Robert S. Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 While stuck in the Black Hole of the beginning of the IBIS process, waiting for my wife's visa, I wrote a haiku: Security checksChina lady terroristsExploding dumplings Trigg, that was a stunning Robert Graves poem I had not seen before. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment
Trigg Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Yes robert, everytime I get full of myself I read it. It breaks my images and therefore clearifies my lack of insight---great poem. I have it embossed on clear plastic. Behind it is a broken mirror-then a frame. It looks broken. Those who first see it always say, the thing, it is broken--then read it and .... Link to comment
hypoclear Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Thanks Cosmic.. I like to think I have some good taste.. heheh I grew up in the Pioneer valley or as is sometimes called the con river valley. So the seasons and the hills aways surrounded me as a child. When I moved to Chicago.. I almost got dizzy standing on the Milwalkee ave El station looking west!! hehehe I had never in my life been able to see that far.. On top of the Sears tower and I'll be damned!!! the earth really does curve or at least the horizion does... Mark and Bea Link to comment
frank1538 Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I stand in awe of those of you who have quoted some of the classics. I guess my preference for poems from Ireland, as in Limerick, just won't make the grade here. Link to comment
sylinchinastill Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Chinese poetry does rhyme- but instead of rhyming at the end of the sentence they use a lot of internal rhyme- as well as sometimes rhyming in couplets as so much Western poetry does. Obviously- the rhyme won't translate- but here is some Chinese poetry...With the Rumpus Rooms topics lately- this is oddly appropriate- Weep Not, Young WomenIt is always sad autumn when our enemies sweep down their raidersfrom the mountains to invade us. The trumpets summon the warriors! They will ride on till they come to the great wall.Then they will ride beyond it, out on the great Gobi desert. There, only the cold bare moon.Only cold beads of dew on swords and shields.How they shiver. Weep not, young women... This is no timeto start your weeping.Who knows how longthat you must weep?Li Po I Will Be AloneThis Lake at Kunming, how wondrous itwas in the days of Han! Then it flotaed a parade of proud war-junks gay with flags... Now it is only a bare mirror at nightfor the spinning boy... That star-boy whodoes not flee from cold. Black seed-pods from the Koumi blow on it now. There are lilies and lotus flowers too...But soon the north wind will rip away their leaves. And I will be alone with my unhappiness.TuFu I think Tu Fu is spelled Du Fu now but I'm not sure- these guys are the two most famous Chinese poets. Link to comment
Guest DragonFlower Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 HI,Syl I have a picture of my love and I standing by the lake at Kunming.I will post it sometime. Thanks Cosmic I am not a poet,just a manSometimes the emotions that issue from my soul,find their way into words that rhyme,sometimes notThis is the poetry of life,not the poetry of wordsOn occassion the emotions transcend the power ofmere words to contain the realityNever the less, we all feel the need to sharethe truth of our existence So I will try long Link to comment
Robert S. Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I stand in awe of those of you who have quoted some of the classics. I guess my preference for poems from Ireland, as in Limerick, just won't make the grade here. What???!!!! What about Yeats? One of the greatest giants of poetry! Link to comment
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