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  April 2021     4 hours ago

Submitted Poems 219 total

All we need is love

“For friendship is like love,” a friend mere tried,
“but without wings”, he quickly added then,
and I suspect, he had already cried
because of it, this tired, lonely man.
Sometimes I see no reason, no single plan
to share my days, react on what...

by Ludy Bührs

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Summery View

Seeing the sun
makes sadness run
and desires are freed
from the beddings of the heart

cheerfulness hits a tropical beat

thus one can feel completely sealed
for chilling contrition, anger and hate
recognize in pain and joy
the mere...

by Ludy Bührs

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Out in the Open

Prudently I lure you, panther
that fought not to bite his paws
longs for fresh meat at his teeth
pushes a smile to his tied jaws.

I want to fight your blackest thoughts,
sharpen your eyes to find new ways,
kiss you up to heavens galore,
...

by Ludy Bührs

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Spring Skips

A self-appointed green knight
is watching –arms folded–
over the empty concrete
backyard.

The days have hardened
with the rains
and grey walls blame the fungi
for their moist insides.

In vain, stones stretch straight
to be trodden by...

by Ludy Bührs

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Dissonance

If they had met
like two regular waves
at just the right tide,
their momentum
would have made them
roll fluently and
in a strong heading
for the most clear and calm
horizon.

They could have converged beautifully,
but accompliced no more
...

by Ludy Bührs

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added 1 month ago
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Thank you very much for your vote and comment, Karl. It would make our world much better if more people were aware of this.

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Great uplifting poem, Abby! There is hope, we just have to see it.

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Thanks for your comment, but I feel no need to edit this and make it more clear than it already is.

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Great reflection on a very sad political situation in the USA. Hopefully all things in our world will take a better turn soon.

28 days ago

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Thank you, Karl. Being physically and mentally agile is a great advantage in the stressed world we live in right now.

1 month ago

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Your promoted poem and mine have something in common. :-)

2 months ago

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A brief poetic story with very clear images and a strong message. Well done!

2 months ago

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When a poem is in free verse, it is easier for a translator with the right skills to (almost) fully reveil the original poem, as soon as there are form restrictions, details will get lost easily.

2 months ago

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Thank you for the appreciation!

2 months ago

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Yes, one with more room for the observer to wander and wonder ;-)

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Thank you for your comment. Yes, keep on going ... But this isn't autobiographic. I wrote it as my interpretation of a very expressive painting by an artist and good friend.

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Thank you for your kind comment!

3 months ago

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Thanks for your clear comment, Karl. Sadly there are many people cheering for a lot of "drumming babble" nowadays, as if the mind behind it were sound.

3 months ago

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I've especially promoted this one on the day
Peter Higgs died, age 91.

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Very well written clear message!

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