The Three Enigmas of Turandot
...The three enigmas of Turandot
The well of souls run deep in fabled lands of old.
Of China's ancient dynasty and the lost Great Tartary,
a ballad of love and loss that must be told.
The Emper...
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Categories:
turandot, crush, longing, love, moon,
Form: Narrative
The Internal Dying of Benjamin Tippett
...No Maria -
when a Bernstein motif lingers.
No rosary beads -
they'll simply slip
through bourbon-stained fingers.
God carved the seven continents,
with skillful guise,
and Puccini cries.
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Categories:
turandot, on writing and words
Form: Rhyme
John Heck
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Born and raised in Brooklyn,
with a poetic heart to write.
Anticipated in making friends,
all poetic forms bring him delight.
With a love for ice skating,
at the Franconia Notch Lake...
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Categories:
turandot, dedicationlove, time,
Form: Quatrain