Long Unconvinced Poems

“I prob’ly shouldn’t be telling you, Marge, but...knowing I can count on you to never tell another soul...get a load of this!
Just as I was hoping, my biggest prayer was answered - and after barely...

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The Almost Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent Tech God Oisin
Session 3: Tech support notes from the messed up file and mushroom soup case

“Hello this is Oisin. How may I help you?” Oisin says in his polite business...

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There was a moment, not so long ago
When my heart was rusty, 
Tarnished by the darkness of pain,
Eroded by the doubt, the dread,
Fear that erased the light of faith,
Corroded the wonders, the joy
With despair that...

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BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, A Letter to Daniel
By Curtis Johnson

Hi Daniel,

There once was a man living high on a mountain whose name was Harry
Mt. St. Helen was threatening  to blow its top, and everyone started to...

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Raisin just stared at the chaos ahead
A kitten, confused as she sat there in dread
The world has gone mad, all the people have flipped
She glared at a window where blood and gore dripped

Folk wearing specs...

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Chinese translations Li Bai

These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, who was also known as Li Po.



Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by Li Bai
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Now the birds have...

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The time has come to inform my boy
    and pass along the flame.
The secret of a mystery solved 
    on how to get a dame.
'Your looks are key as...

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It all started on a sunny afternoon 
while precious’s mother was taking a shower 
she left little Precious(her baby girl) on the couch 
unknowing to her 
little Precious, the good manoeuverer 
had crawled out of...

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At the end of the elated visit
Around the mind moving marble mausoleum -Taj Mahal
I was unconvinced to leave and got a place to sit
As excited to enjoy the environment, withal

It was the inside on the...

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It was late afternoon and my thoughts were arid
when it struck me that I needed a new vehicle
to drive my thoughts far enough, fast enough
to the eyes and ears unknowingly awaiting them.

A meticulous consumer, I...

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Some people say that they will not believe unless they see God’s face.
Some people say that if God is real, he’s not involved in this human race.
Some people say that if God exists, why does...

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An old sweetheart of mine never believed
in daytime dreams, because they shattered
quickly and shaking her unconvinced head
silly words came out of her mouth admitting,
" Aren't fantasies unrealistic dreams...
when they appear more tempting
then a cake with...

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Could be you got            
So much attention          
Cause you proved     ...

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Your memories, a perpetual stream of visitors. 
Memories bursting with daring adventures.
Conquering the Kilimanjaro with an intimate artistic alliance.
Madness in the sky, a utter nutty experience of you flying a plane over the shore of...

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In diversities do we find varieties 
Proving the infinity of The Creator.
For us these are but differences 
To raise the sword to kill and claim.
Unwise not to know truth of our lives
Every crooked line is...

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I've never been good with things.
Electric toothbrushes need a lot of thought,
Some honey jars 
need more passion to open then I have.
Putting things together
is not my thing.
I break easy when mending.

I shine at midnight.
My hands...

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day snuck up
before I could shut
the big light down
and in this  land 
where church bells 
crack cold mornings 
I am caught
on a day in a place
I am not prepared to face
oh well
this place
won't miss...

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The sun is distant now; lowering its gaze upon me to a mere blanket of obscurity. 
The sea is calm but still tantalisingly sinister and threatening. 

The silence is hostile, I am cold and alone...

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So you've considered suicide,
Life's so bad you want to die?
Is this a moment of honesty ,
Or are you being an attention horror,
Guess either way doesn't matter,
It'd be the wolf cry I can't ignore, 

Left your...

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I know the time (23:50)
But I'm unconvinced by reality
I need to give it a sideways look
Catch it unawares
Perhaps glimpse something...

I'm surprising myself
As my intention isn't matching my act
Introspection (again)
That could be done better asleep
Tell me...

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The hate of time havocs foolish fate
And I, no one's blank slate
Will not my conscience hesitate
Or cast my eyes down at evening's gate.

You are neither victim nor demon since
You of your error is unconvinced
I am...

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When teacher asked what exasperation meant,
    I thought that was  so easy, a piece of cake,
        but that was a presumptuous mistake;

I'm still unconvinced...

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