Long Sparingly Poems
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Yosa Buson Translations
Yosa Buson haiku translations
On the temple’s great bronze gong
a butterfly
snoozes.
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Hard to describe:
this light sensation of being pinched
by a butterfly!
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Not to worry...
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Categories:
sparingly, age, animal, autumn, father, moon, mother, nature,
Form:
Haiku
In London Town
In London Town, a girl was born
Who lost the crown, but won the scorn
Of Lady Margaret's deep disdain
For something proud, she cannot reign
Her daughter's name was Mary Grace
An angel with a beaming face
Who blessed...
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Categories:
sparingly, beauty, conflict, england, faith, family, love, poverty,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
sparingly, art,
Form:
Shape
From a Passionate Swain a Straightforward Declaration of Love Is Made
I love women who gracefully dance
And sweetly sing; and women who
Avidly read and who brilliantly think;
I love women who love to love—
And who despise to hate—and who
Receive and give of themselves, as well....
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Categories:
sparingly, for her, grandmother, inspiration, love, mother, sister,
Form:
Prose Poetry
A Tulip Grows Under An Evergreen - Inspired By the Poets At Poetrysoup
A
fine
Parrot Tulip
in vibrant intensities
with unique undertones
of green acquirable only in a
few forests. A ruby red swirls within
its petals beckons awareness of those very
strokes that live in the lustre of your shapely...
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Categories:
sparingly, beautiful, beauty, earth, light, love, romance, romantic,
Form:
Shape
Gramps
"He made a difference."
Gramps, my mother's father --
Dave Luke -- my grandfather,
a tall unlettered white (decidedly white)
Louisiana man -- was born August 1887.
He lived 87 years. He grew under
the...
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Categories:
sparingly, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, age,
Form:
Free verse
S O W E T O
Some place somewhere,in nowhere
Oh! come dearly wind,come to the place and everywhere
Were it not bad of you to bend and bypass us in your haste
Eternal it would be-had love been bethrothe'
To the valley,slummed with valour...
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Categories:
sparingly, africa,
Form:
Classicism
Let No One Despise Your Youth
Let no one despise your youth
May all disciples tell you the truth
In Word,
Not just the first, second, or third, let your thoughts be heard
And your feelings unstirred
Your heart Misguided and Misheard
Let no lesson go...
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Categories:
sparingly, bible, deep,
Form:
Rhyme
The Final Brace of the Poetries I Meant As One To Post, But By This Could Not
It is generally thought of to be one of the myriad,
Guiding, governing, binding principles and precepts of all
Mature civilized countries that what horrors that they unleashed in
Vilest, bloodiest, convulsive conflictual combative martial
Confrontation, on their fellow...
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Categories:
sparingly, adventure, allegory, anniversary, arabic, august, beautiful, beauty,
Form:
I do not know?
In Our Father's Eyes
Our Father Loves Us..
We our Precious & Priceless in His Eyes
Wants the Very Best things for us…
Wants to give us Blessing and Promises
In this Life we Live
And also… in Glorious Eternity
He wants to give...
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Categories:
sparingly, inspirational, child, father, child, father, jesus, love,
Form:
I do not know?
You Shall See the Dusk and Dawn- Part 1
Fragile long I’ve been
Broken like a split wind
Leaves blow through the doorway into the hall
Another scandalous fall
Desperately trying to fight the call to split
Some wit I’ve nurtured
An insecurity blanket I’ve carefully...
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Categories:
sparingly, life, loss, lost love, song-words, heart, heart,
Form:
Lyric
What Matters...
I
I have learnt
To be always, myself
For no one can ever be me
And if am not myself
I will be nobody, for I can’t be anybody
I have learn
To learn as much from
Great people from the past...
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Categories:
sparingly, adventure, imagination, inspirational, introspection, life, philosophy, world,
Form:
Light Verse
The Tattered Handkerchief
The white statue rested above the dying woman's head,
A ray of light shone thinly onto the old talisman.
Carter watched silently at the old gaunt wrinkled woman.
He would be brave, prepare his last rites,
For he...
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Categories:
sparingly, fantasy, humorous, magic,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Lamenting Wings
"you are more than I deserve. It's a love I never dreamed I'd find. Happinesd like this is worth dying for..."
- Yasunari Kawabata-
Looking down, while flying midway between sky and earth,
I saw a dog on...
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Categories:
sparingly, 12th grade, friend, friendship, fruit, fun, funny
Form:
I do not know?
The Old Worn Out Poet
By the light of a window sits an old man, his pennies he does count.
His hair is gray, his eyes are old, and there’s little in his bank account.
He has lived his life by the...
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Categories:
sparingly, character, courage, dedication, imagery, old, poets, writing,
Form:
Epic
Happy Father's Day
It doesn’t hurt just explains a lot of my relationships with males I guess
I don’t ask for your forgiveness or your pity
I just want to understand:
“OH, Brittany! You’re so blessed to be living with both...
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Categories:
sparingly, family, love, father, family, parents, brother, people,
Form:
Bio
Eligibility
The day my life went ape ‘chit’ in no more than three-hundred words
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch counts
And pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis works wonders
When I am asked to write a poem that is either precise or reductionist
Thus I report from my personal...
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Categories:
sparingly, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
Sparingly Topped
To start with I part it and sweep each side back
Tucked over each ear is this guy’s hairstyle hack
Brynner and Willis and Johnson are cool
But I keep my hair on… I’m nobody’s fool
Bald suits some...
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Categories:
sparingly, age, hair,
Form:
Other
One Expensive Book
It sits in a glass case in our bookstore…for all our customers to see…
It is old and It’s expensive and must be handled sparingly.
I’ve often wondered about the route this book has taken…from the frontier...
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Categories:
sparingly, april, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Marriage and Life
MARRIAGE AND LIFE
People marry in search of a new life
expectations are high, hearts soaring,
unlocking closed hearts ready for the new adventure
aching to give and partake in the new experience
Talk to me of people in...
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Categories:
sparingly, love, marriage,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Free Cee 74682 In Blue
He begs to know "what is that smoke,
it smells like burning human skin?
and then he begins to choke
and was there to witness the madness begin
i can see him
a tattered tot in tattered cotton slacks
a child...
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Categories:
sparingly, angst, child, child, men,
Form:
Monorhyme
Elysian Custodian - Love Esoteric Hunt
Written: April 4th 2025, for contest sponsored by Brian Strand
****************
April arises with a gentle promise
crocuses awaken from their winter dormancy —
while vibrant purples adorn...
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Categories:
sparingly, appreciation, april,
Form:
Free verse
Training Day 0--
All is still and quiet on the drill pad.
Even night still sleeps at zero dark-thirty.
Celestial bodies lend their light, but sparingly.
Though their contribution will hardly be noticed once
she begins their day.
In her head she goes...
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Categories:
sparingly, career, dedication, military, native american, november, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Believe Them
"When people treat you like they don't care, believe them."
time is the most valuable commodity
at the end of the day
there’s never much to spare
every second counting
the time it takes
for a smile or kind word
says it...
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Categories:
sparingly, feelings, fun, heart, time,
Form:
Free verse
Alone Looking For Blossoms Along The River
Alone, Looking for Blossoms Along the River
The sorrow of riverside blossoms inexplicable,
And nowhere to complain -- I've gone half crazy.
I look up our southern neighbor. But my friend in wine
Gone ten...
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Categories:
sparingly, nature, poems, poets,
Form:
I do not know?