Long Sunt Poems
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I Have Labored Sore TranslationI Have Labored Sore
anonymous medieval lyric (circa the fifteenth century)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I have labored sore / and suffered death,
so now I rest / and catch my breath.
But I shall come /...
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Categories:
sunt, christian, death, earth, heaven, sorrow, sorry, soulmate,
Form:
Rhyme
Deor's LamentDeor's Lament
(Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem circa the 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Weland endured the agony of exile:
an indomitable smith wracked by grief.
He suffered countless sorrows;
indeed, such sorrows were his bosom companions
in that frozen...
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Categories:
sunt, destiny, england, fate, old, poems, poetry, poets,
Form:
Verse
Martial Translation COQ AU VINMartial Translations
Coq au vin (Cook or wine)
by Martial, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
1.
Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe,
but are you merely an éclair to the greedy?
2.
Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe,
but are...
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Categories:
sunt, addiction, drink, food, house, wine,
Form:
Epigram
My Heart Weeps For EternityFather I pray that you will touch my heart as I piece this entry, let my ink flow onto this paper
Caress my heart as it cracks, amend my broken spirit that hungers for your word...
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Categories:
sunt, heart, pain, day, heart, time, today,
Form:
Free verse
A Poet's View On WordsWords are the quintessential mystical fabric and common medium of all poetry.
Words often portray what the poet sees, senses, feels, imagines, and even dreams.
The very magic of poetry comes to life from a deliberate woven...
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Categories:
sunt, allegory, assonance, devotion, imagination, introspection, passion, writing,
Form:
Quatrain
From Cabin Boy To Grateful Recollections By Old SailorFrom Cabin Boy To Grateful Recollections By Old Sailor
Kindness, heart and deep joy, as I remember you
I child, a mere boy, innocent without a clue.
Your attention and love, a blessing warm and true
In Heaven far...
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Categories:
sunt, appreciation, art, assonance, deep, integrity, life, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Manifest Pentru Pacemanifest pentru pace
(antipoezie)
traim sub tunuri ?i avioane
cu armele încarcate cu propriile noastre pacate traim
pe timp de pace sau razboi
(who cares?... nobody gives a shit!)
...
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Categories:
sunt, courage, hope, self, self,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Aspirations Born From Deep, Weeping TearsAspirations Born From Deep, Weeping Tears
In his land of anguished, slow dying moans
red-blood tides and dark demonic tones
dawns of heartbreak, desperation in graves
faint sad echoes that cry, please this life save!
In nightmarish dreams, ghosts of...
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Categories:
sunt, art, conflict, dark, deep, feelings, loss, sorrow,
Form:
Sonnet
Before the DevilI was buried fifteen years ago.
During that ferocious Harmattan-
And the call of Beelzebub's ban.
How I baked beneath the Earth!
And went for days, famished and unfed.
Now I start to understand
That there are more souls at the...
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Categories:
sunt, conflict, confusion, death,
Form:
Ballade
In Ultimul CeasO cortina asurzitoare cade
anun?ând prin cei patru ca foametea
a încetat,
iar totul e infinit.
Caut o lumina, dar culori amare
ma orbesc.
Bezna ma-nconjoara, ne cuprinde pe toti;
ochii nu-mi mai folosesc.
Mereu sunt doua.
Caut un sunet, o ?oapta calda
sau un...
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Categories:
sunt, absence, bible, death, depression, god, mystery, religion,
Form:
Free verse
In Old California 8Then father broke her thinking with rebuff.
"Shhh! You're talking to yourself. Everybody's
looking. They can hear. You're not saying Mass.
Be more respectful!"
And she complied, not wanting twice recuff.
‘Twas so, all gave her disapproval view.
Now she heard...
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Categories:
sunt, religious,
Form:
Free verse