Tien a Christian Couplet Version
Where to go from here, when Truth is so near?
We all,may find the Son ,to light our way!
By Phan Tan Hai
Opening the book, reading a few pages,
the words shine like precious jade—
a hidden diamond strength
stepping past the realm of sorrow.
The young girl’s laughter of long ago
echoes along the lines;
a strand of hair tied into the poem,
waiting for some future life of peace.
Following the Buddha pointing at the moon,
I mistake it again for a jade hand;
wading endlessly through the stream of prose,
someone’s laughter sounds like weeping.
A time when hair was very green,
a time of ten thousand words;
now the smile is soundless,
now the words are wordless.
in the midst of death lichens come to life
My secnd alternate Tien form of ten syllable, no title
Tien is inspired by Chidiock Tichborne first line of his monosyllabic 'Prime of Youth'
MALE & FEMALE
equivalent & complementary
My alternate Tien form of ten syllable, & title
Ten isinspired by Chidliock Tichborne monosyllabic 'Prime of Youth'
We all,may find the Son ,to light our way!
My Tien form is a sentence of ten words of one syllable, no title inspired by Chidiock Tichborne first line of his 'Prime of Youth'
TIEN is an enigmatic one line monostich poem of ten words of one syllable (no title) full of pathos
derived from Tichborne's 'Prime of Youth'
The past,my now,with me each day will stay
Is a vow a vow,or just words for now?
The past,my now,with me each day will stay
The past,my now,with me each day will stay
Let go of the sad and keep just the good.
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December 29, 2019
Poetry/Verse/TIEN
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1212-380-02
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
TIEN, is a 10 word, one syllable sentence form
created by Chidlick Tichborne
Written for FFI 50 - TIEN
Brian Strand
Podium Place 1
created by Chidlick Tichborne
Where to go from here, when Truth is so near?
We all,may find the Son ,to light our way!
My Tien form is a sentence of ten words of one syllable, no title
Moments of revelation, one to one
hear me recite from my 4100+ PS anthology on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro..
catch my short forms(as the one above) @strandpoet on twitter..
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I write structured prose..am I a poet
Hear me recite from my 4000+ PS anthology on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro..
catch my short forms @strandpoet on twitter..
read my kindle guides etc on amazon
A senseless existence expressed aloud
Hear me recite from my 4000+PS anthology on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro
catch my short fotms @strandpoet on twitter
read my kindle guides on amazon
Enigmas to tantalise and tease
GLOBAL VILLAGE
Look,Look,I want some of that over there
IMMIGRATION
Too late,the stable door was left open
HUMAN RIGHTS
It's always about mine,yours do not count
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