Friendship Sorrow Poems

Thinking how others have cause 
to be sadder than I
is enough reason to let 
myself have a good cry

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Jim
by Lanier Thomas

I tried to tell you, but you refused to hear.
As soon as I returned home from the Army
You took me straight to your...

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Chinese translations Li Bai

These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, who was also known as Li Po.



Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by...

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Unlikely noisy and vibrant mornings
everything was serene, celestial and calm,
so ideal for a spring's afternoon psalm...
when there should have been mourning sounds!

Sunrise had more brilliance...

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You said, ‘move on’
As it is a new season
This sounds like a Kafkaesque novelty
This is an ungodly form of hypocrisy
Suffused with a boisterous rudeness
Ingratitude can...

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Humbly allowed
myself proud-- of
endowed graces

my will is free
pray for me, for
holy, pure mind

purity's crown
makes some frown, but
i'm down with it

my heart agrees
with Kolbe's, that
we please...

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For Brian Blankenship, a heart worth remembering


Stronger than I could imagine being,
Reminding me that love isn’t always agreeing –
But it is fiercer than a roaring...

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Spent too much time mourning dead dreams of mine, 
Look you in the eye with my wistful stare. 
Withdrawn for so long, you won't find...

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In the shadows of the night, 
When sorrow tries to take its might.
My friends are like shining beacons,
 Erasing my pain and my demons.
With snorter...

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A Tear for Don

I still shed a tear over you, Don,
I wish you were still here, alive.
Remember the day we first met, Don,
A pair of...

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Quote By Poet   
"Hearts are fragile, need to handle with loving care."  


Heartbreak ~ you had it your way  


Date Written:...

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Fall is coming
With a left list
A behind mine 
Care of
A concern miss
For a hide 
With no find

Fall is rushing
A ready leave
With a pace
At no trace
For...

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Tragedy bursts into our lives like a sudden thunderstorm
raining down grief, 
sorrow 
heartache
and once the rain subsides
leaving a path of sadness and destruction in its...

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Happiness is

When you are couldn’t careless
When you are unbounded
When you are fancy free
When you achieve 
When you are satisfied
When you are with love
When you are...

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Saddest words are spoken at the bier
“Farewell, my friend,” through a tear,
Remembering good times we shared
You were the one who always cared,
I’ll surely miss your...

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