drunkenness.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Drunkenness by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Drunkenness/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>first prize/p> p> In the wild drunkennessbr /> in your eyes …br /> I wake up …br /> I miss the logicbr /> the prudencebr /> I try to anticsbr /> writingbr […]
do_not_get_angry.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>DO NOT GET ANGRY by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>DO NOT GET ANGRY/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Do not get angrybr /> deep holes of the wordsbr /> in the hallway buzzbr /> growsbr /> Do not get angrybr /> our secret to […]
dickinson_and_the_alabaster_gogyohka.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>dickinson and the alabaster gogyohka by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>dickinson and the alabaster gogyohka/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p> that they may move homebr /> northeast and beyond their fearsbr /> the only thing they need fear/p> p>how one’s wish […]
dawned_again.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Dawned again by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Dawned again /h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>The door of the nightbr /> closedbr /> born light God of breadsbr /> in the hands of the sun /p> p>for them /p> p>who are hungry for orphansbr […]
create.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Create by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Create/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p> Countless fine rootsbr /> veins in the powerbr /> land submergedbr /> born like thatbr /> vegetation andbr /> soulbr /> A body of rock and God/p> p> ****br /> Aplastic […]
conference_swan_beauty.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Conference swan beauty by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Conference swan beauty/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Inconsolable memorybr /> no affectionbr /> … written in your mindbr /> marks on the leaves/p> p>You become a dirge, panicbr /> crybr /> When the marble memorybr […]
colors_and_sounds.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Colors and Sounds by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Colors and Sounds/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Silence is not exitsbr /> trapped in the sounds …br /> wakes up and looks like …br /> have only memory/p> p>The sounds grewbr /> with them andbr […]
children039s_eyes.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>CHILDREN’S EYES by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>CHILDREN’S EYES/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>The houses of the city tightened/p> p>the snow in the roofs stretched out/p> p>two lights in the end of the street/p> p>two children’s eyes/p> p>they read the shades/p> p>of the […]
athens_stone_of_sapphire_of_ground_the_ring.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>ATHENS stone of sapphire of ground the Ring by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>ATHENS stone of sapphire of ground the Ring/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>ATHENSbr /> Athens stone of sapphire of ground the Ring… “br /> “.. /p> p> Kostis Palamasbr /> […]
as_with_recitation_and_the_loss_of_a_kuhi.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>As with Recitation and The Loss of a Kuhi by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>As with Recitation and The Loss of a Kuhi/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé/h2> div id=”content”> p>this thieving of lovebr /> tightrope against what it means –br /> to visit the past/p> […]
antediluvian_kural_on_twitter.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Antediluvian Kural on Twitter by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Antediluvian Kural on Twitter/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p> He kicked off his sandals, walkedbr /> barefoot into the kitchen.br /> “I want to believe you. Will you let me?”br /> The […]
alexander.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>ALEXANDER by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>ALEXANDER/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Alexander “Greek Prince ‘br /> one hand holds the spearbr /> and Shieldbr /> under the armpitbr /> “Resindet that Pindosbr /> called Macedon “br /> divided into real timebr /> heir […]
acts_of_love.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Acts of Love by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Acts of Love/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>The … Love … does not ignorebr /> designs and soulbr /> expensive materials ..br /> building/p> p>Acts of love …br /> angel sweet kissesbr /> born inbr […]
a_single_man.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A Single Man by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A Single Man/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Do the lambbr /> the passage of lifebr /> A small cross in baptism/p> p>neck just fitsbr /> no other ornaments/p> p> ***/p> p>And body smellbr /> the […]
a_poem.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A Poem by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A Poem/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>Snow… the lastbr /> white flakesbr /> fall on the earthbr /> Castaways resemblebr /> in deserted beachbr /> and the sea white blood/p> br> /body> /html> Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
a_dialogue.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A Dialogue by Kapardeli Eftichia/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A Dialogue/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Kapardeli Eftichia/h2> div id=”content”> p>A dialogue betweenbr /> in weak and strongbr /> People under roofsbr /> …Winter WAITINGbr /> and others forgottenbr /> with the rain the grassbr /> and stone blendbr /> … but […]
a_city_one_wish.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A City One Wish by kapardeli eftichia /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A City One Wish/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by kapardeli eftichia /h2> div id=”content”> p>The city heavy leansbr /> On me years….nowbr /> Wakes up and sleepbr /> Effortlessly…unwearied alwaysbr /> The samebr /> The time you say and it […]
a_choka_is_a_littoral_drift.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A Choka is a Littoral Drift by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A Choka is a Littoral Drift/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p>Of time, the interstitial –br /> of resisting, a soft wait /p> p>of normal things, amusementbr /> the glassy voice […]
the_solitary_oak_on_mount_kremlin_bicetre.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>The Solitary Oak on Mount Kremlin-Bicêtre by T. Wignesan/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p> for Jean Lapresle, the “Father” of neuro-pathology in France: 1909-2000 /p> p>On Bicêtre Mount a stately oak did spread its unmeshed /p> p> boughs to swarms of sparrows beating retreat /p> p>To turtle-doves and flapping pigeon-mates […]
the_prison_of_the_past.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>The prison of the past by Mirela Sula/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>The prison of the past/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Mirela Sula/h2> div id=”content”> p>I escape from the prison of the pastbr /> Haunted by illusions gone awrybr /> Filled with accusation against own selfbr /> There I go to […]
The Dead Woman by Pablo Neruda, La Muerta
[lwptoc] The Dead Woman (translated by Curtis Bauer) If suddenly you do not exist, if suddenly you are not living, I shall go on living. I do not dare, I do not dare to write it, if you die. I shall go on living. Because where a man has no voice, there, my voice Where […]
pathos_is_the_skyward_tanka.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>pathos is the skyward tanka by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>pathos is the skyward tanka/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p> a mother swathed in muslinbr /> scavenging, rubble/p> p>behind the sea of biscaybr /> a burned down house on a moundbr […]
nominalism_is_a_liquid_kuhi.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>nominalism is a liquid kuhi by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>nominalism is a liquid kuhi/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p> solomonic column, whitebr /> scraped clean of spirals /p> p>here lies a similar namebr /> safe, lamp-lit passage/p> p>maybe tomorrow, a […]
eclipse_of_love.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Eclipse of Love by Tanisha Avarsekar/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p>Are those tears or fires in my eyes?br /> Reality is being manifested by the thought I most despise.br /> The day I had hoped would never come is here.br /> Taking away my soul and what I hold most […]
divided_passion.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Divided passion by Mirela Sula/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Divided passion/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Mirela Sula/h2> div id=”content”> p>Push me….br /> Tell me “How much time do you need to come”?br /> How much time to get to you?br /> One side of me is in denialbr /> I feel […]
death039s_claim.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Death’s claim by Tanisha Avarsekar/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p>When life stops, but time goes on.br /> When you go, but I have to move on.br /> When the world’s successful in tearing us apart.br /> When death comes to claim, what’s been given by the past.br /> Flames in […]
dear_bhikkhu_a_eulogy.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>dear bhikkhu: a eulogy by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>dear bhikkhu: a eulogy/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p> what will you will to endure, bhikkhu?/p> p>what will you remember, twenty lake daysbr /> saffron robe to keep out the cold, keep […]
as_with_a_senryu_s_hardening_ridge.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>As with a Senryu’s Hardening Ridge by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>As with a Senryu’s Hardening Ridge/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé/h2> div id=”content”> p>jalousie windows openbr /> six months of chill as welcome/p> p>as five years, seven inflectionsbr /> precise, scaled dots dropping offbr /> […]
A Gogyohka and the Forgotten Panopticon
by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé There, a quiet remembrance – thin walls, colloquium volte-face, inversions the same mirrored shine and glass so we sleep better slipping naked under sheets roster-retractions and altercations and always inward-looking the way your pulse races up percussive, a paper plane forgive our gentle lapses both of us paper tigers among the […]
a_faded_postcard_is_a_tanka_daydream.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>A Faded Postcard is a Tanka Daydream by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>A Faded Postcard is a Tanka Daydream/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé /h2> div id=”content”> p>but of the firewalkerbr /> of his frame, a rush of flame/p> p>look at both faces, closed eyes/p> […]
krishna039s_advice_to_arjuna.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Krishna’s advice to Arjuna by T. Wignesan/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p> 14: If the soul meets death when Sattva prevails,br /> then it goes to the pure regions of those who are seeking truth.br /> 15: If a man meets death in a state of Rajas,br /> he is […]
krishna039s_advice_to_arjuna.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Krishna’s advice to Arjuna by T. Wignesan/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p> 14: If the soul meets death when Sattva prevails,br /> then it goes to the pure regions of those who are seeking truth.br /> 15: If a man meets death in a state of Rajas,br /> he is […]
Exodus by Michael Nikoletseas
Exodus by Michael Nikoletseas The angel will come in a taverna I know you he will say We will be friends He will kiss you on the mouth I love you too you will say All my life I looked into the moon All will be done he will say All will be done In […]
Saint George the Dragon by Michael Nikoletseas
Saint George the Dragon by Michael Nikoletseas We too stood At the crossroads chapel Of Saint George killing the dragon Dumb night our eyes Friend Mine to the north Yours to the south And the stone Oh stranger, tell the Spartans Leonidas fell alone In the tavernas men eat mushrooms in stealth Women at […]
heal_me_slowly.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Heal Me Slowly by Hibah Shabkhez/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p>Heal me slowly, O death, heal me slowlybr /> Leave me the day’s dying lightbr /> Come for me gently in the nightbr /> Heal me slowly, O death, heal me slowlybr /> Leave me a little while my painbr […]
gazebo.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>in the gazebo by Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>in the gazebo/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/h2> div id=”content”> p> (for my Mother Danuta in Heaven) /p> p> a warm September day,br /> the thirteenth,br /> your birthday, Mombr /> smell of coffee on the terracebr /> […]
all-days-seem-same.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>All days seem the same by Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>All days seem the same/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/h2> div id=”content”> p>The outside world is waiting to be healedbr /> but blinds cover the windowsbr /> and pain clings like a demon with sharp clawsbr […]
woken_up_by_beautiful_dreams.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Woken up by Beautiful Dreams by Azam Siddiqui/title> /div> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> p>woken up early by beautiful dreamsbr /> I have some place to gobr /> I wake up on my ownbr /> When someone’s waiting for me I knowbr /> you laugh at how i can be so surebr […]
was_then.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>was then by A.C. Zenner/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>was then/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A.C. Zenner/h2> div id=”content”> p>it was…br /> as yet…br /> not eaten…br /> that meal…/p> p>which tore…br /> and drew…br /> the breath…br /> of life…/p> p>from her…br /> and all…br /> she strove…br /> to […]
vestiges.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Vestiges by A. Van Jordan/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Vestiges/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 itemprop=”author” class=”author”>by A. Van Jordan/h2> div itemprop=”genre” id=”content”> div class=”taxonomy-images”>a href=”/a-van-jordan/poems.html” class=”taxonomy-image-links”>img itemprop=”image” src=”https://www.best-poems.net/files/imagecache/poet/category_pictures/A.%20Van%20Jordan.jpg” alt=”A. Van Jordan” title=”A. Van Jordan” width=”180″ height=”200″ class=”taxonomy-image-term-11067 taxonomy-image-vid-22″/>/a>/div>p>I would like to swim in the Atlantic,br /> to swim with someone who understoodbr […]