Sorrow Spring Poems

Written: April 20, 2024

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Where's the pink-footed goose that evil-minded Warde
tried to catch? Didn't the bird follow his shrieking horde?
He was parched on the white oak over the small...

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Some Mimosa trees are still bare,
such a deep sadness they declare;
lethargy is another form of bitter sobriety...
when sorrow looms amid spectacular beauty!

Luke after school assumes...

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Listen to the longing of my heart 
Like a seed that misses the damp of your kiss 
May the song that I sing 
Give you...

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“Spring wakes us, nutures us, and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are prisoner of the calendar, it comes but once...

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Goodbye winter, welcome spring 
May the hearts drown in joy you bring 
Pour your bliss for waters to flow 
Give the grayish sky a glow...

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In the breath of spring, whispers pain,
Beneath blossoms' bloom, a heart's refrain.
As buds unfurl, so does the ache,
In nature's dance, sorrow wakes.

The sun may shine,...

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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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				The Life-Changing Seasons 
Life is a staircase,
Problems will arise as we climb, 
Challenges brought anew,
Time...

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Pretty in pink - potent petals of peace,
Countenance shines with shekina of Christ.
Sure future fetches hope and joy release.

His suffering and death more than sufficed.
His...

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Listen as the wind whispers
secrets of my lost past.
It howls at my melancholy miseries,
shrieks at my heinous sins,
warning me of a fatal future 
that is...

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it is always the same
restless and sad
one for all, like the sun
like the moon
flowers
tears

only the words change...

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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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Spring this time of year
has left my games behind
who warrants a secret?
I've left my pride behind
when you try to find a reason?
and its fanfare is...

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tearing up the log
so the mushroom underneath
can drink the spring sun...

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