Try to live in harmony with people and nature
Who was to blame?
When you were one and twenty
and charming as a purple water lily,
who wouldn't fall head over heels in love
with your bewitching smile
and became lame?
After the thief of youth and beauty
has stolen all of your colorful petals,
I can't help ruminating~
did I really fall in love with you
or simply with a pretty flower?
Seeing that you're not at all impeccable
as I am not, either,
I only have myself to thank.
Last edited by angliholic; 11-18-2019 at 08:43 AM.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
It was by sheer chance
that we ran across each other
just like two tumbleweeds rolling together
in a wasteland.
Although I'm not exactly your prince charming,
yet I'm sincere and keep smiling;
therefore,
please be kind and patient to me
because it's for sure
that we'll go our own way
sooner or later.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
While the wind's howling outside,
you don't need to keep reminding me
of those good old days
we had in warmer weather.
I do really remember and appreciate them,
but I don't believe
the summer sunshine is able
to disperse this iciness in cold winter.
In this bleak season,
I've lost my primitive instinct--dreaming.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
Don't make fun of me
because my face's wrinkly
as the small dimples on the water
made by a breeze.
Please don't taunt me
because my hair's grayer
than all the snow on the trees
in gloomy winter.
Despite being melancholy
as a lonesome caterpillar,
I've come to treasure your honey
just like the eternal verity.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
Forget about me
just as I've forgotten
all the stories of leaf shooting
in many a spring,
and I'll forget about you
just as you've forgotten
all the rumors of my returning
from a far away journey.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
A hearty wellcome, angliholic!
Itīs good to be able to read your poems again.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Don't ask me
whether I'm in the mood for
appreciating April showers
after it's been raining relentlessly
for a couple of days.
What's more,
if you, in a couple of weeks,
may not bring me your graciousness,
what's the use of
a world of May flowers?
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
I can't believe
I didn't stop to admire those small flowers
that I came across this evening
on my way to the park
though I was captivated
by their delightful colors
at first sight.
They were like shiny stars dotting the green grass
of the meadow,
which reminded me that it was April
and a day ago
there were showers after rain showers.
With the day getting dark,
I could only walk by,
wishing
some puppies would come running
and cherish those adorable sweeties
on my behalf.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
I know now
how painfully wrong I was
to have believed in the saying
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
You'd never know
how many times my heart was cut into pieces
by a knife
whenever I thought a poppy
might lose all its bewitching petals sooner or later.
How ironically true it is
only through making up my mind
never to leave you
even though you've lost both rosy cheeks,
can I emancipate myself
from deep anguish
and redeem my peaceful mind!
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
It was a long time ago,
and I've forgotten the exact day
when I stopped wishing~
You be forever young and enchanting!
Anyway,
so long as you wear a big smile on your face
today and tomorrow,
I don't mind at all
whether your hair's getting gray
or there're countless wrinkles on your face.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
My dear,
Don't let tear drops
roll down your aging face
so easily
when you see red petals
falling off your rose in spring.
Save some for the winter
when your favorite cherry tree
may lose all its leaves.
Last edited by angliholic; 04-26-2020 at 09:55 PM.
Try to live in harmony with people and nature
Melancholy, tears, and reflection... thank you for your poetry in these times.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015