Long Translucence Poems

 4. Quantum Superposition

. A particle can exist in multiple states or places simultaneously until measured

Are humans waves or particles?
Even an entire human being, under the right conditions, can act like a quantum wave. ...

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I fall a raindrop from stratus to stratum
birthed from clouds pregnant with thunder
a lion’s roar —a pride in the sky— fierce!
armed with lightning’s rip and slit
the scythe of claw and tooth finds its prey
knifing sunset’s...

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Silently bathed in avocado,          
you soaked in the fragrance of a blanket
At midday, crunched your teeth   
into something sweet and yellow,
no flower still no...

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Spooky the tuff Little Ghost liked to BOO,
Knew he was scarier than scary that’s true,
Enjoyed scaring people out of their wits,
Often did he do this, used to go on a blitz
Letting them think he was...

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I think he’s possessed by the moon- all rock and darkness.
I can’t be certain, his eyes rarely show it, but in the right light-
that moment when the night has caught the fading sun,
when it's engulfed...

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My neighbor's piano swirls around her finger
likened to a keyed car where scrapes linger.

She teases out a tune as we both try to hum
along with swirling keys her fingers drum.

The naturals and the flats whirl...

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James McKee Rogers

1836 – 1900


I offer up this epitaph as an ode instead,
An ode of love, affection and gratitude
To Whittier, my true home away from my one true home.
I dedicate this plain and humble song
To...

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she reaches behind the smokescreen

of her sunken eyed curtain veils

films of tears void of translucence

stoke reminiscent ashes that trace

another blinding thick-skinned defeat

hidden by camouflage and smears

touched up campaigns of bravery


her retinas a web of hallucinations

illusion...

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Bubble-Itch
           By Odin Roark

Like a wheel of endless births
Our personal bubble rolls and undulates
From first breath to death
Through meditations of desire
Shopping malls and jails
Farms
Caves
Rotten downtowns
Penthouse...

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Gardens of golden threaded Cyprus;
evergreens perfume sings me halfway to sleep.
I breathe in the wafting scents of neighbor’s roses;
with elation my spirit weeps.

The drumming of leaping goldfish in a pond nearby calls to dragonflies and...

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The sunset's autumnal grace of gold,
in the October gloaming,
a brisk breeze with wending fingers of
mist encircling the cold gray tombstones cracked.
Of a peaceful atmosphere,
some leafy graves decorated with orange and
yellow mums.

As the crows make their...

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Spring rain
Swaying trees;
Howling wind


Wet cherry blossoms
Dewy flower carpet;
Trail of footsteps


This sudden splash
Vivid skyline colours;
Rainbow reminder


Eastern shores
Sea at high tide;
Misty translucence


Lovers by seaside
Sunset serenade;
Fragrant promises


Sunset strip
Winding pathway;
Moments slip away


Love wears a smile
Spontaneous feel;
Authentic embrace


Here by the...

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Of bud bossed delicate; in its aroma much will enfold!
The turbulence of youth; also the seasoned and the old.
Tetra pedes, cross pages, sober.. in black, throughout the ages
Oh! to pass to others this understanding; and...

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Clinking, clinking
I heard the clinking in 
repetition
what could
cause
whatever object this is to
make this clinking sound.
Clink!
The loudest sound
yet.
peaking my interest
one's honest admission
dredged from it's
translucence
clear in obvious
objective
gaining my attention
I relaxed towards
it's conclusion
blanketing myself
to warm my now
needing desire


...

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On a winters Morn, in a January storm
The sea delivers it's power and might
Not a bucket and spade in sight
Capable of crushing everything in it's path
Respect is due if you want to last
Indiscriminate with our...

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She moves through living rooms invisibility
It takes more than a shadow to be alive 
Imperceptibility is a frame of mind to open eyes 
A pulse is harder to find at night
Even if you are naked...

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sublime quilt 
of dormant shimmers
in lethargic winter sunshine
stretched on shivering earth
as finger caresses of peace.

turning variegated world
into a room filled
with feathers floating from
bursting womb
of sailing pillows on azure.

pouring wisps of manna
from chalices in heavens,
falling through...

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There was no brilliance
in the photo I took.
No inspired flash
as time's translucence
caught up with us...
Filtered past blinds,
early Sun's elegance
haloed her grey cloud curls,
soft blurred the lines
between past and presence

I said: "Just tilt your head
a little...

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Lay me in the ground
Shed not a tear
Play me a song 
To send me back home
Think of me when you see the stars
Smile when you look at the moon
Embrace the wind 
And listen close
Feel the...

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I spent my day shopping for rubies
   a flawless, untarnished gem
that would remind me of you, truly
   a recovered memory for now from then.

Your ring sits lonely in the old music...

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Slowly, slowly, 
advancing with tender steps,
emitting clouds of scarlet butterflies
with each tremulous breath,
the golden maiden 
through viridian fronds quietly crept

Brazenly her locks tumbled
shrouding her shoulders 
in champagne curls.
And the dusky angels
turned their heads in envy...

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"Love weaves a mysterious magic spell"

Lady Dragonfly

Masculine and prickly, the proprietor of a gambling house,
Wispy wings finesse her dress, its translucence will arouse
A Dita von T. vedette, an alluring erotic oozing femme fatal 
A Seductiveness,...

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CAT'S EYE

In the pegmatite seams that vein many ancient rocks
Rhombic crystals of chrysoberyl the mineral mosaic locks
Their off-white silky sheen begins to slowly flourish
As the dull and rough crystals get expert artisans’ polish
Unique chemical bonding...

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Sonnet. (Attempt)

Another day has gone and I’m old, like the day
To last long as possible, night holds no mystery.
The land needs rain, but clouds have feet of clay.
The almond tree has shed its flowers masterly...

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An End

Coming to this journey, relief from all the pain.
No longer watching you fall, and fall again.
This surely will be the end of torrential rain,
rain that has permeating every cell in my brain.

I am able...

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