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Who Will Take Care of Us

...now

if we don't love now
fall on our knees, now
if we don't cry out loud, now, if we don't tear apart our clothes  right now,
if  tears don”t  crack the stones, now
and  hearts don”t jump like...

Categories: samurais, abortion, absence, analogy, anger,
Form: Free verse

Japan Surrenders

...*Image of Japanese Elm Tree by CBC.

Japan Surrenders

Japan's crimson sun disrobes a dawning night rise sky,
An elm tree parasol's her coral samurais while they lie.

2022 Februar...

Categories: samurais, color, extended metaphor, sunset,
Form: Couplet

Ronin

...Ronin
Forty-seven men,
hereditary nobles,
military samurais,
serving their master,
who was betrayed and killed by
another lord, ronin's, they
turned masterless, sche...

Categories: samurais, character, muse, spiritual,
Form: Choka

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Transmutation Translation

...japanese actresses
a japanese script
with english sub
titles tell of a
plot twist 
and why
not

the seven samurais
turned western
but this more
classically
set romeo
and juliet
as at

...

Categories: samurais, muse, , western,
Form: I do not know?

What's In a Name

...what's in a name


mama once said 
never give out your name
voluntarily
loose lips sink ships
she was right
loosey goosey lost his life
was moms favorite jingle
especially with so many peer...

Categories: samurais, humor, identity,
Form: Free verse

Quiet Storm

...Quiet Storm

Date: Mon, Dec 21 2015 at 2:11 AM

I'm walking through the Storm
Soaking my Uniform
The other side of the storm
I see the Rainbows & the Unicorns
I'm holding the lightning so be ...

Categories: samurais, art, mystery, storm, strength,
Form: Free verse

Spectacular

...Spacious, glistening as far as straining sight can wander,
Playful waves reflect the light in joyous, rippling prance,
Effervescing the myriad, resplendent sherbet-sky
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Categories: samurais, beach, beauty, ocean,
Form: Acrostic

Melancholy Subway Rider

...Hot, grimy air, whispers violently through golden hair,
screeching rails crescendo,  
carrying concurrent panic and peace.

In my mind’s eye,
my feet free themselves from the platform
hurling t...

Categories: samurais, anger, anxiety, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse

Love and Gratitude

...Love and Gratitude
                                          By Patricia Davis




In the chronicles of love, I've felt my deepest distress
Truly unwanted feelings of separation brings me desp...

Categories: samurais, cry, dedication, deep, emotions,
Form: Classicism

Odin's Army

...I fell in battle, sword in hand, 
Invading someone else’s land.
Then I saw her, and she reached down, 
To escort me from the battleground.
I’d let her take me anywhere, 
With her winged helmet a...

Categories: samurais, death, muse, mythology, song,
Form: Lyric

Till Ragnorak Comes

...From Valhalla’s fortress of spears and shields,	
Valkyrie riders make their daily runs…
Crossing Bifrost to Midgard’s battlefields,		
Harvesting warriors till Ragnorak comes.

Flying from Valhal...

Categories: samurais, death, mythology, religion, song,
Form: Lyric

Wake Asia Wake - Part Two - 2

...(Continued from Part Two - 1)

Nothing of the foisoning ageold homegrownwine
       strained through Ol’ Kayyam’s ever draining ruba’iyat bowl
    keeps vigil in their scelerosed veins    

         ...

Categories: samurais, inspirational,
Form: Dramatic Monologue