Tinkling Poems

mosaic

...I am a mural
of seasons patched in nectar
slowly—bit by bit I falter

Tinkling tinkle—
bicycle bell
bashes my pieces back to 
where they belong; Where
they were sort of a whole. At least
I r...

the dust of constellations

...The day was long and greedily waited,
in near unspoken secret - like a thing
delightfully and enchantingly wicked.

We are reunited - simpatico - my love, lover and I.
We ravish each other and l...

A CRYSTALLINE COLLAGE

...A.COUPLETS

IN SIGHT'S EYE

Ideas with nowhere to hide
An eureka moment inside

Indistinct ,then becoming clear
Words & pictures coming near-

A passage of light to my soul,
Inspiration to...

A Rich Rhyme

...Louis Watson loved well made, toy ships, and had a fine collection,
Since father was a sailor himself. Like aged wind's novel directions.

Louis loved sailing toy ships on Crystal Pond, li...

Lazy Evening on my Porch with My Dogs

...the evening is alive with promise
dogs lie on their porch, loving the breeze
chimes are tinkling in a happy manner
there are two sounds – the air conditioner and crickets

the wind picks up stre...

Trapped Breath

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Written: August 07, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Mark Toney

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Corset of steel tightens—ratified pain,  
Vestigial breath trapped in ischemia thrall.  
The...

Blessings and Peace

...As I lay on the forest floor, 
peacefully gazing at the starry sky,
I wonder about the blessings,
                 ~that are numerous,
                   than the stars passing by.

The sodden ...

Eagle’s Challenge

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meet me on high in limpid luminescent sky
from whence you’ll catch my twigs perhaps
there I cloudless am guided to harlequin horizons
precision ...

Christmas

...Christmas is a long song sung in winter,
An epic poem written with white quill feather pen and
Gold ink, and on clouds of paper,
Beginning from a sneezing December to a
Dizzying twelfth-calendar ...

Southee serenade

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Foppish fringe flutters..pianist tendrils tinkling..

Flitter finessing leathery fruits..

Caressing..stitched dreams tickled & tailored..

Swing..swerve in clandestine cahoots…

Curve…vo...

A Teasing Muse

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               Again, she bid me write upon that warm dark desert night

           Pen was hidden from my sight, a sleepy poet's sorrowed plight

               And in her flippant way upo...

silver anklets

..."When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. 
When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant."
-Quote by Confucius
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feminine luxury...

Sentimental Mood

...Ellington is sitting and tinkling the black and white keys
Coltrane standing and blowing like an autumn breeze

Mood__

Nostalgic, misty-eyed, and feelings of tenderness 
Her sweet perfume ling...

Chinese Translations IV

...CHINESE TRANSLATIONS IV

These are English translations of Chinese poems about nature, the seasons, autumn, winter, spring, night, time, tears, flowers and love. 

Seeking a Mooring
by Wang Wei
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Did Butterfly Princess Impress You

...Butterfly princess landed in the garden on a warm May day
She isn’t local, must be from an ever land far far away
Her gown was refined, with corals, lavenders and sky blue
She had dainty features,...

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