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Mei and I

He sits rapt as a parrot overlookingA perfect mirror image of itself and thinks:Atonement is a stone in the river.Astonishment is not.A poet of the ‘gentleIdeas of philosophy’, the heirOf Ta’o Ch’en, who belongsTo the clarity of poetry,He has no thoughts onThe toucan encrusted bridgeBuilt across the arc of his life span.Great is that memoryContinue reading “Mei and I”

Posted byextrasimileFebruary 19, 2021Posted inliteracy1 Comment on Mei and I

embers

EMBERS )1( Only one starAn ember in an icicle,Too dark to go homeTonight. Grey night a C poem of clouds: a fireplace, wood,A blanket, embers. Grey nights of snow, a pile EMBERS )2( 0

Posted byextrasimileJanuary 18, 2021February 20, 2021Posted inliteracy2 Comments on embers

The Sun Rose

Then glut thy sorrow on a morning rose, Or on a rainbow of the salt sand-wave..; John Keats The Sun Rose is beautifully named; It goes well with ‘dry chrysanthemums.’ Which are the very epitome of a chant– Why, even the water-lily can sing As the shades descend from the sky. As the shades descendContinue reading “The Sun Rose”

Posted byextrasimileDecember 21, 2020February 19, 2021Posted inliteracy2 Comments on The Sun Rose

It’s by Here

I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling the need to do something positive for the world, and here it is! This book was just published by the Four Windows Press. And not only does contain ten poems by me, it’s got thirty other poets who are doing some of the best writingContinue reading “It’s by Here”

Posted byextrasimileDecember 4, 2020December 17, 2020Posted inliteracy, literature, poetryTags:literature, poem, poetry1 Comment on It’s by Here
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the Black Pagoda

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The Black Pagoda

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At the Dance

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Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

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