Long Mei Poems

"Exegesis"



At 7 he was 
thrown to the wolves

Bede marked his territory
hidden secrets 
kept in the abbey

he escaped
went to war
where the unwanted trod

First regiment,
Vietnam
he took with him
like a comfort blanket
his Nicene creed and God

and on returning...

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"The Silkworm’s Birthday"





Mulberry leaves flutter in the breeze
Kookaburra brave Joker bluffs a sky blue breast 
Drops one feather for a quill, a song hidden in a laugh, no bitter pill
magic never rests, like a crystal...

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness is being in the moment, with the past
A dim memorial and the future ripe anticipation;
Without investment of self in uncertainty and “when I…”,
Just living life in the now.

I read the book of recipes and...

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The first time I met Mei Is Woe, I felt so badly, I begged our co-workers to give up a sick day in the sick day fund, not realizing they had done that so many...

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Mei-ricka’s in love
Her heart burns like a hot pistol
She’s got a ruby ring on her second finger,
to signify her sacred vow to her main squeeze
Amended her desires twice, vowing to remain faithful;
every morning and every...

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Beyond the escarpment of love a 2nd hand rose thrives, trying not to die  
the gardens are pregnant in bloom as Mei in her China gown asks why 
the authentic sun shines both to...

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I’m facing a challenge and I’m taking bets
That I can remember the names of my pets

There’s Tommy and Jonnie and Sally and Barry
The one over there I believe might be Harry
Tiddles and Wriggles and Bruno...

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There is a poem in my heart,
that beats in different dialects.

Da ist ein Gedicht in meinem Herzen,
which flows freely through my veins.

Il y à un poème dans mon cœur,
that tickles the tip of my tongue.

Existe...

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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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Where is the anger, wrath untold
For these young men that go to die,
In foreign fields where we behold,
Bright plumes of poppies where they lie.

Words can’t explain the tears that well,
For sons and brothers lost to...

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I never thought of it for sure
As you made it sure 
But one thing  left out
And I don't know how it about 
Even though 
Search it to toe
I can't find it 
 On how...

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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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Usse sabr karke jeena sikha Rahi hai jindagi
Jisse har chiz jidd karke pane ki aadt thi,

Usse un ankho ka intezar karna sikha Rahi hai jindagi
Jis  har waqk hazaro palke bichaye baithe kafile ki adat thi,

Usse...

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Sorceress Polgara ascended above all warriors;
Fought wars against mighty kings and came out victorious...!

Remus Lupin, into a werewolf magically turned;
As great professor, taught thrillingly and his living earned...!

Count Dracula transformed all great and small into...

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Zaahid sharaab peene de masjid mei baith kar,
Yaa vo jagah bataade jahaañ par khudaa na ho.
 
Priest, let me sit in a mosque with my pint,
Or show me a place without His footprint.
  ...

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Have you ever been wrong?
I was wrong.
Ugly, smugly wrong.
Psephologically wrong.
Hit the iceberg,
smoking’s good for you,
the treaty of Versailles,
left on red,
Copernicus, Aristotle, Custer,
wrong.
I’m not claiming an excuse,
wrong.
It wasn’t you,
it was me,
wrong.
Just fricking
kiss a frog
wrong.
Wrong all along,
wrong...

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Nobody Knows how I feel inside Nobody knows but meI put on a show like a clown on the outside I look good,but on the inside my world is coming down.Nobody knows that I'm crying...

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Lost Lamentations
by 
Rick Folker
(remembering Charlotesville)

"Miserere mei, Deus"

Lost among the shrill voices
of blame, of rage, of insatiable violence
The low, plaintive lamentations
the sackcloth, the ashes
the Cry to Heaven for mercy
smothered by media spin,
justifications and sin!

Forgive us Heather
Forgive...

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For Constance Contest: Eight Beautiful Lines
03/27/25

Mei is a Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white and pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.

She strolls the shore swept by a cordial light
Her soul full of awe of the...

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