Poets

[chuck kottke]

Hmm.. that's pretty, and soulful. Lots of meaning pack in a few words - well done Rachel! ;)

Here's one - For the Rough.

In a world of never-ending

civilizing..

shaving away, paving away, and straitening the meandering

"For Safety's Sake" they say.

never bank what can be flattened; never bank on depth in a shallow pond.

All the Earth's gems

lost treasures & adventures

once in the rough

now cut, polished; set

but what is removed is

twice the gem

that cuts could ever do. Amend.

"They wouldn't know a Diamond if they held it in their hands"

The things that are precious we really can understand.

Time traveled slowly is time stewed and savored

Places seen in context show their beauty; a gem in the rough clings to the stone, and feels for the wind and the rain; the Indian grass waves and the blazing star calls under the noon-day sun. Blink and it's gone.

 

[miss capa]

^Ooh! So much truth in that poem. I especially like the line shaving away, paving away, and straitening the meandering

"For Safety's Sake" they say.

[miss capa]

Now, I'm up for some humourous poems; I wrote this one yesterday when I was realllly bored. I can't remeber the name of this type of poem...

 

A plain old cat will still chase mice

Yet deteste the taste of pinapple rice

Strange I know but I couldn't resist

And yes, pinapple rice does exist

Although it doesn't taste too nice

[Elyria]

An Italian sonnet...enjoy :)

 

~Crimson (sonnet no. 2)~

 

I stare into this field of sea-green trees

Dive in eclectic dream Aquarian fit

While in chaotic crimson soul doth sit

this fevered mind I know shall never cease

In drowning ever slowly love of thee

Perpetual your name it scarlet drifts

Not even angels' starlit dreams heart lifts

With pinioned wings I never shall be free

Thine eyes have purple turned and truth be known

Lost ever is mine heart within blind sight

Yet dreaming soul of lovers is thine own

And showers me in Heaven's roses white

And though through yours my solemn spirit's grown

I'll suffocate no more in torture's delight

[Elyria]

Echo...

[Pseudonym]

One man had a lock

One had a key

One burned a forest

One planted a tree

 

One woman had brains

Another had body

One had the money

One had a family

 

 

If all these people come together

If they all forget their differences

They can help the world in a way

That no one else has ever said

 

Was even possible

Or even right

But together these people hand in hand

Can give a trapped child just one more night

 

 

 

 

Fin.

[Elyria]

sweet. :dozey:

[Elyria]

And the sky screamed

down/up at me...

When I screamed back

in quiz...

It merely laughed

for who...who am I...

to question why?

I am but of this life

no reason why...

Yet...yes,

as sure as the sands will bring the morrow

[Pseudonym]

I just wrote this, let me know what you think:

Verse 1

No we don’t always see eye to eye

We don’t all get along

This world is far from perfect

That’s the song I’d always sung

 

But when you meet me on hill

Or when I see you in a field

I know there’s nothing

We can’t do

 

If we all just stand together now

We can love this all somehow

This time we have is way too short

So let’s not waste it

 

Chorus

Cause life’s what you make it

So let’s not waste it

And life is for living

So let’s live it good

 

Verse 2

We have to stop this fight

And make it through another night

Why should we hate our brothers?

Why should we fear our friends?

 

And why is this life so hard?

With no one around thus far

And if we all stop and think

We can all see the light

 

Chorus

Cause life’s what you make it

So let’s not waste it

And life is for living

So let’s live it good

 

Yeah life’s what you make it

So let’s not waste it

Oh life is for living

So let’s live it good

 

 

 

Bridge

Oh we’ve all seen hate

We’ve all seen war

All these mistakes

We’ve been there before

 

But you cannot give up

Cannot confide

We have to make it

We have to decide

 

That these times are precious

They’ll never return

And stopping this fight

Is all that I yearn

 

Chorus

Cause life’s what you make it

So let’s not waste it

And life is for living

So let’s live it good

 

Ohhh life’s what you make it

So let’s not waste it

Yeah life is for living

So let’s live it good

 

Yeah let’s live it good

 

Oh let’s live it good

 

Let’s live it good...

 

 

 

 

(Its a song as you can see)

[Elyria]

Kudos!! Me likes :thumbsup:

[chuck kottke]

Now, I'm up for some humourous poems; I wrote this one yesterday when I was realllly bored. I can't remeber the name of this type of poem...

 

A plain old cat will still chase mice

Yet deteste the taste of pinapple rice

Strange I know but I couldn't resist

And yes, pinapple rice does exist

Although it doesn't taste too nice

And you have obviously never had Polynesian Chicken with rice!:P (lots of pineapple, and it's goood!)

[chuck kottke]

And the sky screamed

down/up at me...

When I screamed back

in quiz...

It merely laughed

for who...who am I...

to question why?

I am but of this life

no reason why...

Yet...yes,

as sure as the sands will bring the morrow

Thought provoking! Truth often can be harsh, making us seem insignificant at times..

But even the sand does move us.

[Elyria]

Ah yes...and who do you suppose inspired this, but Poe himself?? Beauty. ;)

[miss capa]

This life is simple

All we do is breathe

All we do is live

Still we worry about tomorrow

 

Our hearts are not broken

Because we do not know love

Because we sprint instead of walking

Still we write poems of sadness

 

No idea what to call this one...hmmm

[Kyuu]

My fav thread! ^^

 

My latest poem about my breakup.

 

''Broken Locket''

 

Found you in a river

Brought by the Great Lake

You were the one who controlled my shiver

And decided to walk along every road I take

 

I dried you up and kept you in my hands

Let my warmth testify

Felt like you were the one who truly understands

But in the end you had to greet me with goodbye

 

Fell into the water, may the ocean row me away

No, I don't need your bridge nor need you to swim across

Cos love has its pros and cons, may this be the price I'll have to pay

And this'll be YOUR LOSS.

[Elyria]

^good stuff...and to think so few people appreciate the beauty of the written word. Hm.

 

As the window bleeds humidity

the sun hides in humility...

and I know the night

is where I belong

amid the diamond sky...

the fireflies told me so.

 

And in this chaos we call humanity

dreams of sunlit days

aye, even he cannot protest the night

for the stars speak of eternity

the moonflower herself

in her nocturnal blooms...

concurs.

 

(from "Ode to a Diamond Sky")

[Kyuu]

^ I really love your poem.

 

And I so agree with ya. :nice:

 

Keep them coming~! :)

[delsino]

Great,you all write great poem.

i have tried write poem in English,but my English poems are so baaaaaaaad

 

en......i'll post some of my poems In Chinese,

i'm sorry that i can't translate them in English,and it seems as if i translate them,they'll never be called poems .....:P

 

 

if you can Chinese,or you have Chinese friends,i think they can translate them 4 u.....

 

 

1.

<今夜，你是否在窗前?>

 

今夜，你是否在窗前

 

望见淡红的残月？

 

今夜，你是否在窗前，

 

任呓语的清风

 

亲吻你的耳边？

 

 

今夜，你是否在窗前

 

望着天空淡红的残月，

 

今夜，你是枕着月光入睡

 

还是月色下------

 

彻夜难眠？

 

你是想着昨日瞬息的一眼，

 

还是幻想明天

 

又如何相见？

 

 

今夜你的窗前，

 

是否也月光点点？

 

 

今夜，我望见那淡红的残月，

 

想那是你的片语只言

 

如清风呓语般

 

贴近我的耳边。

 

今夜，你是在窗前徘徊

 

还是月光下

 

在梦中流连？

 

 

今夜你的窗前

 

是否也银辉一片？

 

 

但今夜------

 

也许你不在窗前

 

望不见这淡红的残月

 

紧闭着窗帘

 

也许你看不见这诗句，

 

听不懂风的语言，

 

今夜你的窗前，

 

有天空的红晕，徘徊云间，

 

渐渐消散，你的窗前。

 

 

而今夜，我在窗前------

 

望着那淡红的残月，

 

听清风呓语在我耳边......

 

 

2. <月 （moon）>

 

 

月。

清甚，淡绝。

波似海，味若雪。

阴晴成诗，明灭胜乐。

千年清辉续，万代寂寥约。

及至银丝纠结，方晓流光难却。

年年岁岁皆如此，相逢之时又残缺。

 

3 《致地震死难者 （to the dead in earthquake）》

寒夜颤抖的提琴，

让天空也洒泪哀泣，

但最震撼的乐音，

是你微弱的呼吸。

 

夜莺含血的低吟，

在玫瑰间回旋持续，

但最绝妙的诗韵，

是你起伏的心律。

 

我的姐妹兄弟，

你来自尘土，

又复归去，

留下昨日的思绪

今日的叹息。

 

 

 

清风辗转不已，

是你昨日的呼吸

如今

她已融入松林

永远

也不再远离...

 

 

 

我的姐妹兄弟

你来自尘土

缘何

又复归去？

 

 

 

山石起伏高低

是你昨日的心律

如今

她已凝入夜晚

化为

无声的夜曲...

 

 

 

我的姐妹兄弟

你来自尘土

又复归去

留下昨日的思绪

清风和大地...

 

 

 

4.<无题 （Untitled）>

 

 

 

正宫·塞鸿秋 无题

 

春时水、夏时水、秋时水。

东风吹、西风吹、北风吹。

看一回、思一回、哭一回。

回首间墙也灰、发也灰、心也灰，

碎叶满天吹，过往飞鸿追。

怎能说离无悔、死无悔、泪无悔？

 

 

5.<Untitled>

 

this poem,in fact ,you can read from the left to right,up to down------that's happy mood

 

you also can read from right to left,down to up-----that's sad mood

 

just a game of words,the greatest and unique

feature of Chinese Poem (en..... may be)

 

华光满天星灿灿，

黄昏月散却逢友。

画字送友无悲苦 ，

水逐花落浮鱼游。

花谢又开新红瘦，

茶杯与友无深愁。

节此佳兮星为伴，

满溢江水绕西楼。

[delsino]

don't ''kill'' me 4 i posted some poems that may confused u......

 

:stunned:

[Scribble127]

[snip]

[delsino]

Rewind the tape and replay the mistake,

Same old story... different day.

 

 

good.i like it

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

great poems Rachael, Kyuu, Elyria and Scribble. :thumbsup:

 

i don't know the names of some of you, because i've never seen you posting here until now :embarrased:

 

delsino my browser doesn't load your poems in chinese and i dunno/know anybody that could translate them for me :\

[Elyria]

And the sun dreamed red...

for brilliance has so many a name

 

I dared not speak but listen.

What did I hear?...

 

Reverberations in the myriad that is truth

and again, a soliloquy of who I am dances inside my head

 

So whilst I try to dismantle this untangled web

I seek but the simplest, to understand

 

And meanwhile?

The rest go untamed...

[Kyuu]

TWO STARS - Winter 2005

 

One moment nothing, everything the next;

A cosmos born from chaos in darkness.

Light and shadows, energy and matter

Swell my emotions before they scatter,

Growing to infinity and back again

Now only the memory keeps me sane.

 

You came, you conquered and you departed

We shined, then you left me broken-hearted.

But our time together count not for nought;

I am grateful for the colour you brought.

Because you, my love, are a shooting star

And when I look up, you'll never be far.

 

For you, I shall be here and I will shine

For you, although you will never be mine

A toast; to before and forever more,

To what could have been and will nevermore,

To life and love and never forgetting,

To life and love and never regretting.

 

DEJA VU - Spring 2007

 

The bitter shot that fails to quench,

Jealousy and lust unrequited;

A familiar emotional cocktail

Leaves my senses dulled and blighted.

I cannot help but play your fool

Because I know no other way.

Rewind the tape and replay the mistake,

Same old story... different day.

 

PILLOW THOUGHTS - Autumn 2007

 

In my mind is where we will meet

Under the stars in lucid dreams

Where hope and fancy know no fear.

Though I forget come morning mist

And thoughts of want and need persist

I know we'll meet again my dear.

 

---

 

^Addicted to rhyme.

 

OMG.

 

You have written the best poems I've ever read!

 

Wish I was as good as you. :nice:

[SaraEve41]

My wares

They are not for sale

In shallow waters

I stalked this

Particular mollusk

It’s shell ice white

Diamond crusted

The demon

I plucked from

The scarlet flesh,

The ash of a

Jealous plot,

Turned over

And over

Now a

Black Pearl