John Knight Poems

Oh Marie Marie - beloved of all Sceintists
Polish beauty spirited by God to the Sorbonne
Because the Russian Authorities in Poland
Decreed that 'Ladies should not study Science! ! ! ! !
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Chaos Theory says the World is gettin' more chaotic
Says this old Earth is slowly runnin' down.
Top shelf books are getting more erotic
The UK is bein' governed by a Clown.
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How precious is the midnight hour
when from our daily task we rest
sometimes refreshed by cooling shower
with starlit darkness we are blessed.
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Italian is a language equally as beautiful as Latin. I fact Italian is the European Language that is the closest to Latin. This is not surprising when you consider that the capitl of Italy id Roma! It is the vowel endings that makes Italian - Spanish and Portuguese poetry so flowing and Romantic when it is recited. If you can pronounce Italian just recite these Italian Haikus and see how beautiful they sound. Againg I will give a translation to help you appreciate the essence of each Haiku.

LUNA PIENA
IL VENTO NEL MIO CUORE
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These JAPANESE STYLES of Poetry are very beautiful in appearance (Japanese Script) - sound and content. We are on sacred ground. It is the content that is important - the syllable count less so. A lot of HAIKU (Nature and Seasons) and SENRYU (Human & Emotions) are written in 17 syllables (or less) and three lines. When one reads an H or S one is sometimes left a bit bemused. So two extra lines (often of explanation) are added - normally each with seven syllables. This is called a TANKA. This is a very brief introduction and I trust purists will forgive me.

HAIKU - SPRING (5 - 7 - 5)
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Pure cyber love has no boundries of age
Our passion is poetry - sharing our art
The thoughts we are sharing are there on the page
Rhyme and time in our mind - but love in our heart.
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Mon chat est mort
what more is there to say? ? ?
He came to me a fluffy kitten
smitten was I - from the first day.
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This is a Cascade Poem consisting of four balanced quatrains. The first line of the verse one becomes the second line of verse of verse two and eventually the last line of verse four. The rhyme pattern is: (Abab) then (cAca) then (adAd) then (eaeA) I hope that makes sense.

O how well do I remember
When I was but a child
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When you write a POEM - always tip in a few flowers - they will restore a fragrance to your words - and sweeten everybody's mind who reads them!

ALYSSUM - Shows us an exquisite beauty
BLUEBELL - Is humble - devotion to duty.
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Eighteen - Old enough to know
Young enough to go go go!
Young ladies of eighteen are
Very sophisticated.
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