Long Sprightly Poems
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Categories:
sprightly, nature, rain,
Form:
Concrete
Kismat
Over yonder pastoral realms, with heaving mounds of green
Birds of variegated colors shine, where.streamlets gleam with opal sheen.
In circles round, fleetfooted Zephyr sweeps the laurelled ground
With footfalls that loom, a sweet scented voluptuous sound
Which gently strike...
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Categories:
sprightly, beautiful, encouraging,
Form:
Verse
Magical Monsoon
The
Heavens
Pouring out
Nectar of Life,
Earth beats : The Notes Fertile.
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...
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Categories:
sprightly, rain,
Form:
Concrete
Keep Me Good Company
Keep Me Good Company…
TODAY MY MATE SAVES MY DAY...
From spiraling into unconstructive decay,
Plugging my volcano of negative gossip & hearsay,
Planting productive advice to direct my way,
Removes pokey cacti from under my feet,...
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Categories:
sprightly, best friend, destiny, environment, faith, friendship, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
A Tribute To My Dog
"Who can bear to lose a tie
With a dog that is man’s best ally? .......by poet
"Here lies my dog, motionless in his kennel
unable to wag his tail as he always did.
yesterday when I saw him,...
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Categories:
sprightly, angst, animal, death, dog,
Form:
Free verse
A Speaking Mountain
Written 4 June 2023
Placed 1st in :
A Brian StrandPremiere No. 2022
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Categories:
sprightly, faith, god, humanity, inspirational, spiritual,
Form:
Concrete
The Defiant Giant In a Robin Reliant
And the beanstalk fell and the giant as well
And the giant lay there dead
I swear to you I thought it true
It seems I was misled
Though the giant bled he raised his head
And said I...
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Categories:
sprightly, fantasy, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Multiplicity of the Self
“I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman
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Categories:
sprightly, inspirational, life, self, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
ANYTE OF TEGEA TRANSLATIONS
ANYTE OF TEGEA
Stranger, rest your weary legs beneath the elms;
hear how coolly the breeze murmurs through their branches;
then take a bracing draught from the mountain-fed fountain;
for this is welcome shade from the burning sun.
—Anyte translation...
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Categories:
sprightly, beach, drink, grief, sea, spring, sun, water,
Form:
Epigram
Ancient Greek Epigrams Iii
Ancient Greek and Roman Epigrams
That country wench bewitches your heart?
Hell, her most beguiling art’s
hiking her dress
to seduce you with her ankles' nakedness!
Sappho, fragment 57, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Stranger, rest your weary legs beneath...
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Categories:
sprightly, bereavement, death of a friend, eulogy, funeral,
Form:
Epigram
The Great Food Panic of 2020, Part 2
One thing no saving satisfies, just craving when it's passed you by
No storing up on shelf or pantry, losing sleep, a thing
That can't be stored, your snoring must be taken
When the time is not forsaken...
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Categories:
sprightly, humor,
Form:
Epic
Digital Prints
Digital Prints
When lightening had blighted their perilous shadows at break neck speed
Vision and mystery succumbed sprightly beyond recognition scared and scarred
Obliterated in illiterate darkness they were easy prey for shadow’s projections
‘Tinkerbell’ had lost her way...
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Categories:
sprightly, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
Little Red Riding Hood's Final Stroll
Twas the darkest of nights in the prarie woodland
Little Red Riding Hood walked the raven strand
A steamy fog cut through the bleary bog
The rancid odor of vaporous springs did the air clog
A venomous frog full...
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Categories:
sprightly, adventure, fantasyred, red,
Form:
Rhyme
Celestial Cherry Blossoms
The poet Basho, whose name is acclaimed
worldwide for haiku esteemed,
wrote myriad works for their greatness famed
and frequently nature themed.
Japan in the sixteen hundreds was where
his lyric verses were penned
mid trips solitary in open air
which continued...
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Categories:
sprightly, creation, flower, inspiration, nature, poetry, stars, universe,
Form:
Verse
Paint -Part the First-
"Paint" -Part the First-
Paint paint paint away...
Paint away this day...
Paint to paint our taint is paint...
Paint away this day...
Keep that paint away from me!
Says that Skipper to his krewe...
Why oh Captain... Why our Captain...
Should we...
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Categories:
sprightly, adventure, me, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse keeper vacancy announced
Envelope delivered; contents read aloud
A smile turned into laughter, then into a shout
Parents and Son hugged before he set off.
Applicants sitting quietly, Into the room strides a man
Age etched on his...
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Categories:
sprightly, adventure, career, death,
Form:
Free verse
40th Marathon For 70 Year Old
40th Marathon For 70 Year Old
Almost in disbelief, I reread the headline of this one particular online piece of news….
A 72-year-old Retiree Just Ran His 40th New York Marathon, screams the title of this news…
Reading...
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Categories:
sprightly, appreciation, character, inspirational, new york, retirement, sports,
Form:
Light Verse
Ancient Greek Epigrams Ii
Ancient Greek and Roman Epigrams
Stranger, rest your weary legs beneath the elms;
hear how coolly the breeze murmurs through their branches;
then take a bracing draught from the mountain-fed fountain;
for this is welcome shade from the burning...
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Categories:
sprightly, bereavement, death, death of a friend, eulogy,
Form:
Epigram
Cabbie With a Heart
Cabbie with A Heart
This latest news about a selfless taxi driver…
The kindness out of his heart is a source for wonder ….
In the daily business of ferrying his charges for a fee…
He works long hours...
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Categories:
sprightly, appreciation, blessing, encouraging, giving, health, humanity, society,
Form:
Narrative
My Tears
Wipe off my tears, the tears of agony and pains
Wipe off my tears, the tears of languish that brought gnashing of teeth’s.
Wipe off my tears, the tears of sorrow that brought lamenting
Wipe off my...
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Categories:
sprightly, devotion, faith, imagination, me, love, me,
Form:
I do not know?
Word Hoard
They say if you don’t use a thing for a year
It’s time to get rid of it, just to be clear
Feel free to sell it or give it away
But to get clutter free, just don’t...
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Categories:
sprightly, education, fun, humor, humorous, language, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
Death Through My Life Part One
Death did enter thro’ the gateway of Disobedience in the Garden,
A separation from the Presence of God existed ‘twixt Heaven and earth,
And it was the spiritual separation ‘twixt the One and the ones,
First pronounced with...
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Categories:
sprightly, art, bible, christian, death, mystery, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
A Trip To the Dentist
Face fractured with fear
As the Taxi drew near
The building was in the next street
" I'll drop you off here"
Said Steve full of cheer
(Annoyingly rather upbeat.)
As you pushed on the door
It's sticky hinge ...
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Categories:
sprightly, health, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
The Ex Soldier, An Allegory
The ex Soldier An Allegory
A foul furtive fellow,
came a knocking at Joe's door,
what doth thou want,
thou craven knave,
Speak up else I put thee in thy grave,
I mean no harm my master
The ill looking creature moaned
I...
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Categories:
sprightly, allegory, allusion, soldier,
Form:
Verse
Chyann Rose
Chyann Rose, the elegant and beautiful rose
That grows in the wilderness beneath the trees,
Its memories floats high over all our country roads,
Fluttering its leaves, dancing elegantly in the breeze.
Sweeping along in the cool thoughtful...
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Categories:
sprightly, allegory, beautiful, daffodils, first love, happiness, marriage,
Form:
Ballad