Submissions by sodium589
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." (L.Wittgenstein) I try to shift them in writing. Any questions? Just ask.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jan 2015 7:12pm
29th Jan 2015 7:12pm
Gladiator tranquillus
Noli audere me oppugnare,
vincere non potes,
nam tempus mecum est.
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Don't you dare to combat me,
you can't win
for time is on my side.
vincere non potes,
nam tempus mecum est.
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Don't you dare to combat me,
you can't win
for time is on my side.
711 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jan 2015 5:27pm
29th Jan 2015 5:27pm
My metaphoric fridge
Do you like fresh food -
uneaten yet? Have I read
all those books? No way!
uneaten yet? Have I read
all those books? No way!
668 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Dec 2014 7:24am
12th Dec 2014 7:24am
Do-it-yourself epitaph
Here lies .......
whose tongue was sharper than a sword.
Now the dependents exult -
henceforth it's their turn to speak...
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Hic iacet ...
cuius verba acriora erant gladio,
nunc superstites exsultant,
tandem eis licet loqui...
whose tongue was sharper than a sword.
Now the dependents exult -
henceforth it's their turn to speak...
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Hic iacet ...
cuius verba acriora erant gladio,
nunc superstites exsultant,
tandem eis licet loqui...
774 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Dec 2014 8:27pm
9th Dec 2014 8:27pm
Winter blues
Hiemem ineuntem fugere volo
ad litora Graeciae amoena
Mare Aegaeum spectare desidero
et vestigia, quae relinquam in arena.
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I want to flee from the winter
to the lovely shores of Greece,
to look at the Aegean Sea I desire
and the footprints I'll leave in the sand.
ad litora Graeciae amoena
Mare Aegaeum spectare desidero
et vestigia, quae relinquam in arena.
----
I want to flee from the winter
to the lovely shores of Greece,
to look at the Aegean Sea I desire
and the footprints I'll leave in the sand.
953 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Nov 2014 7:33pm
30th Nov 2014 7:33pm
Finis terrae
On your Sunday afternoon walk
you reach the turning point
but like on
St. James's Trail
Santiago is not the end.
Keep on walking
to Cape Finisterre
wondering what may lie behind
on the pilgrimage of life.
Be courageous!
Go far beyond this point!
you reach the turning point
but like on
St. James's Trail
Santiago is not the end.
Keep on walking
to Cape Finisterre
wondering what may lie behind
on the pilgrimage of life.
Be courageous!
Go far beyond this point!
698 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Nov 2014 8:47am
27th Nov 2014 8:47am
Living room - extended version
Ten past six a.m.
having breakfast
with people never invited
coffee in my left hand, croissant in my right
the train is arriving at
platform 6
having breakfast
with people never invited
coffee in my left hand, croissant in my right
the train is arriving at
platform 6
664 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Nov 2014 10:00pm
12th Nov 2014 10:00pm
The frog
leap....frog....leap....frog....leap
leap..frog..leap..frog..leap..frog..leap
TOAD - ooops! Poor lil frog...
leap..frog..leap..frog..leap..frog..leap
TOAD - ooops! Poor lil frog...
826 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Nov 2014 4:41pm
7th Nov 2014 4:41pm
Leaves
Loyal sons rising
against sweet lies trickling down
like leaves in autumn
against sweet lies trickling down
like leaves in autumn
704 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Oct 2014 7:27pm
21st Oct 2014 7:27pm
Laus mediocritatis
Mediocrity -
average people bravely
living unique lives
average people bravely
living unique lives
656 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Oct 2014 4:40am
17th Oct 2014 4:40am
Non-Venetian Journey
Daydreaming at dawn
the campanile is passing by
time to change over
dropping into my favourite bar
for a quick caffè doppio
then heading further south
the Arsenale is waiting for me
gondolas lurking far beyond but
I have to get off the commuter train
the campanile is passing by
time to change over
dropping into my favourite bar
for a quick caffè doppio
then heading further south
the Arsenale is waiting for me
gondolas lurking far beyond but
I have to get off the commuter train
806 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Oct 2014 8:17pm
4th Oct 2014 8:17pm
Constellations
From the Big Dipper
to your radiant Southern Cross -
how many light years
to go for one's love
making virtuality
come true by a kiss.
(Entered in the"Going The Distance" competition)
to your radiant Southern Cross -
how many light years
to go for one's love
making virtuality
come true by a kiss.
(Entered in the"Going The Distance" competition)
782 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
4th Oct 2014 7:24pm
4th Oct 2014 7:24pm
Watching TV
Watching TV news
facing ubiquitous death -
proud to be human
(Entered in the "Dark Haiku" comp)
facing ubiquitous death -
proud to be human
(Entered in the "Dark Haiku" comp)
659 reads
1 Comment
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