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Translation of Eric Mottram's Poem 33 In Interrogation Rooms 1980-82 By T Wignesan Translation of Eric Mottram’s Poem 33 in Interrogation Rooms by T. Wignesan
33. on a vu un homme courir/ de la scène de crime un homme est maintenant en train d’aider/ la police avec...
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Categories:
shrewd, america, conflict, culture, , literature,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About Poems IiPoems about Poems (II)
Kin
by Michael R. Burch
for Richard Moore
1.
Shrill gulls,
how like my thoughts
you, struggling, rise
to distant bliss?
the weightless blue of skies
that are not blue
in any atmosphere,
but closest here...
2.
You seek an air
so clear,
so rarified
the effort leaves...
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Categories:
shrewd, muse, poems, poetry, poets, work, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Flight, Flying and Birds IiPoems about Flight, Flying, and Birds
Flying
by Michael R. Burch
I shall rise
and try the bloody wings of thought
ten thousand times
before I fly...
and then I'll sleep
and waste ten thousand nights
before I dream;
but when at last...
I soar the...
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Categories:
shrewd, animal, bird, flying, nature,
Form:
Free verse
State of the Art IiState of the Art (II)
These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry.
What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch
What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~~underwater~~~~
watching the shoreline...
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Categories:
shrewd, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Dante's Divine Comedy Iii Canto Translation“Through me you enter the city of woe
Trough me you enter the eternal pain
Through me you go to people lost below.
Justice inspired my highest factor reign;
I was created by act of divine,
Supreme wisdom and the...
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Categories:
shrewd, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
The Poo Poo BirdThey pursued it with vigor, they pursued it with crass
They hunted with valor and hope
They proceeded with a dose of good Knightly sass
They chased it with tackle and rope
Now King Arthur declared in a boisterous...
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Categories:
shrewd, abortion, adventure, funny, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poets IPoems about Poets I
The Wonder Boys
by Michael R. Burch
for Leslie Mellichamp
The stars were always there, too-bright cliches:
scintillant truths the jaded world outgrew
as baffled poets winged keyed kites—amazed,
in dream of shocks that suddenly came true ...
but...
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Categories:
shrewd, inspiration, muse, poems, poetry, poets, romantic, writing,
Form:
Verse
Flagan the Dragon Part2The Tale of the Bumpalump
After the Knight had unraveled...Flagan decided to travel
and get away on a long holiday.
He thought it quite grand to visit a new land
and...
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Categories:
shrewd, funny, humor, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Moving On Part Two Part ThreeMoving on ???
I have come to wonder – as time passes – why ?,
the lady brings tears to my heart – makes me cry.
This lady who took in hand, in holy of holies, in mouth,
resurrecting...
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Categories:
shrewd, friendship, prejudice,
Form:
Rhyme
The Miller's DaughterA tale of greed, power,
deception, discrimination and
love.
Miller, daughter, king—
All the actors are present
Except the small man.
The king summons the miller
for some reason. Summons a
humble working man.
Miller, shaken, scared,...
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Categories:
shrewd, fairy
Form:
Haibun
Car Wars - 2nd Half In Text - Plus Full AudioHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts.
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Categories:
shrewd, car, humor,
Form:
Verse
Traumatic brain injury headachesI shan't try and be witty an engage in the norm
peeking through such pain my eyes see dim
as crushing temporal lesion push against
soft tissue endings pounding my optic nerves
from my forehead...
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Categories:
shrewd, allah, angel, car, care, dedication, depression, home,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Lost Time
When I was a little girl,
I spent so much time hoping for…
The day I turned 12, 13, 16 and 18.
I wanted to know what it would be like
To wake up and see that girl...
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Categories:
shrewd, appreciation, dream, fantasy, journey, lost, memory, time,
Form:
Free verse
My TownIt was 'My Town' for 7 of the most ...
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Categories:
shrewd, chicago, memory,
Form:
Verse
A Great RulerYou were an Afghan, Farid Khan by name,
A name less known to the world today.
You ran away from home,
Because your own step-mother plotted against you.
Now you were runaway-Khan!
You chose to be a knight-errant,
Soon became a...
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Categories:
shrewd, history,
Form:
Narrative
No Longer Feeling TenseMy given name is Hortense, and I am an English Professor,
I love my job and my life, and to do my best I endeavor.
I am popular with my students, as I also am with friends;
And...
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Categories:
shrewd, childhood, fantasy, imagery, nature, teacher, time,
Form:
Couplet
Ode to BeOde to Be
I feel different from other people,
Some say I am weird and strange,
This endless striving to be accepted,
Just leaves me disheartened and drained.
I haven’t found God in the Bible,
But your eyes...
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Categories:
shrewd, devotion, friendship love, love, trust,
Form:
Rhyme
To Forget Never IntendedJanuary 25th 2009
I hope that you know Moneca, in a New York heartbeat, I would forget every negative word, ever negative act, ever negative reaction, every rejective gesture, ever pain filled...
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Categories:
shrewd, addiction, lost,
Form:
Prose
I Am Out of Breath(In the light of humanity- Oh,
I’m out of breath, I feel suffocated
I cannot breathe, though no Cov-19 infects me
Yes, truly I cannot breathe now
On this earth, I feel ashamed of myself,
On this earth I fie...
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Categories:
shrewd, humanity, hurt,
Form:
Free verse
Part I-The Escape of a Rooster Named HarborA handsome rooster with red-breasted feathers, soft and lustrous,
and a head covered with golden plumage,
was too unhappy to sing about his age,
so he embarked on a long journey, sadly departing from his friends.
Thousands...
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Categories:
shrewd, adventure, depression, hope, nostalgia, sea, seasons, urban
Form:
ABC
The NegotiatorShe walks in the room with courage swinging in her bag, she looked so cool and had nothing significant to lose, her high heels made her look proud and she weather the storm without a...
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Categories:
shrewd, america, blessing, celebration, community, international, joy, women,
Form:
Narrative
Come To Bethlehem With MeCome travel to the town of Bethlehem with me
Let’s observe the venue, reflect upon what we see
I see a place where politics is harsh and shrewd
Where feeling forgotten, people have a vile mood
I see...
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Categories:
shrewd, baby, christian, christmas, inspiration, religion, religious, sin,
Form:
Rhyme
A Mandrake's Gesture Vol. ViNowhere now, Geinere
awaited her day of
unrightly judgment,
her only hopes of
victory brought thoughts
of remorse and
further difficulties
for herself and her dying
love. No embrace
could be made.
Her silence would
remain, for accusations
of such made, was...
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Categories:
shrewd, forgiveness, life, love, mystery, love, may,
Form:
Epic
Eve of the Faery Clock, Snippet of Canto IInfluenced by "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "The Rape of the Lock," my goal is to write this completely in iambic meter with (mostly?) rhyming couplets. (Though the intro's meter varies, the main...
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Categories:
shrewd, dark, eve, fantasy, satire,
Form:
Epic
Patriarch, Roller CoasterRoller coaster by ian munywe
Shuffling of many a feet in the street, sighing reluctantly in this awful road.
As we draw closer to alien things, what we saw before not in sync,
Far so far we have...
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Categories:
shrewd, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse