Passion River Poems

*Situated in the south-western region of Mauritius, a dream island in the Indian Ocean.

Written on 9 November 2023


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Volcanic rage erupts from deep within – 
No matter where or when, it roars and spits. 
Shattered mirror reflecting my every flaw – 
Bleeding shards...

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Words as Art: The Power of Prose Poetry

In the quiet of the night, when the moon is high and the stars are bright, I sit...

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It seems unlikely
Left Hemisphere's
Either 100% Positive-On 
Or 0% Negative-Dormant circuitry

Could change
toward polypolarizing
Right Hemisphere's
Both Full
And NonZero Empty
CoPassion
And Silent Soul feelings

Devoid of unilaterally dissonant monoculturalism,
monotheistic judging voices,
depressing...

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The woman is she
who waits for a dream 
hers are the treasures of pleasures she brings
her gift to the one
whom caresses her soul
the river you’ll...

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Another switchback under mountain crossed, (*)
far below blue and violet spires bloom.
Undiscovered shady valley river flows lost,
rippling in pride of madeira's plume.

Turned my back to...

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Chinese Poets: English Translations II

These are modern English translations of poems by the Chinese poets Tzu Yeh, Lin Huiyin, Xu Zhimo and Huang E. These...

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RIVER OF DREAMS
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Water cascading over stairs of stone
Quietly thundering whoosh of glistening blur
Cool and sweet, giddy and dizzy, falling free
Tumbling, swirling, whirling in the warm sunlight
Plunging, splashing,...

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The echo of the river could be heard
Flowing across the sand and stone
Beckoning to my heart’s hope for love
Mystery coloring the moon and stars
With sensations...

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The river
When we met 
Was splashing 
Both the banks


I was 
A little nervous

I wanted to swim
In case I sank?

The other day
There was a report
In the...

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Ibykos Fragment 286, circa 564 BCE
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Come spring, the grand
apple trees stand
watered by a gushing river
where the maidens’ uncut flowers shiver
and...

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A river runs gently caressing the sands, reaching out to touch the shore
her moods changing with every bend and turn, leaving you wanting more
as the...

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Hear the rough rippling river roar
As above agile eagles soar.
To briefly be a water wheel
And convert energy I feel,
I would compose some stirring songs,
And make...

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SPENT LIFE ALL ALONE

     I sail in stream, sail in sea all alone.
     Little brittle ripples dance...

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