Long Nought Poems
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The Bone Idol[First posted in 3 parts. Intended novel: time never allowed]
Prologue
This, Sir, is the prologue from before our tale begins
About the day our father did succumb to mortal sins
And left behind a man who would...
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Categories:
nought, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
No God of Mine - 2021 Edit[This poem 'No God Of Mine' was seemingly confounding readers as
to its meaning. Ordinarily, if I felt a poem wasn't cutting it, I'd delete
it, but on this occasion, I've been asked to explain it... so here goes.]
By...
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Categories:
nought, evil, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
Bharathidasan's Pulikku Nay Enta Mulai, Translated By T Wignesan
Bharathidasan’s “Pulikku nay enta muulai” (To the Tiger, the Dog knows no safe dwelling!) translated by T. Wignesan
Bharathidasan (1891-1964) was a self-proclaimed disciple of the eminent Brahmin poet: Cuppiramania Bharathiyar (cf. two poems of...
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Categories:
nought, anti bullying, patriotic, political, racism, , literature,
Form:
Sonnet
IronbarHe just appeared to me, like wispily curling
Chimney smoke,
One grim and early morning in the very midst of
Decembers briefest days, on the highest slope,
Toiling through my daily round; where, slowly
Driving up...
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Categories:
nought, nature, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
The Gospel According To the BluesmanThe Gospel according to The Bluesman
Gianni watched the clouds move in
Closed his window for the rain
It was spring and that meant
That it was gonna storm again
He looked out at the street outside
He saw a man...
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Categories:
nought, 7th grade, america, gospel,
Form:
Rhyme
Ah Satisfactorily Succumbing Into Salubrious SleepAh...Satisfactorily Succumbing Into Salubrious Sleep
Aye sandman, I surrender to yar supreme governance
surreal spectacular soiree gifts subconscious sphere
soothing (analogous to natural palliative), ah...REM
member nought, asper exquisite entertaining cerebral
kaleidoscope replete with nonpareil visual trappings
aesthetically tantalizing unforgettable..., but...
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Categories:
nought, 12th grade, adventure, appreciation, celebration, dance, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Stoicism as a Way of LifeWritten 23 November 2023
Placed 1st in :
Stoicism as Way of Life Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet
...
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Categories:
nought, humanity, inspirational, life, men, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
6 Days In LimboAfter boxing day,
What are we going to do,
I look at you ,
And you look at me,
Simultaneously we
Say, we have 6 days free
We look a little lost we have
Not planned a holiday, I know
Let’s go...
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Categories:
nought, christmas,
Form:
Prose
Dead Man TalesDead Man Tales
shards of glass pearl the emperor's rise,
his arms embracing upon our sins and lies,
do not deceive yourself , my friend.
in the twilight of our beings our corruption merges and blends.
there is no...
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Categories:
nought, conflict, corruption, emotions, freedom, sad, sin,
Form:
Classicism
No God of MineCement, sand and gravel, blood, body and soul
Eternity bred from hell's darkest hole
Combine gruesome aggregates, hydrate the mix
Mould them and dry them, then stack up the bricks.
Thought in advance and precision laboured
Set automatic, eternity savoured
No...
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Categories:
nought, halloween, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
The Village On the Water ViBut we of the Three Tribes live undiscovered
In the reverberating stillness of the
Three Gorges...
And are therefore unknown to the warring mongol;
His impassioned lusts -- his...
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Categories:
nought, celebration, community, environment,
Form:
Free verse
Shangri-LaSo I wrote again. This took longer than it should have. Only fair to warn you, this is a long one.
SHANGRI-LA
Prologue
The village gates stood, like old men stand
Worn with age and bent by time
Rust had...
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Categories:
nought, adventure, angst, death, faith, family, fantasy, happiness,
Form:
Rhyme
Robert Burns Translation: To a MouseTo a Mouse
by Robert Burns
translation/modernization/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Sleek, tiny, timorous, cowering beast,
Why’s such panic in your breast?
Why dash away, so quick, so rash,
In a frenzied flash
When I would be loath to run after you
With...
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Categories:
nought, animal, farm, home, house, life, nature, sympathy,
Form:
Verse
A BlossomingAlthough I had always adored flowers, I had never had a green thumb;
And while I tried awfully hard, my efforts always had sorry outcomes.
Like the sorrow of old garden roses, during the unanticipated drought,
Or storms...
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Categories:
nought, beautiful, fantasy, flower, garden, happiness, imagery, people,
Form:
Couplet
Viral
"Viral"
overlords for the good
of the world
walk and breathe
their lines
pure as
Snow White
war addicted
kissed while sleeping
shadows speak
a good talk
viral wars rehearsed
it’s all in our system now
compromised
inside out
the...
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Categories:
nought, dark, hero, humanity, light, peace, truth, war,
Form:
Free verse
Peace On the Earth and Goodwill To All Men ChallengeThis is my challenge a challenge to all
It’s only for the strong so some of you may fall
It’s a challenge so simple, but so hard to do
And this is the challenge, I set before you
Place...
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Categories:
nought, inspirational,
Form:
Verse
Aha Argh Oh My DogAha - argh... oh my dog...
don't mind me muttering, eh?
Earlier today (May 5th, 2020),
I forget thee exact hour
found me utterly beside mice elf,
matter of fact even at this moment,
yours truly doth feel mad at himself
cuz...
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Categories:
nought, adventure, celebration, fun, heartbroken, husband, nostalgia, sensual,
Form:
Narrative
Inapropos Trois Faux Pas Jokingly Blurted OutInapropos trois faux pas jokingly blurted out...
yesterday August 30th, 2022.
The following fictitious account
predicated upon words spilling
out me mouth before taking time
to think through how sarcastic remark
would affect primary listener.
Comments about marital matters
particularly ours (yours truly...
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Categories:
nought, adventure, august, fate, funny love, husband, sorrow,
Form:
Free verse
Inspired By a Lint ClothTen slices of pure marmalade plus two years of misted Karmapa bread equals? Oh do hurry up. The sum is easy. Oh ok then try another. Twelve custard tarts divided by an in between feathered...
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Categories:
nought, baptism,
Form:
I do not know?
Gardner's BeesSchool holidays were testing times for Mum’s with things we done,
when us kids had idle time to chase the values of new fun.
We’d trained our dogs, built bushland huts, chased rabbits; camped at night.
Dipped the...
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Categories:
nought, growing up, silly,
Form:
Rhyme
Pay Your DuesShards of glass cover the floor,
all bloodied and disarrayed,
The night of terror exposed to us all,
the town came out and prayed.
For the ten were gone, yet none be found,
people were completely dismayed.
On a...
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Categories:
nought, appreciation,
Form:
Narrative
Recollections From the Golden Cree II know of a river of more than average
Sorts...
Meandering, when not dallying to maunder,
Between many differing contours
And unruly contorts;
Where a privileged youth once
Happily sought -
Pursuing about his passions
In the traditional methods
By which...
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Categories:
nought, growing up,
Form:
Rhyme
On Christmas Day
Placed Sixth in:
Any Poem Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Robert James Lingouri
...
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Categories:
nought, birthday, christian, christmas, god, religious, seasons, son,
Form:
Quatrain
Great Britain In No Particular OrderIn no particular order
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
But together Great Britain
I have never been to Scotland.
Wales or Northern Ireland as well.
That’s because I’m getting old.
And I’m not well, I’m ill.
Yet what I see...
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Categories:
nought, break up, courage, together, truth, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
The Missus Pounded Mine PosteriorThe missus pounded mine posterior...
causing percussive rumpus
to vibrate like jelly
Me experienced quite disruptive sleep
(quite early in the morning
of November 10th 2022 -
no shut eye could I keep),
hence though exhausted, I share
childlike trait of...
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Categories:
nought, abuse, anger, blue, fun, humorous, husband, marriage,
Form:
Free verse