Long Taal Poems

Afloat I am, 
The blind horizon spreads to no end.
O river of rivers, 
The queen river,
Flow as you wish, 
Gather silt forever
That on your shores 
Men may harrow, then sow
The seeds of happiness 
And sorrow...

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Gewoonlik is my boundaries sterk 
Word ek assigned deur guidance met a Engels'vlerk
My journey neem langer en my sielsnare word gevleg
My boundaries raak flexible en a unieke konneksies word aanmekaar geheg
A journey het ontwikkel in...

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A safari, in an open jeep with an open mind,
To unravel the secrets of the  Kanha forest reserve,
Midst the tall sal trees, our eyes scoured to find,
The elusive majestic striped cat, we've strived to...

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One And Thousand


There once more it rises;
Rise with each beat.
Once more it has arose a storm,
A storm so strong can't describe.
Shaping wishes one after another, just
Like the beats that are created,
Each with its own pain,...

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TAAL VOLCANO
Free Verse

" Small But Terrible"
That's what many people think of you
More than two weeks ago 
Your reputation was proven true.

Towns and cities were locked down
Because of the ash fall you spewed
Many businesses were unoperational
Animals...

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Paper Have Not


Cut down an evergreen
Cut up wrapping paper
Paper wrap presents
Paper covered with bows ribbons
Ribbons silks new and old
Ribbons sparkle blue and gold
Gold yellow some in texture
Texture ribbons half inches
Inches celebrated wrap
wrap presents under tree
Tree...

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Never could I have imagined where I would find love
In my wildest dreams I'd roam to seek this Angel Dove

Never could I have imagined from where this love would bloom
She just appeared to me one...

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ONE:
Is our Near East in Asia? Are Israelis "Asians"?
People from India are called South Asians
The same folk in Caribbean are East Indians!
Fancy that: West Indians being called East Indians
STOP: DON'T BLAME COLUMBUS
He simply said, Indios!...

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Writing was our passion a few years ago
Scribing writes of many, themes, topics
Amidst the Soup of our poetry posts
Via a climate cool and so very tropic

Writes were read, comments aplenty
Thrall began to meld and duo's...

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volcano glowing
nature’s grandeur dominates 
clouds meet fiery smoke...

...declared tourist's fave
attracting marvelously
wondrous Taal volcano*...

...now raging with flames
spewing out toxic ashes
it grievously hurts...

...warned of its great wrath
I trust the Lord Who controls
Creator so wise!*


*Taal Volcano in our...

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Near our village lies Taal Bay
Where tides  of  adolescence curdle--
And quite often, the ripples  mirror
The kind whispers and loud groans
From the blended flavors of  youth’s thirst,
Hungering  for its wild streams...

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(For you're the unknown, I'm unknown too)
I was dancing before
And I'm dancing now
I'll dance with you in every turn
When they become me
And I become you
You'll be me again and again
For my quest to be sworn.

My...

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Jy staan voor my
Die mooiste glimlag
Die reinheid van jou hart
Die skoonheid van jou siel

Die wind waai liggies
Jou hare is in my gesig
En jou wang is teen myne

Mag hierdie oomblik nooit weg gaan nie
Mag jy altyd...

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