Categories:
politeness, appreciation, character, motivation,
Form: Than-Bauk
Politeness
Remember the days not long ago
When people were actually polite
Men would open doors for the ladies
Strangers would bid you goodnight
Drivers would wave another car through
Even though were late for a meeting
Men would get up, give a lady a seat
Today this is rare and quite fleeting
In this age of instant gratification
It's each and every man for
...
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Categories:
politeness, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Where Did You Go, My Brother - Translation
This is a TRANSLATION from a Poem in Bengali (a regional language in India) by SAGARIKA DAS, who is my sister. My brother left us on July 5, 2021.
on this rainy day, in the dark...
where are you gone, my sweet brother?
we were all waiting for you,
for your return ...
we all would live together,
we all
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Categories:
politeness, brother, loss, love, sad,
Form: Free verse
Litany
Litany
“Please.” “Thank you.” and “Excuse me.” in exile
Replaced by “Give me.” “I’m entitled.” blindness
And, “Just get out of my way.” No style
Rudeness leaves scars. No price tag on kindness.
“I’m sorry.” Never loses honor – face –
A smile won’t overdraw your bank account.
Courtesy costs you nothing – priceless grace
Turn that simmering road rage
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Categories:
politeness, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Sonnet
Categories:
politeness, 12th grade, appreciation,
Form: Verse
The Politeness of Death
Polite to me and tall in gesture fair,
Offering openness to my raw feelings,
Leaving nothing behind but a lectern,
Insisting on my viewpoint and reeling;
Tough on that, and unable to retract,
Energy for my memories so compact.
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Categories:
politeness, death, deep, me, memory,
Form: Acrostic
Politeness
Remember the days not long ago
When most people were actually polite
Men would open doors for the ladies
Strangers would wish you goodnight
Drivers would wave another car through
Though they were late for a meeting
Men would get up, give a lady a seat
Today this is rare and quite fleeting
In this age of instant gratification
It's each and every man
...
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Categories:
politeness, philosophy,
Form: Quatrain
Politeness
Remember the days not long ago
When most people were actually polite
Men would open doors for the ladies
Strangers would wish you goodnight
Drivers would wave another car through
Though they were late for a meeting
Men would get up, give a lady a seat
Today this is rare and quite fleeting
In this age of instant gratification
It's each and every man
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
politeness, life, world,
Form: Quatrain
The Disappearing Veil of Christian Politeness
when a christian is laughing along with you
&
enjoying your presence,
at work or while in a social context
&
then somehow by some random comment
the fact that you do not believe in the work of fiction they abide by
or
worship that infamous underdeveloped dramatic character from
nazareth
as they do,
you may get to see a human face
...
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Categories:
politeness, lifework, hope, may, work,
Form: Free verse
Politeness
Whether real hard or pretended to be so
Any heart can be pierced by one's politeness
Without archery skill and arrow and bow
Whether real hard or pretended to be so
Affects positively, works slow although
Wins at last in materialistic race
Whether real hard or pretended to be so
Any heart can be
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Categories:
politeness, inspirational, heart, heart,
Form: Triolet