Goodbye Moon Poems

The world plunged into darkness, on the day you said goodbye.

You were my sun and you were my moon,
You was the light in every room.

Time...

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The Bald Eagle circled above the crowd
They gathered for an eclipse party!
People set up their chairs outside 
as they waited for a special solar eclipse
Slowly,...

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It was strange
the cars, 
like stand alones, all unoccupied,
dotting the dark wet stained streets,
the moon licking puddles 
like a stray dog thirsty 
checking its reflection...

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They took the measurement daily
Precisely on the stroke of noon
By bouncing a laser beam
Off the surface of the moon
The results were recorded 
With great precision...

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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...

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You who have become the moon of the new moon,
Lost in realms unknown,
You’re not found through searching,
These eyes no longer see.
Should I now call upon...

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the sun was burning with love for the moon, 
and the moon shone so brightly just for the sun. 
they would ever see each other...

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What is the noise I hear,  
could it be a loud cheer?  
Oh no my dear,  
we must leave and go the...

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Can we put a man on the moon?
Just asking, hope not too soon..

We've built him a rocket
In the shape of a bed
With nice fluffy pillows
For...

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Adieu

Red cricket
Flirts with the rising moonglow,
Feels the first icy fist of frosty breath subdue
The summer chorus serendipity
In a cold moon shadow -
Summer troubadour bids "Adieu!"
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++ November's treasure ++
Mississippi Queen look she's no movie-star
She's always just been the Led Zeppelin swan song
As thin a beam shone bright from a lovers...

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The black velvet sky,  
with diamond dancing stars.  
The full moon,  
shining brightly.  
Morning awaits,   
sun bursting into color....

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In the morning,
I am not a poet.
This is no matter of opinion,
It is an undisputable fact, and don't I know it.

I am not a poet
In...

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Do you sometimes feel sorry for the moon?
As it swirls around the starry sky
With an incandescent glow so dim yet fierce
It captivates even the soulless...

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Talk to me while I am alive
So I can give you a high five
So I can happily say hello
To my relatives and my good friends
Talk...

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