Long Perfuming Poems
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Matsuo Basho Haiku TranslationsThe first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow low
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
Come, investigate loneliness!
a solitary leaf
clings to the Kiri tree
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
The cheerful-chirping cricket
contends gray...
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Categories:
perfuming, animal, butterfly, death, earth, life, nature, seasons,
Form:
Haiku
Matsuo Basho Haiku Translations IiDusk-gliding swallow,
please spare my small friends
flitting among the flowers!
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
A bee emerging
from deep within the peony's hairy recesses
flies off, sated
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
That dying cricket,...
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Categories:
perfuming, autumn, death, life, seasons, spring, summer, winter,
Form:
Haiku
Ancient HaikuThese are translations of some of the oldest Japanese waka, which evolved into tanka, renga and haiku.
While you decline to cry,
high on the mountainside
a single stalk of plumegrass wilts.
—O no Yasumaro (circa 711), translation...
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Categories:
perfuming, culture, imagery, inspiration, international, metaphor, nature, poetry,
Form:
Haiku
Haiku Translations of the Oriental MastersGrasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch
Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by Michael R. Burch
The first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow...
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Categories:
perfuming, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
Big Fish Calling Me To the Sea Part 1My spirit has been calling to get up and go to the sea
My spirit has been telling me that there is something for me to see
My spirit is calling me to fly over the big...
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Categories:
perfuming, abuse, adventure, devotion, encouraging, environment, fish, fishing,
Form:
Narrative
Two Fireflys and a White MothSomething prolific pulled me from my bed
It dragged me through the battered door
and land me on the main road
I wasn't dreaming or sleep walking
I wasn't having an outer body experience
I was literally walking...
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Categories:
perfuming, angel, blessing, confidence, courage, dark, freedom, independence
Form:
Narrative
Desert BloomSuch sweet fragrance
though solitary bloom
abiding dreams in ruin
of unapt hopes to be hewn
Through soil cracked
and parched by thirst
reluctant tears fell harder
upon a seed of lingering hurt
Yet hope like sunlight warmed
under canopy of night
an...
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Categories:
perfuming, allegory,
Form:
I do not know?
The Live-in -- Part 2 of 3She here elbowed past me stomping, pausing not (although me whomping
With her wildly swinging handbag – five kilograms, if not more).
Cackling brusquely in a lather, that I should her baggage gather,
She then made a beeline...
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Categories:
perfuming, fun, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
The Summer RainDark clouds gather in the sky
...
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Categories:
perfuming, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Nuance of SpringI beckon nature to play her Symphony of Spring
when everything comes alive, revived once more.
When resident avian will have a chorus as backup,
perched along limbs and branches of aged oaks,
arrayed in dresses the hue...
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Categories:
perfuming, spring,
Form:
Free verse
Smell of Fresh Mown Grass Last Day of August 2021Ah... already the summer
approaches closing time,
but yours truly can squeeze
one more rhyme
before September first,
thus the following lines after...
Brainstorming, concentrating
panning... for poem
idea shattered brew
tilly by deafening seasonal
greensward cutting crew
contracted throughout summer to mow
leaves...
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Categories:
perfuming, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Rhyme
SpringtimeSpringtime
Cascades of dainty Narcissus smile with golden faces
Drinking up the sun as morning warmth embraces.
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Taken From:
The Wealth of Spring
Assorted...
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Categories:
perfuming, flower, spring, sun,
Form:
Couplet
How Sweet the Bloom of LoveEnchanted was I with a cloying scent...
whiffs of wild magnolia
mingled with the woodsy tang
of her lemon verbena perfuming the air
Like Samson's strength, the sun's threads of gold
were clipped by silver shears
of an ascending pearlescent...
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Categories:
perfuming, love, romantic,
Form:
Free verse
Smell of Fresh Mown GrassBrainstorming, concentrating
panning... for poem
idea shattered brew
tilly by deafening seasonal
greensward cutting crew
contracted throughout summer to mow
leaves of grass
every Tuesday, which drew
attention toward fragrant aroma
seeping into nostrils
of me - match hew,
heavily negated true
quiescence courtesy ear splitting
soundcloud of...
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Categories:
perfuming, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Free verse
The Wealth of SpringThe Wealth of Spring
Assorted spring flowers, naked, rise in morning sun
Breaking through a thin blanket of snow, earth spun.
Cascades of dainty Narcissus smile with golden faces
Drinking up the sun as morning warmth embraces.
Enjoy the heavenly...
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Categories:
perfuming, daffodils, spring,
Form:
Abecedarian
Shadow MuseShadow Muse
by Odin Roark
What’s a scrappy old ghost to do
Whose graveyard fantasy
Has long passed?
I wander streets and alleys now
Still a companion...
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Categories:
perfuming, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Wealth of Spring AbcWealth of Spring
Assorted spring flowers, naked, rise in morning sun
Breaking through a thin blanket of snow, earth spun.
Cascades of dainty narcissus smile with golden faces
Drinking up the sun as morning warmth embraces.
Enjoy the heavenly floral...
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Categories:
perfuming, beauty, flower, nature, spring,
Form:
ABC
Field TripDriving in Atlanta past pear trees, struck
with spring lightning, I rolled down my window
as if breathing deeply might anchor their passing,
perfect beauty. Paula, with whom we share
in her meditation class, (she, of the...
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Categories:
perfuming, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Excavations - the AntecedentsWhen sun's last ray falls
A golden leaf on the tongue of the sea
Go not far from hearth and walls
Go not into the dusk O prodigy
And if you dare yield to lure
Of day shut up in...
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Categories:
perfuming, lossme, me, drug,
Form:
Free verse
In My Summer MeadowIn my summer meadow
Lavender colored milkweeds, growing between dark purple butterfly peas, are
perfuming the warm air.
The color combination is especially pleasing to me; I love purple.
Perfectly round globes of milkweed are a...
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Categories:
perfuming, nature, seasonssweet, summer, dark, butterfly, dark, love,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Spring Is Coming SoonSplendid mango flowers perfuming fine,
Present the best hues with Koel’s tune.
Riding their flight over the dry grey cloud,
In forest, spring finds shelter greenish gold.
Near the river, emerald hill paints better best,
Gets an amazing glimpse when...
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Categories:
perfuming, nature, seasons, spring,
Form:
Acrostic
The MassasaugaJust one short portage and the park is ours,
Canoe laden down for a one week stay.
At the site in just a matter of hours.
It has been too long since we got away.
The next morning calm,...
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Categories:
perfuming, holiday, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Refreshing Spring ShowersAfter a soft spring shower last night, the air was washed clean
And saturated mother earth brings to life nature's bounty
Wisteria, Jasmine, and Azeala's scent wafts perfuming the cleansed air
Last night's accompanying thunder and lightning
Brought nitrogen...
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Categories:
perfuming, nature, spring, earth, green, life, spring,
Form:
Free verse
A Trio of WhitenessThe One
Lilies were lifting
white faces up to the sun.
I gazed up at him
as he leaned down to kiss me. . .
He - a white knight - was the one.
White - A Love Story
White was...
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Categories:
perfuming, lost love, kiss, love,
Form:
Tanka
My Beautiful ThingsI’ve relished the view from mountains so high
that I could have touched the crest of a cloud.
I’ve measured His stars while I wondered why
no earth bound splendor was burnished as proud.
I’ve been accosted by...
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Categories:
perfuming, life
Form:
Quatrain