Long Rai Poems

I wandered through the semi busy streets filled with pedestrians as they hurried out of the rain. I continued on with no destination in mind ,no umbrella to shield myself from the frigid elements. ...

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This poem is a translation from the original in Bengali, by Nobel-Prize Winner, Poet-laureate of India, Rabindranath Tagore - "Juta Abiskar". This is a long narrative, full of humour - I will post it in...

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Red as blood, black as ebony,
born a child into mortality;
could not be saved, was choked – reborn as white as snow.
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
for it so happens that you know
the name of whom the...

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Aux lacs italiens

 
         Douce l'italie, ca n'est pas moi qui raillerai jamais tes
amants, méme quand la passion les emportant Bien au contraire,
les exces m'enchantent. Je me...

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Margaret didn't consider herself beautiful,
on the contrary, others thought she was;
she could have been a performer, a model...
an actress, but none of these was her call.


Margaret had a flair for languages, and she  ...

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Paramaribo

Take a trip recently to
A country in South America
I meet a very friendly girl
Say she name is Narissa

 Paramaribo is the capital city
With so much things to see
And she was so very kind
To show it...

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Void,short and crisp on my hazy mind,
There was no love to make me go blind.
No voice rolled,me numb,not a bit free,
I was born like this,dull,insult- this is me.
No escape,no fear,just a soulless life,
No peers, how...

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Cold rain Japnoor Rai 
(AKA Jenny)
Cold Rain _______________ 
  
Part 1 

I sit in my room and gaze out my window, lost in thought as I watch the world go by. The trees sway...

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S o soft the pillowed clouds bewail the rai n.
E nduring wind blows cold as long ag o
l ethargic thoughts in hollow timpan i
f oreshadowed songs to soothe my disconten t;
a nd, now awake, I...

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The past, when past is gone,
No amount of wishful thinking will bring it back,
In life, we must move on,
No use crying over memories and flashbacks;

Life is like a flower,
It can be enjoyed as long as...

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I
Head of the Rescue Operation gave it to the World
Quietly, a universal Operation for children
Who may play in the World Cup someday
A coach barely 25, who helped 12 survive
Yes, the Chiang Rai Cave Rescue has...

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Christmas Season
 Let hope blazons

feel the great season of the year
listen to church bells ding, dong, ding
children’s choir are gladly singing
spreading good news for all to cheer.

listen to church bells ding, dong, ding
help the sick...

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What am I?
 
I’m great fun and sometimes crazy,
Loud or soft with moods quite hazy,
Full of love, sorrow, unrequited loss,
One minute happy another sullen, cross.
I see the world in shades of neon gray,
Rarely do I...

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Rakesh Rai is as sweet as sugar;
Whenever you are in deep anger
Go to Rakesh, Anti-hatemonger;
He never his duties did Malinger
He has been as sweet as sugar;
Soothes one down and is eager
To help whom problems appear.
I...

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