Submissions by ricecake
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Sep 2012 6:23am
29th Sep 2012 6:23am
The fence ~ with Hebrew translation
In the village they talk of the smell of death
בכפר הם מדברים על ריח של מוות
Two soldiers blasted by roadside bombs
שני החיילים פוצצו על ידי פצצות הדרך
Dinner tables will be empty tonight
שולחנות...
בכפר הם מדברים על ריח של מוות
Two soldiers blasted by roadside bombs
שני החיילים פוצצו על ידי פצצות הדרך
Dinner tables will be empty tonight
שולחנות...
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
29th Sep 2012 00:03am
29th Sep 2012 00:03am
On sacred ground
On sacred ground
Our belly to the sky
Flesh in ground
Heart to the moon
On sacred ground
We have trodden
When night comes
As we slip into
Our tombs
Each one of us
Sparkles,
Each one of us
To be found
Known to God
And beyond
On sacred ground
We rest
Our belly to the sky
Flesh in ground
Heart to the moon
On sacred ground
We have trodden
When night comes
As we slip into
Our tombs
Each one of us
Sparkles,
Each one of us
To be found
Known to God
And beyond
On sacred ground
We rest
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DARK POEM
Published
28th Sep 2012 2:32am
28th Sep 2012 2:32am
The Amphisbaena
Ah but the theme me Lord is Death
For wealth is far less than virtue
Less than the chandeliers of night
The bats my Lord that hang below the light
see your hands,
the stabs of steel
The tumble tricks
Betrayals' wheel
For one hundred days ye ran from this earth
A monster's head nigh caught me by surprise
The amphisbaena by my side
Then me Lord the unsworn gasp
Thy children clasp for mercy,
None have gone until now
One had drowned,
we strove one hundred days and nights, until the heath
Blood thick for fears
O'...
For wealth is far less than virtue
Less than the chandeliers of night
The bats my Lord that hang below the light
see your hands,
the stabs of steel
The tumble tricks
Betrayals' wheel
For one hundred days ye ran from this earth
A monster's head nigh caught me by surprise
The amphisbaena by my side
Then me Lord the unsworn gasp
Thy children clasp for mercy,
None have gone until now
One had drowned,
we strove one hundred days and nights, until the heath
Blood thick for fears
O'...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Sep 2012 3:28pm
27th Sep 2012 3:28pm
Fire and blood ~ with Yiddish translation
The pogroms have begun
די פּאַגראַמז האָבן אנגעהויבן
Fire and blood is everywhere
פֿייַער און בלוט איז אומעטום
Knives and bullets rip inside,
slaughtering women and children
קניוועס און...
די פּאַגראַמז האָבן אנגעהויבן
Fire and blood is everywhere
פֿייַער און בלוט איז אומעטום
Knives and bullets rip inside,
slaughtering women and children
קניוועס און...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Sep 2012 3:21am
27th Sep 2012 3:21am
Tsho-gyalma, god of Happiness will save Tibet ~
Tsho-gyalma, god of Happiness will save Tibet
Peace is waiting for the people of Tibet
和平是等待西藏人民
Fear is everywhere, even in the water
恐懼是無處不在，甚至在水中
The goat herds run up rocky slopes
山羊群跑到岩石斜坡
The slaughter is moments away
屠宰是矩離
Red blood on this land...
Peace is waiting for the people of Tibet
和平是等待西藏人民
Fear is everywhere, even in the water
恐懼是無處不在，甚至在水中
The goat herds run up rocky slopes
山羊群跑到岩石斜坡
The slaughter is moments away
屠宰是矩離
Red blood on this land...
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DARK POEM
Published
26th Sep 2012 5:14am
26th Sep 2012 5:14am
Remembering Kristallnacht
Remembering Kristallnacht
Is it love
in the marshes
for the sun is down
and t'is cold
to be locked in a dungeon
with metal bars
and empty stars
Is it love to be across the oceans
surrounded by cold currents and
the sharks of teeth,
in this great underneath
deep dark deep dark
tinkle tinkle
not a twinkle
Is it love
if liberty is in chains
and the veins of men
are blue
for the women too.
Slaves enter this courthouse
one by one
upon which judgement
upon...
Is it love
in the marshes
for the sun is down
and t'is cold
to be locked in a dungeon
with metal bars
and empty stars
Is it love to be across the oceans
surrounded by cold currents and
the sharks of teeth,
in this great underneath
deep dark deep dark
tinkle tinkle
not a twinkle
Is it love
if liberty is in chains
and the veins of men
are blue
for the women too.
Slaves enter this courthouse
one by one
upon which judgement
upon...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Sep 2012 00:49am
25th Sep 2012 00:49am
African violet
African Violet
You came by,
in a suit and a tie,
and an eye,
a saddened eye,
with one foot in the ground
and one in the sky
and you,
you spoke of an African violet
and the need for a pilot
to an island,
of some silence.
And you,
you went to the temple
to pray to God,
to find a way to
dampen the riot
You came by,
seeking the silence
in a suit and a tie,
an African violet
You came by,
in a suit and a tie,
and an eye,
a saddened eye,
with one foot in the ground
and one in the sky
and you,
you spoke of an African violet
and the need for a pilot
to an island,
of some silence.
And you,
you went to the temple
to pray to God,
to find a way to
dampen the riot
You came by,
seeking the silence
in a suit and a tie,
an African violet
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LOVE POEM
Published
25th Sep 2012 00:46am
25th Sep 2012 00:46am
Unfinished
I didn't feel a huge pull
towards you
You kissed me
on the lips
I went away
When you asked me why,
Why why
until
I cried
cried cried
towards you
You kissed me
on the lips
I went away
When you asked me why,
Why why
until
I cried
cried cried
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Sep 2012 2:23pm
24th Sep 2012 2:23pm
Instead of heaven
Instead of Heaven
The loneliness of
a birdcall from a birdcage
over the top of my head,
Neanderthal I feel,
White picket fences not
Tears wetting a bit
Breath panting a little more
Where are all the good poets
Screaming from rooftops
Where are you?
Until I fall
Instead of heaven,
Hell
Surrounded by poppy leaves
Embracing heaven
Except once again
it's Hell
He'll know my call
From one Neanderthal to another
Across the lonely suburban picket fences
The perfect windy driveways
I...
The loneliness of
a birdcall from a birdcage
over the top of my head,
Neanderthal I feel,
White picket fences not
Tears wetting a bit
Breath panting a little more
Where are all the good poets
Screaming from rooftops
Where are you?
Until I fall
Instead of heaven,
Hell
Surrounded by poppy leaves
Embracing heaven
Except once again
it's Hell
He'll know my call
From one Neanderthal to another
Across the lonely suburban picket fences
The perfect windy driveways
I...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Sep 2012 2:01pm
24th Sep 2012 2:01pm
Proclaiming Messiah
Proclaiming Messiah
It's always truth. isn't it
sitting in the sun's rays
getting in and out each others' way
watching the crowds go buy
speaking on their black
eating their berries
and silly lunches,
sigh
It's always truth, isn't it
waiting at the station
Holding tickets to places
The sea of faces
Listening to buskers
in the plaza of fire
and the pacing cussers
proclaiming Messiah
Pen and paper notebook
Pigeon scum and chips hook
cafe people look look
eyes
spot the...
It's always truth. isn't it
sitting in the sun's rays
getting in and out each others' way
watching the crowds go buy
speaking on their black
eating their berries
and silly lunches,
sigh
It's always truth, isn't it
waiting at the station
Holding tickets to places
The sea of faces
Listening to buskers
in the plaza of fire
and the pacing cussers
proclaiming Messiah
Pen and paper notebook
Pigeon scum and chips hook
cafe people look look
eyes
spot the...
798 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2012 00:33am
23rd Sep 2012 00:33am
Hello
Hello to anyone who is listening
For today is here
As the morning arrived
Sooner than expected
With sleep in my eyes
3am was late
Not if you're 21
But a decade or two onward
It's late
Morning, I think I am tired
The shower seems so far away
My belly aches with hunger
How I wish you were here!
Dad are you here
In this empty silence
can you hear me,
Can you even see me
It's morning dad, wake up!
hello
For today is here
As the morning arrived
Sooner than expected
With sleep in my eyes
3am was late
Not if you're 21
But a decade or two onward
It's late
Morning, I think I am tired
The shower seems so far away
My belly aches with hunger
How I wish you were here!
Dad are you here
In this empty silence
can you hear me,
Can you even see me
It's morning dad, wake up!
hello
815 reads
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