Long Nota Poems

I like Muslims,
Particularly Yemenis
And Pakistanis (in Yemen)—
With whom, as a university don,
I happened to live for six years. 

Arabic vowels render 
A Yemeni voice gruff.
So even a greeting would   probably
Sound rude to you.

The...

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"NOTA"


                          What is up with all the hate talk?
 ...

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“Mother Earth Speaks”
From the east she awakens
Her nightly slumber aroused
Splashing her face
With thundering waves
Her eyes open to
Snow covered peaks
Valleys rich with green
Forests filled with feathered melodies
And deserts for castaways

Pondering her motherly thoughts
Rivulets of tears
Flow down...

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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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Nota macula
Vestqium
O' God
Holy
FATHER

NOTA MACULA
VESTQIUM
Nota macula vestium
Nota macula vestium

See the vision write it down 
on my tablet like the words from the wall
Noto macula vestqium
Oh Hallelujah

Hallelujah oh Hallelujah
Coping with the views of Mankind's decisions
Nota macula vestqium
A...

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How loaded is the word Mother-with dirty diapers, running noses
Late night upchuck, the bedtime stories and *the Diwali delicacies.
Seeing chaos, mess, too much noise, squabbles and broken toys
My mother said at bedtime kiss,” why do...

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Your misty image atill in my watery eye
your loving voice still echoing in my ear
nota word able to escape from the dry of my lips
the pain is just collected here..

Helpless little heart missing from my...

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Your misty image atill in my watery eye
your loving voice still echoing in my ear
nota word able to escape from the dry of my lips
the pain is just collected here..

Helpless little heart missing from my...

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Spring comes
Quietly--
Not with the bleating of lambs or
The tweeting of birds or the
Beating of butterfly wings

Spring comes
Silently--
Celtic through the Neolithic stones,
Unheralded by peering shadow-seekers
Rummaging around on the Second of
February, and unannounced by a
Banner on the...

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Candva am stiut
exact de cate ori vreau
sau trebuie
sa-mi indoi hartia de impachetat
inainte sa trimit
un colet social.

Pe vremuri, hartia
era atat de importanta,
uneori la fel de importanta ca si continutul,
iar livrarea- momentul-
urmaream sa fie perfecta.

De-alungul anilor
am avut...

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Born January 31, 1953  – Rev. Rebecca Guile Hudson – Died January 30, 2048
 

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Musika, labis kang makapangyarihan
Pagkain ka ng bawat puso at kaluluwa
Napapaiyak at napapangiti mo ang mga makakarinig sa iyo
Ang bawat liriko mo ay makahulugan at madamdamin

Gitara ay matiyagang pinag-aaralan, makasabay ka lamang
Sa bawat pitik sa kuwerdas...

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Reverberación de tela
Extiende tus ideas
Hasta el desayuno
Y de vuelta
Para quien mira con cuidado
La moneda se transparenta

Un pulso familiar
Tonadas de un botón pentagonal
Continuas espirales de papel
Antes caracoles sobre el mantel
Mañana más máscaras con maíz
A fin de...

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No se si te das cuenta de la situación
A nuestra relación le esta faltando algo
Se esta muriendo poco a poco nuestro amor
Se esta haciendo rutina el hacernos daño
Los besos ya no tienen un sabor de...

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Mude para melhor

Creia! 
Você que leva beleza
Empreende beleza
gera beleza.

Creia! Você que leva beleza
Aquela que você leva
no rosto e na pele
E aquela beleza que transparece.
A beleza que se nota na voz,
no sorriso, na atitude.

Empreende beleza
O tipo...

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To die
One must be alive
So where am I?

To cry
One must feel loss
No one to miss, empty tears dry

To fly
One must have wings
If only broken I could tumble and be gone

To lie
One must smile to the...

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