally, another came in,
a tall man who was a dark shade,
and I admit, at first I thought
that we might just see a replay.
But he was dressed in a fine suit,
with a brief-case full of his work,
he had helped build seven bridges,
was skill in moving around earth,
had taken lead on two projects,
both under budget and on time,
Masters degree from a tech school,
truly this man was quite a find.
He’s still working with us today,
is now my senior engineer,
and is making high six figures,
with his projects I need not fear.
They’re solid, strong, and built to last,
bring the public much benefit,
skin color just doesn’t matter
when you build yourself on merit.
Form: Narrative

Ahmad Faraz translations 2


No Explanation! (I)
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Please don't ask me how deeply it hurt!
Her sun shone so bright, even the shadows were burning!



No Explanation! (II)
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Please don't ask me how it happened!
She didn't bind me, nor did I free myself.



Alone
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Why are you sad that she goes on alone, Faraz?
After all, you said yourself that she was unique!



Separation
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Faraz, if it were easy to be apart,
would Angels have to separate body from soul?



Time
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

What if my face has more wrinkles than yours?
I am merely well-worn by Time!



Ahmad Faraz [1931-2008], born Syed Ahmad Shah, was a Pakistani poet generally considered to be one of the greatest modern Urdu poets. Faraz was a poet accessible to ordinary readers due to his “fine but simple style of writing.” Ethnically a Hindkowan, he studied Persian and Urdu at Edwards College, then at Peshawar University, where he became a lecturer after receiving his Masters. During his time in college, Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Ali Sardar Jafri impressed him and became influences on his own work. Faraz was born in Kohat, Pakistan to Syed Muhammad Shah Barq. In an interview he recalled how his father once bought clothes for him and his brother on Eid. He didn't like the clothes meant for him, preferring the ones given to his elder brother. This lead him to write his first couplet:

Laye hain sab ke liye kapre sale se (He brought clothes for everybody from the sale)
Laye hain hamare liye kambal jail se (For me he brought a blanket from jail)

Faraz was an outspoken critic of Pakistan’s military dictatorship, saying, “My conscience will not forgive me if I remain a silent spectator of the sad happenings around us. The least I can do is to let the dictatorship know where it stands in the eyes of the concerned citizens whose fundamental rights have been usurped. I ... refuse to associate myself in any way with the regime ..."

Keywords/Tags: Ahmad Faraz, Pakistani, Urdu, Persian, translation, couplets,  love, sun, sad, unique, separation, angels, body, soul, mrburdu

You demand our forgiveness But we say hell no

They claimed they freed us
But if chains instead of whips 
Was your idea of freedom
We'd rather be dead
At least then we wouldn't have to deal with your racism
All you did was remove the sun
Put is in solitary confinement 
Psychologically tortured us
If this is your idea of an apology 
We'd hate to see the solution 
Was reparations segregation 
Or was it martyrdom 

You demand our forgiveness 
But what have you done 
To earn salvation 
Especially when that's not what you want 
You just want control
You just want to be a hero 
That is not propaganda we are falling for

Telling you 'no' 
Gives us generational power
Knowing we won't be your puppets no more
You're not our masters anymore
The taste of victory is the taste of no remorse 
Our ancestors ran so we could walk
You'll know no peace until you acknowledge your wrongs 

So when you demand forgiveness 
We will scream hell no
How dare you still try to control 
After everything you've done 
The way you treated our ancestors 
The way you continue to treat us right now 
How dare you insult our intelligence 
Did you really think we are that gullible 
You erase our history
You steal our culture
You eradicate our people 
And you expect us to be quiet 
And be your soldiers 
To do what you want 
Then take all the credit
And reap the rewards 
We know your system and we can't be bought 
So now we'll say it one more time 
You dont have our forgiveness But you will pay for your crimes

For the Sake of a Flag

for the sake of a flag
insanity is obvious
in humans

for we are masters 
of own crimes

we created injustice
while we fight for justice

we created poverty
while we fight to eradicate
it

we are the curse of 
all our own deformities

we chose the cross 
we bear 
but sadly we never 
chose the tears 
from our eyes 

we are so perfect
but yet we still 
can't change the face 
in the mirror 

little humans
mini gods 
now wants to fight
nature 

always raising a flag
above the world 
across the globe
to rule to war 
to impose 

for the sake of 
of this flag 
a lot of my mates 
has gone so quick

the survival
got a new hard life
sow pains 
a new story

all just 
for the sake of a flag
Form: Epic

Masters of Architecture

Masters of Architecture

The air heavy with scent of August blossom
A warm and still day indeed!
Sitting by the lakeside
Watching fishes dance in the water

A twittering in the trees
Then captivated my attention
Above was a party of beautiful birds
Singing in the orange tree

I remember a cool day in January
When I stumbled in the realm of birdlife
About their intricate domed nest
It was in a gorse bush about half a mile down the lake

Both the male and the female
Brought building materials into the nest
This was about four feet from the ground
They are amazing architects!

Imagine the busy birds
Piecing in lichen,
Animal hair and cobwebs
Leaves tightly clutched with beaks

The oval-shaped domed nest is ready
With door at the top
Their elaborate building,
The best thing your eyes could behold

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