Long Nguyen Poems

I.

Oh please, not to fade so fast into the afternoon
The one that is scattering in a goldenly swooning loneliness
The one that is shattering at a purply time of faintness
And the one whose wind is playing...

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I’ve sorted spuds at Cora Lynn, picked asparagus at Vervale, 
Cherries in the Dandenong’s, beans on the Thompson close to Sale,
I’ve picked apples out at Labertouche and made a tidy quid,
But I’ve never picked an...

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P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 15

Many thanks to you selected poets;
 Of sharing your whispers from God,
 tho you didn’t know it;
 Each letters and...

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In Your Love

In your love, O Lord, I submit my wholeness.
Into your loving arms, calm and peace I rest.
Though earthly life is a dark abyss,
In your love, my soul is brightened with your fullness.

In your...

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Like Frankenstein, I, too, am loathed to death;
     I walk this earth devoid of friend and hearth,
     devoid of joy from the time of my birth
and from...

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I need you, O my Sweet Lord God
	Like parched land thirsting for fresh rain,
	Like dark dull nights need kisses of moon light,
	Like the earth needs the warm touch of sunshine,
	Like rolling wind embracing floating clouds,
	And...

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In a course changing wind
we were swept on a breeze
to the little blue house
neath the white almond trees.
Deciding to settle
the first time we looked,
a country lifestyle
had us totally hooked.

We gave up our dreams
through the decade...

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Thanks be to God, Autumn is on the way back,
Last warm sunshine falls upon the grassy path ways,
Leaves on branches racing to change their dresses,
Ablaze with new color in the brilliant golden rays.

In the blue...

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Everlasting!

Sitting by the riverside of the Hudson,
Gazing at the tender water, journeying to ocean.
Longing for its destination,
Like the stream of God's mercy and compassion,
Into souls and hearts of human
Pouring, pouring
Never stop - never end,
Everlasting!

Standing on...

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RECON

We push noisily through the brush
and then hear the challenging voices;
two grenades should pave our way
to make a charge while firing rifles.

Dusk preludes and we see the strobe
flashing of far too many muzzles;
Nguyen takes his...

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You are a sad person, you know? 
Where's that unbending strength at? 
Where's that unbreakable smile? 
I'm the only one who understands how you feel. 
Your smile was always shining. 
But you lost yourself. 
You...

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*Dedicated to our dear friend Kathie Mendez

It has come to the end of the journey,
And the sun has set, my dear Kathie,
We love you and our hearts sink low,
We miss you and we pray for...

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If one day you don't kiss me anymore,
All the leaves and flowers are arid and die,
And the ocean has no waves dancing to the shore
There’s no rolling cloud in the blue sky

If one day you...

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How Wonderful

Who wonderful when I find your love
Bird swimming 
Fish flying 
Sun rising on shoulders
And on clouds, Flowers blooming.

How wonderful when my heart filled with your compassion 
earth rejoicing
air chanting
life praising.

How wonderful when You are...

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In reprimand of Donald Janus Tramp
     (the Grand Old Party's best and choicest loser,
who sleazed and promised us he'll “drain the swamp”),
     you live up to your...

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Troops confidently led to Ong Thanh Stream
United States Companies B and D.
Watched as air strikes troubled the VC team.
Later found seventeen killed enemy.

Silver Star presented to Welch that day.
Captain Nguyen Van Lam set up ambush.
First...

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I got the power to be positive, and help make a change,
I shoot for the stars, even though their way out of my range,
I try to learn from my mistakes, and be a better person,
I...

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Chaos treads lightly across this land
Obviously making its fateful mark,
Vast majority of the land is plagued
Indeed all it needed was a spark.

Dealing with this outbreak 
Requires determination and precaution,
Without both we can't move forward
And misinformation...

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My New Me

Your blood that has been shed, washed away my old life,
New heart, new spirit and new vision, reborn was I,
My blindness and sinfulness were taken away,
In me, your light and wisdom shine.

My new...

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Dear Lord God,
You are my king
    and my everything
For, I know, your love is infinite,
And for, I know, I am nothing.

Ignite a flame of passion
      in my...

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Be a servant of God, lowly and modesty.
Open our hearts for others with love and service, sincerely. 
Lord Christ Jesus is the shinning beacon of our journey.
Darkness is no longer in the face of Jesus’...

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