Traitorous Poems - Poems about Traitorous

French poems by Charles d’Orleans in modern English translations by Michael R. Burch Traitorous Eye by Charles d’Orleans loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Traitorous eye, what’s new? What lewd pranks do you have in view? Without civil warning, you spy, And no one ever knows why! Who understands anything you do? You’re rash and crass in your boldness too, And your lewdness is hard...

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Unlocking the vault invested with pain Its riches long stolen all value is stained Each bill tells a story of wantonness greed With truth sold for dollars whose printing now bleeds Locked up in a winter of coldness and fear A traitorous fortune of all you hold dear Its smell tells a story the mold growing thick Corruption inherent the air makes you sick Bereft you can’t spend what you coveted...

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Wide awake in the silent dark When I’m all curled in a corner I hear an incessant pounding Is this the sound of a traitorous heart? Or footsteps pacing outside my door? Regrets try to creep out from under Barren tears in eyes wide open You’ll always remember and can I ever forget? Those uncertain hours before the light of dawn When...

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I fought one piggish Titan and I won As if that devious Leech existed not; Sealing the very firy nose of his gun With ball-like rags to sap every shot. A long-lionized mogul of giant name Slew my low fists by a magic stroke; Vilest Judas glossing in pesty fame, I his two-timing fang spookily broke. I know not if such a...

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transmitted trashy talks (partially presented pablum pertaining particularly - president ***** (PAC - phallic action cum mitt tee) portfolio playboy philandering) baneful boorish boastful bullheaded Brobdingnagian beastie boy balks. conspicuously cavalierly crudely curtly ...

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Some think that love is as strong as hate, And still others as sturdy as a Flander’s mare. If both be true then I don’t think Ann loved me, For if she indeed loved me then the two I swear Are just as false as a fowler’s artful noose. You should think that ten years is not a time...

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Humans need words with sounds And then hear the tone of your voice They want to analyze the picture on your face And not to suspect you wrongly Even though you are angered Or have failed, speak a word A word of peace and not revenge In what situation but must be understood Humans want a response Negative or positive They are relieved or...

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