Literature Network Forums - Blogs - A Lonely Traveller by angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?72453-A-Lonely-Traveller The largest classic literature discussion forum on the Internet. Read Write Teach Share. en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:05:00 GMT vBulletin 10 https://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Literature Network Forums - Blogs - A Lonely Traveller by angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?72453-A-Lonely-Traveller Purslane Supreme Yellow https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10915-Purslane-Supreme-Yellow Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:05:47 GMT My dear, can you tell me why purslane supreme yellow is in fullest bloom as the sun in fullest swing? My dear, if you care to cast a glance,...


My dear,
can you tell me why
purslane supreme yellow is in fullest bloom
as the sun in fullest swing?

My dear,
if you care to cast a glance,
your heart,
like a tightly-closed bud,
will start to unfurl like vibrant purslane
in passionate sunshine.




]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10915-Purslane-Supreme-Yellow A Hermit Crab Carrying a Tower https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10909-A-Hermit-Crab-Carrying-a-Tower Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:02:59 GMT When very small, I wondered why you carried a tower on your back wherever you travelled. Getting older, I knew

When very small,
I wondered
why you carried a tower
on your back
wherever you travelled.

Getting older,
I knew
it was your borrowed house
in a sandy beach
beside the ocean expanse.

Now
it dawns on me
we are nothing but migrating birds
without a home
taking a seasonal journey.


 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10909-A-Hermit-Crab-Carrying-a-Tower <![CDATA[It's Drizzling Again]]> https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10906-It-s-Drizzling-Again Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:02:42 GMT It’s drizzling again,
and
I'm thinking of you.

Your shoulder-length silky hair,
blowing in the air,
conjures up an autumn of falling leaves.

Romantic raindrops kiss you gently
on the dewy eyes,
rolling down the rosy cheeks
like pearls.

Poetic rain accompanies us
all the way home;
stepping on your misty shadow
in the falling leaves
I am drunk over and over again. ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10906-It-s-Drizzling-Again <![CDATA[A Cat's Shedding Tears]]> https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10904-A-Cat-s-Shedding-Tears Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:25:39 GMT A cat is shedding tears beside a dying mouse at a young age while the curtain is falling on the stage.


A cat is shedding
tears beside a dying mouse
at a young age
while the curtain is falling
on the stage.

]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10904-A-Cat-s-Shedding-Tears In Manure, a Most Elegant Flower Grows https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10896-In-Manure-a-Most-Elegant-Flower-Grows Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:26:18 GMT Some wonder in manure, a most elegant flower grows. Some snicker without a hair, a toad wears a pink rose on his head.

Some wonder
in manure,
a most elegant flower grows.

Some snicker
without a hair,
a toad wears a pink rose on his head.
 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10896-In-Manure-a-Most-Elegant-Flower-Grows My Dear, I Have to Say Goodbye! https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10882-My-Dear-I-Have-to-Say-Goodbye! Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:27:44 GMT My dear, I have to say goodbye now! I have to go with the summer wind to find out the meanings of life, to see why there are so many flowers on...

My dear,

I have to say goodbye now!
I have to go with the summer wind
to find out the meanings of life,
to see why there are so many flowers on earth
as charming as you!


When you miss me,
you might as well take a look at the wandering clouds;
floating like them,
I'm traveling everywhere.


When you see a shooting star
on a darkest night,
you'll know it's my life~
short
but leaving a delightful trail of light!



 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10882-My-Dear-I-Have-to-Say-Goodbye! Day in, Day out https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10880-Day-in-Day-out Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:16:21 GMT Day in, day out a young lad hangs on, digging a fountain of spring. Tick in, tack out he appreciates every tingling in flowery spring.


Day in, day out
a young lad hangs on, digging
a fountain of spring.

Tick in, tack out
he appreciates every tingling
in flowery spring.

Day out, dusk in
petals are all falling out
in the evening.

Snow in, white out
Rosy glow has all faded out
in the sighing.

 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10880-Day-in-Day-out When Zephyr Calls on Me https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10871-When-Zephyr-Calls-on-Me Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:09:39 GMT When Zephyr calls, the wind bell, hanging from the ceiling, will ring. When you visit, my heart, pining away for longing,


When Zephyr calls,
the wind bell,
hanging from the ceiling,
will ring.

When you visit,
my heart,
pining away for longing,
will sing.


 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10871-When-Zephyr-Calls-on-Me The dark sky is fantastic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10869-The-dark-sky-is-fantastic Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:26:33 GMT The dark sky is fantastic, through a misty eye, as the deepest blue water, with pearls scattering everywhere, as well as enigmatic as a blue...

The dark sky is fantastic,
through a misty eye,
as the deepest blue water,
with pearls scattering everywhere,
as well as
enigmatic as a blue jellyfish,
a will o’ the wisp,
or a whimsical wheel,
glowing and floating alone
in the boundless universe.

 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10869-The-dark-sky-is-fantastic Spanish Romance inside My Guitar https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10864-Spanish-Romance-inside-My-Guitar Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:56:36 GMT A casual glimpse may leave a bruise on your delicate luscious skin. At the thought of holding your willowy body in my arms, from head to... A casual glimpse may leave
a bruise
on your delicate luscious skin.

At the thought of
holding your willowy body
in my arms,
from head to toe, I tremble!

Caressing your silky hair softly
with one hand,
I strum your heart strings gently
with the other
when we start to play Spanish Romance,
the forbidden game.

Ah! The melody you're humming is so sweet,
so alluring
I'm tingling over and over again. ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10864-Spanish-Romance-inside-My-Guitar Watermelon Day https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10861-Watermelon-Day Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:26:21 GMT


Young spring my lad,
present not a rose but a watermelon
to your darling.

It's so unromantic!
You may question!

Is there any blazing love on earth redder
than the luscious flesh?
What can mirror better a gentle green hand by love
than the green skin?
Which is handier to quench parching thirst
in summer?

And how about those myriad undesirable seeds?
You may still wonder!

Aye!
If there is a fruitful token,
then they are the numerous offsprings
from your love.




]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10861-Watermelon-Day <![CDATA[She's Gone with the Wind Again]]> https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10859-She-s-Gone-with-the-Wind-Again Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:00:45 GMT


I've been lying here waiting;
A noisy brook nearby has been babbling for one and a half afternoon.
No footstep of my love in the mist,
only a wood of whispering pines
whispering her name over and over again.
One day and a half lingers as long as one century and a half.

She's gone with the wind again,
nowhere to be found.
Only a summer of cicadas
keep singing her song over and over again.

My heart tells me I have to travel alone
without her company.

To hear her clear crispy voice again, it takes ages and ages.
Ah! I can only leave her rippling dimples
to my dream.


]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10859-She-s-Gone-with-the-Wind-Again <![CDATA[Flood and Mother Nature's Mercey]]> https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10853-Flood-and-Mother-Nature-s-Mercey Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:08:13 GMT Merciful mother is crying again now in rainy season for her suffering children on earth. She cries and cries until her tears turn into a vast...


Merciful mother is crying again now in rainy season
for her suffering children on earth.
She cries and cries until her tears turn into a vast expanse of waters,
rushing down mountains
and submerging villages along with her scions on its way.


Some shed salty pearls for those poor souls.
I, a truth sayer,
say those are blessed who are carried away by merciful Mother,
for their souls are in heaven now,
and their spirits are soaring high as birds flying in the sky,
freer than any whimsical wind.


]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10853-Flood-and-Mother-Nature-s-Mercey A Mirage https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10847-A-Mirage Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:58:23 GMT Hungry vultures hover and circle over a boundless wilderness; a traveler lies alone on his belly. No more story, only vines of bleeding...



Hungry vultures hover and circle over a boundless wilderness;
a traveler
lies alone on his belly.

No more story,
only vines of bleeding hearts grow wild
all over his body.

]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10847-A-Mirage <![CDATA[Let's Drink a Toast to Now]]> https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10844-Let-s-Drink-a-Toast-to-Now Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:13:51 GMT



Yesterday it was a bud,
today a flower,
and what about tomorrow?

Aye!
Let's drink a toast to now
and get drunk!

When tomorrow comes,
A flower of yesterday will remain
as beautiful.



 ]]> angliholic https://www.online-literature.com/forums/entry.php?10844-Let-s-Drink-a-Toast-to-Now