Nakamura Poems


Zen Death Haiku Iii

...ZEN DEATH HAIKU III

Spring
stirs the clouds
in the sky's teabowl
—Kikusha-ni, loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Tonight I saw
how the peony crumples
in the fire's embers
—Katoh Shuhso...
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Categories: nakamura, angst, animal, death, life,
Form: Haiku

Haiku Translations of the Oriental Masters

...Grasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch

Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, trans...
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Categories: nakamura, animal, beauty, imagery, nature,
Form: Haiku


Premium MemberHappening 114 Ear Candy

...waiting
    always
      waiting,
watching
for you
to 
    return:
I miss
  you
    so,
to me,
you 
  make
    life
come
to life:
so
   I wait
please
please
  come
    back

in...
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Categories: nakamura, inspirational, music,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberBrave New World of Cars

...Automotive experts clearly agree
Driverless cars are the thing for you and me

How did they arrive at this brilliant conclusion?
Perhaps by illusion or via delusion
Perhaps by a bit of Malthusia...
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Categories: nakamura, business, car, future, satire,
Form: Rhyme

Forgotten Deeds

...FORGOTTEN DEEDS
by

JOHN M. ARRIBAS




Colin P. Kelly, John Basilone
Two Good Men That Should Be Known
They’re Now a Part of Our Ancestry
Now Fading into the Pages of History
Audie L. Mu...
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Categories: nakamura, courage, freedom, hero, history,
Form: Rhyme


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