Mountain Pass Poems - Poems about Mountain Pass

About me

...It's me, Saeed Koushan—

In the beginning, I was a voice carved from stone,
a heartbeat caught between sacred hymn and moan,
the earth that held me claimed me as its own.

Love was the ember th...

Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about Spring 2

...Matsuo Basho English Translations of haiku about spring, birds, bats, butterflies, flowers, sun, cherry.

Seeing them naked
almost makes me caress
the wanton flowers.
—Matsuo Basho, translation ...

Once you've been there

...Looked out in the morning,
     saw the hurricane's approach;
Coming from the islands,
     travelling fast down the coast.
Time to hit the highway,
     got my seat upon the coach,
Going to th...

Himalayan High

...She found a job near Annapurna and when she trekked around a turn
It was like walking into a wall of beauty, awesome like a burn
It sometimes stopped her cold; this display words could not surpass:...

BORIS AND SOOSA

...
Soosa plans to go on a cycle ride,
to a distant place, misty and wild
where nature’s beauty could be seen 
the fog that could ensnare the eye.

The teen girl was blissfully alone,
rides throu...

Delphic

..."The forest is my loyal friend A Delphic Shine to me."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Greek Poet

Who is always there, through the good times and bad? 
Who welcomes me when I'm happy, when I...

Progress in Motion

...All the shelves been emptied,
     there are no books left about;
Both hist'ries and the words
     become nothing but a shout.
Those in the old paintings
     that hang, but barely displayed,
...

A Little More

...I shaved my head
and wore a robe
the mountain pass
I found at last
grew thin alas
but fat I got
on nature's lot
her sounds were not
my thoughtless strobe
though I was dead
to the mountain's...

The Raven's Empire

...The bear came limping down
With body singed and bloody paws 
Lay on the ground
And let out its final groan
Its spirit rose around 
The shoulder of the mountain pass
Where all was blacke...

Zen Death Haiku V

...ZEN DEATH HAIKU V

These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku. 

A cat in heat
can't catch a mouse? —
pathetic! 
—Kinpu, loose translation by Michael R. Burch

It's...

Dawn Chorus

...Dawn Chorus

     In the shifting colours of the spreading dawn
     A solitary song from the woodland trees
     Then a chorus of voices that rising morn
     Carried on the impulse of the earl...

Tired Old Freight Train

...Girl it's been a long time--sorry to make you wait
But this heart is a like a tired old freight train
And it's going to take some time to unwind

I've been staring out the door of this box car
A...

What Lies Ahead

...What lies ahead, I do not know,
But I will confidently go
Along this rough and tumble trail
O’er mountain pass, dank, boggy swales,
To scale the heights, be brought down low.

Though ‘twas orda...

The Winding Road

...One never knows where a winding 
road will lead
A winding road can lead you 
up a mountain pass
Or a hill road winding pass
A winding road can lead to
a stream or river bank
Or lead you on a d...

A Guide To Being Immortal

...Time waits for no one man.
It comes so swiftly and surely.
Be sure to have a plan.

‘Cause when he comes, you’ll see
That you might just be able to 
Pass by and run quickly

Away from him and...

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