Long Rota Poems

THE GRIM REAPER (JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE) 

The Grim Reaper; again awakens from another well-earned day of sleep
From within the bowels of this cavernous earth, from his cave, so deep

His cloak and scythe;...

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THE GRIM REAPER (JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE)

This Grim Reaper stirs from another well-earned day of heavenly sleep
From within the bowels of this cavernous earth, from his cave, so deep

His cloak and scythe, been...

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Kids of today, we here them say, no respect, what do you expect
Always hanging around on the streets, doing nothing and nothing to do
Is it their fault in this decaying society or should the blame...

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The Limerick, Pennsylvania Nuclear power plant siren wailed

yesterday at 1400 hours December the fourth
and probably broadcast further
east, west, south and north.

That shrill ear-piercing
emitted sound quite painful
despite measurable diminution
regarding my audiological ability,
which loss of hearing
linkedin to...

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SWEET SUNDAY MAYHEM

Curtains remain closed; for some, family kitchens are busy
But, if Dad is making the lunch be prepared for it to be iffy

The gravy is always the lumpy; with the vegetables all hard
The way...

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THE HAPPY CIRCUS

I am just a one man circus doing all the twists and turns
To entraining crowds, on the turnstiles the money burns

No cruelty to animals here as these animals run the show
With the ape...

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The Circle --- A Painting By Frida Kahlo

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Caught between one life and another
my pain lengthens like a shadow of the moon
I am crumbling into fragments
like a fragile leaf, played with by the wind

O' dark angel...

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He is caught between one life and another
while my pain lengthens like a shadow of the moon
We are like leaves, played with by the wind

O lengthening dark vision
reaching across our lives
It came, at last, without...

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waltz blazing sirens from shores of the frosted tomorrow
just look around and behold everything that makes our souls distant
l’existence est ailleurs! my negatively dear Clementine
in this omnipotent Babylon of boredom whoredom
where our shapes slowly turn...

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This big ship lugs only one that's me
it deluded it's anchor barren lost at sea
I was swept unaware of its lease of life
she was cast by a mariner's survival knife
there was no-one to heed my...

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Vaccination Chart
1.BCG at birth dose 0.05ml.
2.Hep B at birth dose 0.5ml.
3.OPV at birth dose 2 drops.
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4.06 weeks baby Hep B dose 0.5ml.
5.06 weeks baby DTP dose 0.5ml.
6.06 weeks baby IPV dose 0.5ml.
7.06 weeks baby HIB...

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Risas brotantes de charlas errantes,
Risueñas de goce sin destino definido,
Buscando en la alegría un velo radiante
Que oculte heridas que aniquilan y ofenden.

Pequeñas caritas iluminadas de sonrisas,
Grandes cicatrices en el tejido de la vida,
Tristes olvidos de...

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Sumer is icumen in

anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1260 AD
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Summer is a-comin'!
Sing loud, cuckoo!
The seed grows,
The meadow blows,
The woods spring up anew.
Sing, cuckoo!

The ewe bleats for her lamb;
The cows contentedly...

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I’m a servant of the universe 
My rank is junior minder.
I care for the solar system
As its oiler and winder.
Everything is done
To a very strict rota,
Checking every cog 
And cleaning every motor.
The star has its...

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Precisa 

AH! 
Para voltar ao que era,
Sonhar com castelos
Imaginar as Índias
e índias na rota dos mares, 
Inspirar marinheiros
A navegar as solidões.  

Para encher num dia, 
A vida e os negócios
Com sonhos,
Imaginação e
Inspiração,
Precisas
abrir bem os...

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Antes era assim 

Antes nos negócios e na vida
Todas as pessoas queriam... 
Queriam palácios
e castelos sonhados;
Imaginar as Índias
E índias na rota dos mares, 
Inspirar marinheiros
A navegar as solidões.  

Hoje não, 
Hoje querem;
De tudo, 
de...

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Ajuste de rota

Na vida e nos negócios
O que vai fazer 
Faça já – sempre um pouco a mais
E seja adaptável!

Sempre
 – Durante todo o tempo: 
Fique Adaptável, 
Fique Alegre!

Na vida e nos negócios
Escolha adaptar-se às...

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Un siniestro malestar
ha penetrado mi alma.
Es algo así como una
voraz frustración,
una melancolía
o un sabor de adiós.
Todos los árboles,
los ríos,
el firmamento
y los colores están
en el mismo lugar.
Es más,
pienso no haber sentido
esto si hoy hubiese visto
una rama...

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Volte a Sonhar

Para voltar ao que era,
para encher num dia, 
a vida e os negócios
com sonhos,
imaginação e
inspiração,
volte e abra bem os olhos
para o que já veio 
e para o que virá!

Para voltar ao que era,
sonhar...

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