Long Township Poems
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K373 and K374 of the Thirukkural Translated With CommentaryK373 and K374 of the THIRUKKURAL: Translated with Commentary
The poet's name, THIRUVALLUVAR [Thiru = Sacred and Valluvar = the name of the priesthood caste of the « Pariah » (whom Mahatma Gandhi prefered to call...
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Categories:
township, appreciation, bible, christian, fate, philosophy, tamil,
Form:
Couplet
Bridging the Unbridgeable ChasmWritten: 21 July 2023
Submitted to No. 1231 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm*
As rises the wealth of nations,
As grows the limb of a township
So declines the flowers...
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Categories:
township, humanity, inspiration, men, society,
Form:
Rhyme
Kate and Isobel*There are only two damsels in this tale; all variations were simply for ease of writing.
Once Kate and Isabella went
To see the pretty fields of Gwent
And traipse through forest shade
They packed a picnic lunch for...
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Categories:
township, character, friend, girl, hero, history,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
Headstones and ChattelsHEADSTONES AND CHATTELS
‘Twas pure chance that I discovered
Just the other day,
A place passed
Countless times,
Never had the thought of calling in,
Inner thoughts and misplaced fears
Oh there must have been countless other reasons
For one to...
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Categories:
township, meaningful, society,
Form:
Free verse
Diary Notes: Lament At Dawn - a Year Ago Yet Now No Change Diary Notes: Lament at Dawn A Year Ago and yet now No Change
...
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Categories:
township, august, christian, discrimination, hate, immigration, islamic, jewish,
Form:
Free verse
FrustrationFrustration
These days my frustration is digital in that `Brave New World'
...
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Categories:
township, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Humanity CanteenHumanity Canteen
My restaurant is exclusive and classy no paupers allowed though I
have to declare that I picked up the chef near the township where
on a paraffin cooker in his garden of plenty lots of dishevelment...
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Categories:
township, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Diary Notes: Lament At DawnDiary Notes: Lament at Dawn
…at the...
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Categories:
township, french, holiday, introspection, paradise, paris, vacation,
Form:
Free verse
Argh Oh No For Dog's SakeArgh! Oh no for dog's sake...
Uneasy thoughts commander in chief...
Will be elected president
(putative tsar of United States
forever long he lives)
until... he abdicates faux
official crown to Jared Kushner
will be handily elected
Tuesday November 3rd, 2020.
Said foreboding intimation
insinuates,...
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Categories:
township, 12th grade, abuse, grave, hate, humanity, inspirational,
Form:
Political Verse
If Ever I Had a Country : Lxiv and LxvIF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXIV - LXV
NOTE (facts to bear in mind while reading) : Under the French Penal Code, harm done to the infirm, minors and seniors (i.e. over 65) is...
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Categories:
township, allegory, anti bullying, corruption, french, immigration, power,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Lijiang In Yunnan, ChinaSPRINGTIME MEMORIES
Mountain sentinels
By ancient town;
Clear waters cascade
Cobblestone streets
Winding pavements;
Trade offerings buzz
Fertile plains
Crystal clear waters;
Shady trees guard
Treasure-hunting stroll...
Through Lijiang Old Town;
Curiosity detours
So many things to see
Pleasant fare tempting;
Buying spree bargains
Artisans at work
Township flings open trade;
Silver metal...
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Categories:
township, adventure,
Form:
Haiku
The Pawn ShopBottom feeders flourish
When the economy's a bust
When bad times are the norm
And good times turn to dust
When neighborhoods go south it's sad
But a sign of their demise
Is when a bunch of pawn shops open up
Before...
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Categories:
township, community,
Form:
Rhyme
Hunger PangsThe sign actually said ‘Universal Disposal’ but the haggard squalid creature
Had no time for such ephemeral discourse he could just about spell his name
Kanja meaning water born and his parents had hoped he would...
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Categories:
township, poverty,
Form:
Free verse
Robin Wears No Hood: Not For Any ContestThere's an archer dressed in Lincoln green, a friend to those in need.
No thief is he who offers encouragement to people with kind deeds.
A jealous sheriff, dressed in black, wants to rule Ole Nottingham,
a township...
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Categories:
township, hero,
Form:
Couplet
Tales of a Wild Goose Chase(huff fin Bach seat driver)...
Aye kin recall when both offspring
(yay high) as a small child
and now ma deux daughters
(fledgling young chicks
...
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Categories:
township, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
Building South AfricaChristian has been a privileged child with his own bedroom and toys
To build mighty mansions and palaces strongholds turrets and dreams
Sometimes fantasy figures in a world that was powerful only for some
‘It teaches the...
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Categories:
township, abuse,
Form:
Free verse
On Finding a Dead Deer In My BackyardI saw them a few weeks ago. My wife called me, something urgent,
so I left the computer and went to see what excited her.
Three deer, 3 young deer meandering round our 1/4 acre backyard.
They look...
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Categories:
township, animal, appreciation, beautiful, death,
Form:
Free verse
Odyssey From Africa 13d 14aChapter 13d
Yet at length he reawakened
As if in another lifetime
Han discerned a sound and movement
Stiffly rose to look about him
And he saw his precious Matto
Crouching near him in the vessel!
That was now...
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Categories:
township, adventure, africa, animal, children, mythology, sea, voyage,
Form:
Narrative
A Little Towns Secret Part 1 True StoryThis is how it all started. My brother and me were watching Larry
King on CNN. It was his talk show. His special guest was Dr. Ellen
Crystall. She had written a book called Silent Invasion. It...
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Categories:
township, dark, missing, mystery, night, sky, wisdom,
Form:
Narrative
The Masked Faces“The Masked Faces”
We peeling off the foreskin of our rich culture,
Ignorance is the reason we feed on the carcass of a Vulture,
The more we fail the more we weaken the pillars of the structure,
Created by...
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Categories:
township, innocence, political, power, violence,
Form:
Alliteration
My Blue Eye DragonI know we just met,
but I can’t forget our first kiss on top of the table mountain,
and the second next to that Corner where boys play soccer in a dusted clouds road barefooted ...
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Categories:
township, africa, boyfriend, break up, community, confusion, courage,
Form:
Romanticism
Venus Transiting Goddess of My HeartAs we waited for Venus to
Cross the face of the Sun
People from all over the township
Came together like in the days
When nature was the focus
And center of every ones life
When the sun was the...
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Categories:
township, nature, nature, nature, sun, , western,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Don'T Ask Me About My EducationFrom time to time, people ask me
About my education.
Only then, I remember
I have no degrees or diplomas.
I attended no university either.
I hated textbooks and exams.
I still do.
That's bad education, they say.
But they don't know
I was...
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Categories:
township, angel, anger, angst, anniversary, april, atheist, baby,
Form:
Narrative
A Township Day - a School Time MemoryThis is a true story of seven students
Agone days of those ill-famed fiddles
Musing with drolleries – assiduity on catchy missies
And lamed against educators animalism.
Books usually kept aside but concentration hard on last night
Weekends glossed upon...
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Categories:
township, funny, schoolschool, school, time, , literature,
Form:
Free verse
Ever the Gracious Recipient of LargesseEver the gracious recipient of largesse!
Estrangement swiftly harries stylishly tailors
mine psyche courtesy family of origin, plus
eldest daughter, whose doth rage against this
human machine, albeit yours truly, beatle
browed, black crows, foo fighter (biological
daughter), a presumption aye...
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Categories:
township, abuse, anger, childhood, conflict, dark, depression, father,
Form:
Free verse