Short Shangri Poems

A
pilgrim
to mecca-
in alien
lands,
en 
route to
Shangri-la-
or a better
life...

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Happiness an invisible force
Gallops like a wild black stallion
Across the ancient fields of Shangri-La...

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In her clouds of mystery,
souls recalled

Where voices cry out
—from Shangri La

(Dreamsleep: September, 2019)...

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Utopian world
Mystical, harmonious
Exotic and pure



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Fa, la, la,
the politicians stump.
Blah, blah, blah,
It's Donald Trump.
Oh La la, we've hit a bump.
Shangri-La or Mein Kampf?...

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A peacock in old Shangri-La
Found his wherewithal did not thaw
He went by the book
So his feathers shook
But aroused his mother-in-law...

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I wish my love a peaceful Shangri-La
Where I can save her best from daily cares.
A warm place where winter never dares
And my heart smiles to serve as in a spa....

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A young mermaid from old Shangri-La
Had a Math quiz --- right after her spa 
So she thought, “What to wear,
That will make the boys stare?”
Then she picked out her best algae-bra!...

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visualizing nirvana and Shangri-la
in dreams that take me away
include pink waterfalls and a floating moon
she has warm waters for swimming
with natural healing springs
my meditation intact...

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That sorrow may grow
To purify your soul
Be tolerant be cool
That's a price you pay
A cost to get higher flow
In truth, this life is really too short life
Comparing to the infinite Shangri-La life...

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and when i closed my eyes
there we were
flying high
above lost shangri-la
glorious melodies echoing
through the valley
~ together again



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on November 24, 2022...

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tree
woodlands
forest fair
enticing winds
nurturing mushrooms
stalwart soldiers of peace
surrounded by violets
my haven my safety my joy
nirvana, Shangri-la loveliness
I hug my favorite, a big white oak...

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imagination
peacocks and flowers
hippies and hippos
Volkswagen busses
dragons and witches

unicorns blue
faeries and elves
a Shangri-la
my happy place

cartooning
grandchildren
poetry

dancing
singing

art...

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His spider web eyes
Delicious amber caramelized
Persuasively lively
Quick with playfulness
Surrounding with curiosity
Open to suggestions
Offering her Shangri-lah
She steps into his arm gladly
Eager to begin her forever dance...

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High in the Himalayas a dreamt of - our Shangri- La
Exquisite yearning desires become emotional realities 

Ignore it or give yourself up to it like a Holy Man

The wind never stops blowing and the air is so clear
I think you can see too far...

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What genius can thus inspire,
the mind will never know

It takes more than a thought conceived,
to go where visions go

Angkor Wat or Taj Mahal, 
we only stand in awe

And wish to go from whence they came
—the artists Shangri La 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2020)...

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if tulips could talk 
and boysenberry be trees could walk
 Odin oh Shangri-La

And it Ducks could play hide and seek 
Who pulled the plug from WikiLeaks 
Down the drain as
 I go 
As the burden snow old Shangri-La

11/18/19
Written word by James Edward Lee Sr  2019...

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Standing in 
baggage-claim,
watching belongings
go round again
waiting for something 
that will never come,
an army of strangers
grab their bags and run
leaving me distant
adrift and alone,
as the carousel stops
—my location unknown 

(Shangri-La Airport: January, 2004)...

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lost,
remote
shangri-La;
peaceful eden
razed by mother nature and father time.
the paradise we once knew, so far gone;
it will return
only if 
you come
back.

Date written and posted: 06/24/2018...

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      Come with me to my Shangri-La
      My satin, azure, kimono
      floating in soft waves across the
      floor
 
      Don' t hesitate for a second
      You'll find majestic delights herein
      Jasmine tea, and mandarin, me
      Our yet to be Shangri-La ecstasy

      June 29, 2019
      10:30pm PST
      
...

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Welcome to my world 
Welcome to my dance
 Floor seldom them shall we 
Explorer you are welcome.. 

my Shadow Dancer 
Properly propose promenade 
expose escapades
 We pray Shangri-La
 Shangri-La in the darkness 
I Serenade welcome on to my dance floor 
midnight Crusade

3/21/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2020...

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Dual roads to Shangri la
Painted with optimism
External flame keeps them
Perpetually lit and hopeful

Child with rainbow ideals
Leaves this earthly plane
By reason of cancer
Arrives at this heavenly paradise

Enveloped quickly in comforting arms
Saturated with purest mother love
Moonlight smiles in the distance
At their spiritual reuniting...

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Ethereal universe refreshes her sorrowful mind
Kaleidoscopic sun spins joy into pyramid’s mystical auras
Her world is now beyond the veil, a quintessential state
Nirvana and Shangri-La; she merges it in her dream state
Understanding a joy and enthusiasm most will never encounter
Thanks to an imagination that allows her to forever reinvent her world....

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A perfect world would be Paradise,
Global peace, bliss more than nice,
Collective communion of one human soul,
A garden of Eden, as in days of old,
Elysian Fields would be Heaven on Earth,
True Shangri-La, for what it's worth,
Equitable Peace, one human hand,
Friendly faces, our true dream land,
A perfect world would be Paradise
Global Peace, bliss more than nice....

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Neverland merges with Happily Ever After
I discover my own unique self-made Shangri--La
Reveling South Pacific’s Bali Hai
Verdant grasses, gorgeous crepe myrtles, ripe peach trees
Amid gorgeous colors not easily seen in this dimension
Nirvana, I feel amazed and awed by your grace and exquisiteness.
As beautiful and fertile place as I have ever imagined prior to today....

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