Short Levant Poems

Afloat ,in a small boat
a sudden levant arose,
each disciple in fear,froze;
A command-Peace ,be still--
The storm submitted to his will.

Full story of this vignette @Mark 4:35-41...

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dans le silence d'un soleil levant
je crois entendre des voix et soupirs
reconnaître de vieux sourires
 
dans le calme d'un matin sous givre
je crois voir de doux regards
en berçant doucement l'ange qui dort
 
sous une lumière tamisée
je crois sentir le doux parfum
d'un amour renoué en juin



Translated from my poem IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN...

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There's more than just size to the elephant,
they do do some things that the others can't.
Many stories show these acts as valiant;
in the wild, grand gestures seem elegant.
Their wisdom is "ear-ily" evident,
nothing too pithy or given to rant -
like wry witticisms from Oscar Levant.
Or, Ogden Nash whose stanzas are extant,
not the rhymes of some silly sycophant.
Pachyderms make empathy "rel-e-phant"!...

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Darest Vicar –
Tell your kins: the monks
White-haired under a false piety
Their sermons under-nourished
Many of the young inmates
Of the huge monasteries!

Darest Vicar –
Where are those gentle levant monks?
Tell your bothers: the monks
Especially that notorious monk
Wearing a huge globe over blind eyes
Wearing a tower-hat on a bald head
The prodigal partition of our nurture
Remains the perdition of the forest!...

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“To see, we must forget the name of the things we are looking at”
- Quote by Claude Monet

* after 'Impression, soleil levant', painting by Claude Monet
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visible outdoors
to show the seen

blending smooth
colors, tones, light

shadows follow
reflecting angles

smoke rises
unobscured

beating hearts
wade used

brush strokes
mirrors mind

high orange
floats in water

fleeting calmness
holds gaze...

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