Se te yè dimanch
Jou fèt Sen Valanten
Nou wè kap pase anpil fanm chik ki gen
Ranch anfòm, yo abiye an woz e wouj
Kote anpil anmourez kap mache men nan la men
Menm jan ak aktè sou enfrawouj
Yo tap souri ak ri anpil. Kòm si yo tap pati
Yo pran direksyon pou yal patisipe nan yon bèl seans nan paradi
Manman Lanati te an woz e wouj tou, kalm e an lapè.
Le lan denmen aprè fèt Sen Valenten
Bagay yo pa rete menm jan
Jodi a, nou tande apèn mo dou sa 'Mwen renmen ou'
Kap repete nan lari ki trè pezib. Tout moun
Te aji kòm moun fou yo te ajite kòm si yon bonmb
Nan kèk segond pral eklate tout bilding ak kay nan vil la
Oh! Bagay yo chanje ak zetwal e gwo kout peta
Nan syèl la plen moun ki pè, ki gen kè sere ak nwaj yo ki brouye
Lanmou kontinye defye letènite ak espontaneite
Ki dire sèlman kèk èdetan ki pase vit, pasajè e efemè
Apre fèt la, pafwa se yon defèt ki ki penib ak yon lagè ki anmè kwè fièl.
P.S. Pou site pwovèb ayisyen sa: 'Aprè bal tanbou lou'.
Translation in Haitian creole: The Next Day After The Feast Of Saint Valentine's Day.
Copyright © fevriye 2021, Hébert Logerie, Tout dwa rezève.
Hébert Logerie se otè plizyè koleksyon powèm
Renmenm kounye a pandan ke
Mwen ka renmen ou an retou
Renmenm kounye a kant, a volonte
Mwen ka limen epi etenn dife an
Renmenm kounye a pandan, ankò
Mwen ka respire fasil kom yon chantè
Renmenm kounye a pandan ke
Mwen ka wè bote ou byen klè
Pa tann demen oswa yon lòt jou
Lè mwen pa ka wè lakansyèl yo ankò
Lèm pa ka mache pou kont mwen sou twotwa a
Ak lè mwen pa ka santi bon freshè le maten
Pa jis renmenm 'nan Jou Sen Valenten
Renmenm tou mèm lè kem vinn devye
Renmenm kounye a oswa jamè
Pou mwen ka beni ak chans san fen
Kèlkeswa eta mwen ak atitid mwen
Kontinye rete dosil e trete ak jantiyès
Nanm mwen, kè mwen
Ak kò mwen, anvan kem di orevwa.
P.S. Tradiksyon 'Love Me Now Or Never'.
Copyright © Fevriye 2022, Hébert Logerie, Tout dwa rezève
Hébert Logerie se otè plizyè koleksyon pwezi.
EACH DAY
into a glass,peek
beyond the likeness,seek
the image of God
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2011
AU REVOIR
he dusted the album-
a memory of love
trickled down his cheek
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2010
windblown skittering
across the quick frozen pond
pirouetting leaves
Survivalist's toast
whiskey in a Dixie cup
spirits on the prowl
sunrise de-icing
geese rising upon the wind
silence coats the pond
a squirrel peeks out
of the Jack-o-Lantern's nose
an orange moustache
a snake moves slowly
across the cooling pavement
hawks answer last call
the tree limbs tremble
leaves blanket the homeless
no bedtime story
ice clutches the pond
as dark shadows creep nearer
a distant bell tolls
John G. Lawless
11/8/2020
hackney ride
flowers birth swimming pool alliance
secrets
some days
sunlight ricochets
plays hooky in the heavens
hides among the clouds
some nights
moonlight meanders
basking in cool soothing air
hiding in plain sight
sometimes
sunlight and moonlight
hang out on the horizon
hugging each other
John G. Lawless
8/15/2016
winged wishes
folded in prayer and love....
a thousand paper cranes
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