Beautiful Wife Poems

I met Zara on a neural-linked dating app—
Her profile was unlike any I’d seen.
Persian eyes, starlit skin, a gaze coded to perfection.
My heart, still human,...

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My old husband, married so many times, making a big giant army with his loves. 
Loves that must follow all his rules, or he will...

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M. is for so MANY  reasons why I am in love with you.
R. Is for  how ROMANTIC  you are to me AND...

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Life might have taken away my ability to dance
But it didn't take out my rhythm
That's why even on my chair
I'm all groovy and fully turned...

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Another conversation within myself.
Another riddle within the spectrum of possibility.  
Wouldn't it be wise to search for someone in this
moment of desperation?

Fighting to wipe...

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I’ve never written a poem
Or ever penned a song
But one thing I can always say
My love for you is strong

Life isn't always easy
Sometimes, we just...

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CHINESE FEMALE POETS: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

Creamy Melons
by Chao Luan-Luan
translation by Michael R. Burch

Scented with talcum, moist with perspiration,
like pegs of jade inlaid in a harp,
aroused by...

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CHINESE FEMALE POETS: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

Sung to the tune of “I Paint My Lips Red”
by an anonymous courtesan or Li Ch’ing-Chao
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

After...

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Her eyes a sapphire blue,
An awesome sight to view,
Her nose aristocratic,
She was so charismatic,
Her lips a rosy petal pink,
One had to blink,
Or been seen as...

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the women of my lifetime
are women of a lifeline
they teach me kindness from bright minds
the ones who
despite it all
are still planting seeds
in this ugly world
turning...

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you get home from a work
greeted with a smile
a hug and i'll hold you for a while
i'll ask how it's been
and you'll give me an...

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i have an ecosystem inside me
an entire forest
and you've somehow
scratched and carved your name
on every single tree...

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Hanging in an apple orchard
frozen mist slowly drifts 
as soft as a subtle song
When love was young and free

Romance calls to my wandering eye 
searching...

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Silhouette of memories, flowing like silk, as waves collides, body to body never sea sick, we medicate each other by staring in each other's eyes,...

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I want to say thank you
To you, my beautiful wife,
For all you have done
And do for me in life.

My love will stand strong,
Never wavering through...

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