Long Ris Poems

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Ha
Hap
Happ
Happy
Happy o
Happy or
Happy or d
Happy or de
Happy or dep
Happy or depr
Happy or depres
Happy or depress
Happy or depresse
Happy or depressed
Happy or depresse
Happy or depress
Happy or depres
Happy or depre
Happy or depr
Happy or dep
Happy or de
Happy or d
Happy...

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I wake to a monochrome world and I yawn
The reds, greens and yellows awaiting the dawn
Out on the water, my luminous float
Rides unseen ripples in fear of no boat

This morning my roof is my fishing...

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A pple pies, that's what I want to bite.
B egging my mom: "Mommy please, please..", as I
C ome closer to her..
D ancing a little to the left and right;
E very move a way to tempt...

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Scales hardened over her skin
a condition called ichthyosis vulgaris

ik-thee-O-sis vul-Ga-ris

fish disease

(the ‘vulgar’ means ordinary
but at its worst
it is far from common).

She bled where the plaques chipped and cracked,
she leaked oils, but could not sweat enough.

She...

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Santa Claus, a man born for the Anniversary of Jesus our savior Babe  
Another year has passed. As we celebrate the Anniversary of Christ   
Rays of light benignly shine on a makeshift...

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Fle sa me tis


Of the smile rise
Of all our little misses in TX & txt
For her we enter

(Beyond dragons for snakes got wings like we make ends to meet the means, or whatever man)

"Begin the...

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a Spanish sonnet

Passion thrives on forgiveness, oh my sweet.
Your scorn will reason well to wonder why 
I attempt a smile even though your eyes   
refuse to cherish blooms laid at your feet. 
We...

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Snowflakes cease as snowdrops rise
 Peeking out at azure skies
 Raindrops fall upon the lake
 Iris soon in blooms awake
 New blooms burst forth every day
 Gerberas now are here to stay

 I hear the...

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Sing with the birds in May
Pretty songs in dancing play
Raindrops on pedals of flowers
Inspire dreams in spring showers
Nests where robin eggs lay
Give new life to see in a day

Iris, crocus, daffodil show
Soft beauty as they...

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Spring has sprung
The grass is ris'
I wonder where the flowers is?

The flowers of joy
The flowers of sorrow
The petals fall
I may never live 
To see the 'morrow

I see a fresh running stream
A beautiful stream
Is it real,
Or...

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Translation below (in progress)


Celui qui n'a pas de cœur
Ne doit jamais reposer en paix

He who has no heart
Will never rest in peace


J’étais Charlie

De ma tombe
Mon âme pleure encore rouge
L’encre coule encore
Arrosage des fleurs ci-dessus
Les fleurs,...

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M-arie is in tea house, 
A-iming to order herbal drink; 
R-efreshment in boiling water
I-ncludes tea in oolong or green.
C-ris is in tea house, 
R-eceiving aromatic beverage; 
I-nfusing the leaves to flavor, 
S-eptember twenty-third.

M-arie is in...

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Like an Olympic athlete
Iris sets to work at lightning speed
Cleaning her designer
Kitchen and spacious bathroom.
Everywhere she
Touches
Yields to her fluffy feather duster

She hasn't a moment to spare as
Previous viewers are coming to
Look around her flat for...

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