Long Saddens Poems

World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - VI - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried

After My Death
by Chaim Nachman Bialik
translation by Michael R. Burch

Say this when you eulogize me: 
Here was a man—now, poof, he's...

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How the Nation of Islam saved my granddaughter 
from Catrina Bell queen pin gang leader it was a warm 
day i was suffering from traumatic brain injury raising 
five children including my granddaughter only four...

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CRISIS TEAM : HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP 

AGENT BROWN: I AWAKEN EVERY NIGHT IN TOTAL FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AFTER WEARING WIRES PREGNANT BUYING WEAPONS AND DRUGS FEARING FOR MINE AND MY CHILDREN...

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YOU ARRIVED ON CUE I SUPPOSE RIGHT AFTER THE CHRISTMAS DAY ARSONS MURDERS PROCLAIMING MY LIFE WAS IN GRAVE DANGER WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARSON MURDER 8 ELDERLY PERSONS PARISHES PROCLAIMED MY EX HUSBAND...

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The Sun begins to rise as I lay here in bed, 
Listening as these questions repeat in my head. 
I know I should be sleeping 
But I choose to listen instead. 
Searching for an answer,...

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Non ci sono labbre piu' dolci
che hanno un sapore divino,
che sciolgono il cuore piu' freddo
e piu' triste che ho cercato di conquistare
con frasi ingannevoli che non avevamo effetto;
oh, avrei voluto tanto amarla e adorarla
piu' di...

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I will never forget the Feast of Tabernacles at Lake Arrowhead
I spent my nights there in our beautiful rented house
With Spy loyally by my side
 He slept on my bed and kept me feeling comfortable...

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I don't know exactly when my search began;                           ...

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"Shopping List"

Sister Kathy's going shopping and she's asked me for my list,
Needing LOTS of help, so I could not her, resist...

I have a Shopping List not too very long,
But the items listed must be sadly...

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It all happend 36 years ago today 
The date being april 24th of 1983 
Taking place on the highway 
Then quickly into eucalyptus tree 
The young man in a daze , walked away 
Opposite direction...

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Like a second thought, the joy whispered
Through my heart, into my spirit…

Silent feelings, blended with intimate
Promises from the One who created me,
The One who gave me the ability to care,
The One who gave me the...

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the bright monitor
glares through inky darkness--
a clock ticks

My heart lurches painfully in my chest as my mind tries to process what I'm seeing. My mug of coffee sits on the coffee table -- how fitting...

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As I transitioned from high school
to the University of Michigan,
one of the leading national health and safety issues
was painfully violent loss of Vietnamese and U.S. lives,
and hundreds of thousands hurt,
maimed for life,
if only on our...

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I opened my eyes and questioned the America I use to know.
The America that stood for hope and a better life was
crumbling. Americans fighting, destroying, arguing, protesting,
and killing! The Hate that has infected many is...

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Once the light was lit,
           and my eyes could envision
  I wanted, I sought, I longed for
      I craved...

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7. The river of life is only bringing a tide of strife.
Oh, I pray Father, such a joy to be alive and enjoying all your creation. It’s like a River constantly flowing and I am...

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Birds of the same feather always flock together


A fool fools those who can be fooled
A thief roams the streets with his fellow thieves
The miserable saddens those who allow themselves to be miserable
The naive are played...

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Expressed emotions
Of one’s devotion
Are expressed so vividly
To prove I am not going through the motions
Things end so complicated
Because they started plain
I want you to be my Gina Waters
And I’ll be your Martin Payne
Because without pain...

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As I watch out the window
I couldn't help but stare
I see your muscles ripple, as they appear bare.
The sweat glistens upon your chest
As you work to fulfil your quest
Your eyes strain with concentration
While I admire...

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What Once Was

Match.com…I will check it out
On-line dating to see what it’s all about
Not really looking for love
But fun and friendship would be great
I said hi to a guy that noticed me
What could it hurt...

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It saddens me...

       Seeing folks who once stood so tall;
        Still towering giants in our society.
      ...

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Each day I desire to feel your warm touch and loving affection.
Only to be satisfied if I'm yours, and your love's my possession.
There may be rejection, but my love is here to stay.
I always look...

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It lies within a long valley,
amongst rolling Green Mountain Peaks,
its southern Vermont’s largest lake,
a place boaters and partiers seek.

But nature did not build this lake,
that task fell to the hand’s of men,
built up a broad,...

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There is a simple fact very few of you see
I’m as alive as alive can be.
I start at the mountains and I end at the sea,
Life is abundant inside of me.
MY life begins by the...

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XIAO LING

I wish I knew you well ?, I wish I knew what is in your heart ?
I stepped out of my bleak, four cornered room on Sunday.
I stepped out from my sterile four walled...

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