Sonnet Surreal Poems

So unadorned is nature's gift to us
with flawless forms of animals so pure.
Their coats and faces stand out with no fuss,
as nature does provide inborn...

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In my realm of surreal dreams, our love grows.
'Twas a serendipitous dance of chance
With one look, our eyes locked and thoughts froze.
Soon entwined as in...

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It was covered by a blanket of moss

with a wood fence that looked as sturdy as 

a young child’s craft project, stretching across

a patio, the...

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I Walk Midnight Arena All Alone

O' chalice of the world, mystical sphere
Treasures  born from ancient raided castles
What of palid crescent moons hanging low
And the...

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What Of This Niggardly Miserable Earth

What of this niggardly miserable earth
this small plot awaiting a white tombstone
when she cares and asks what is it all...

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All The World Was A'spinning, And The Good Rains Never Fell

Back when I was just a dead leaf cast upon the cold ground
I was all...

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Dearest Sunlight, I Wait With Bated Breath

Dearest sunlight has thy glow ran away
Into a hideous canyon to hide
Please to dawn's glorious hour this I pray
Return,...

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In Alaska, near Mount Edgecumbe's feet,
fish built Sitka, a city with no road.
And so, Sitka's fame is its fishing fleet;
where time is never spent; it...

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"What great dimension of the great beyond
              makes Earth a microscopic vagabond?"
...

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earth sinking
equator like northpole-southpole tunnel bisecting earth
cities clocking population reduction 
countries resourceless in failed planet
people aspiring for bi-planet citizenship
india shown it's place

earth resolution on it's...

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Reflecting on the heart and soul, the mind
Whispering breathes of laughter, so alive
Radiating grace, joy – always kind
Blessing my soul, impressions who do thrive

Sighing hope...

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Destroyed cosy inquisitioned in light
    Detective sun floods roof lifted abode
    Harsh ray revelation, shark menace bite
  ...

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These are my modern English translations of sonnets by the French poet Stephane Mallarme.

The Tomb of Edgar Poe
by Stéphane Mallarmé
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Transformed...

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Struck! Evening murk ink sky infultrated
Weapon copper key turns lock apricot 
Crystal busy bunched clouds fluro painted
Fleshy salmon jump aboard paper yacht 

Storm dealt in...

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organs inside are out
emptiness outside is in
diamond jubilee india casts spell
heart is on the right side
oesophagus is upside down
without body are indians
without civilsation-fit is indianess
summon...

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