Sunnier Poems

Renee Vivien English Translation of her 'Coming Out' poem

...Renee Vivien English Translation

Words to My Love
by Renée Vivien
translation by Michael R. Burch

This is Vivien’s “coming out” poem, although the term wasn’t coined until many years after Vi...

Life is so Much Sunnier Now

...
  Life is so much sunnier now
    just knew it would be somehow

  After decades of delay
    when inertia held sway

  My mental stones gathering moss… 

  I at last pulled the plug
    o...

Grimm's Version of Peter Pan's Perversions

...Most of have heard or read the Adventures of Peter Pan
A boy who never grew up and lived in Never Never Land
The rewritten story goes that Tinkerbell is in love with Pete
but in the original shado...

A Perfect Day

...I walked from the office with a newfound vigor;
it was around 2:15 PM and my guts were at ease.
I'd had a good night's sleep, a good morning's work,
and a brief but vigorous workout right before l...

Golden Shovel

...Gloria is the lass all the college boys fancied. In fact, she
was the one they dreamed of marrying. Yet, when she walks
through the door at the reunion, she’s unrecognizable! In
truth, she looks l...

Clothes In a Wardrobe

...Clothes in a wardrobe still so neat
Your favourite fragrance makes it so complete
A task set without choice for me
To sort your things not so easily 

The jacket you wore for colder times
And t...

The Sunnier Side of Life

...Always look on the sunny side
The sunny side of life
It's where you'll forever find me
Life's just one big slice

A slice of joy and happiness
Waiting for you to call
Doesn't even requ...

Sunnier Chimes

...And the praying mantis is baying
for an excursion to sunnier chimes
The Sun goes down
bored casting shadows
Have you heard this one?
obscene said the Minister for good taste.
And the Moon wishe...

The Breeze Lifts My Spirits

...Roses look redder
     Sunflowers sunnier
   Chrysanthemums brighter
     Queen Anne's lace whiter

   Leaves waving like pennants
     Puffy clouds sail along
   Grass green and refreshed
  ...

I Read You

...I read You – less to learn,
for words are not Your
language nearly, but to touch
the spirit of You, Your dear presence
my soul pronunciation – “I live...
but not I” – more the spirit of Your
re...

Seed

...The tiny seed wasn’t certain it wanted to sprout
It had been through such trauma above the soil
winds buffeting it this way and that 
striking sign posts and trees 
bouncing off them before being...

My Favorite Color

...Fizzing with excitement
Teaming with fruity flavor
Zesty and delightful
My color is beyond compare

I am a painter, and cannot imagine
Any painting without it.
She colors lilies and dragons, 
...

Rearview

...When I was a history teacher, I had a passion for the subject,
Like the twilight descending silkily, as day and night connect.

Each day was a new adventure, as we explored different ages,
Broade...

Flung Into the Purgatory-

...Heaven
I awoke and was flung into the purgatory
The obscurity smiled
It threw its ghost against the days
Yet descending onto the surface
My Jesus
He said come unto me
Rise out of this pit o...

Our Granddaughter

...sunnier than the sun
her disposition is golden
she exudes rays of happiness
enthusiasm gleans forth
she spins and twiirls us easily
she is invincible, powerful, funny
a miracle, who lights up t...

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