May 2019 Showcase: A " Mixed Bag "......[ Some Quite Short Poems; Some Poems From " Other Parts Of Asia "; Some Previously-Unpublished " Bri " Poems ] Poem by Bri Edwards

Some recent showcases contained poems from the
" Indian Subcontinent " & the " British Isles ".
Some may have brought tears, others perhaps smiles.

Now, once again, for me it's decision time...
to choose poems, including some poems with rhyme.


I've been thinking of using short poems...
from many corners of the modern world, ....
displayed like a gay poetic-flag unfurled,

OR poems from "other Asian nations",
OR some of my own (unpublished) poetic sensations.


What I (NOW) think I'll be using for May....
is a combination of all three of those.
[If YOU don't like it, let's NOT 'come to blows'.]

April's half over; I must concentrate....
on building May's showcase, to not be late!



(April...14...2019)

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SHORT POEMS From " around the world ", & POEMS From " other Asian nations " (some may also be short) , & SHORT UNPUBLISHED POEMS From ME (bri edwards) :


[[ I shall add poems, as my mood and time allow, from now till April 30th. ]]


1 - Latest Draft Senryu (Comic Haiku)- Poem by Chenou Liu [ Canada ]



Latest Draft Senryu (Comic Haiku)


birdsong ends
I fold the latest draft
into a crane


Bri's Notes: I believe the "crane" is an origami-made figure shaped like a large bird, a crane. I once knew how to make such a paper figure by folding paper.

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2 - You're Rich - Poem by puti ira [ Indonesia ]


You're Rich


You're rich
if you've
enriched yourself
by investing
in love.

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3 - Diverticulitis (Limerick)- Poem by Spock the Vegan [ United States ]


Diverticulitis (Limerick)


We divers were told by a man named Gus
When ocean diving, take a feather with us
Tickle the inside of the spout
of the whale to get spit out
He said whales don't like diver-tickle-itis


Bri's Notes: (from Google)diverticulitis; noun; MEDICINE

"inflammation of a diverticulum, especially in the colon, causing pain and disturbance of bowel function."

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4 - She's Leaving Me (A Short Series Of Senryu)Senryu's? Senriyi? ? -
Poem by Elisabeth Anne Wingle [ United States ]


She's Leaving Me (A Short Series Of Senryu)Senryu's? Senriyi? ?


She is leaving me
My heart is breaking in two
I pretend it's not


She is leaving me
I pretend it is all right
My heart is broken


She is all grown up
I pretend that she is not
She is leaving home

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5 - Rural Living - Poem by Luo Zhihai [ China ]



乡居

临风玉树春湖柳
照水娇花秋海棠
茅舍无尘茶有味
苔阶带湿草留 香



Rural Living


The jade tree facing wind
willows around the spring lake
The tender flowers reflecting water
begonias
The cottage without dust
tea has flavours
The moss steps wet
grass leaves fragrance


(4/19/2018)

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6 - A Letter To The Moon - Poem by Joan Chooy Tayaban [ Philippines ]


A Letter To The Moon


I was with the moon last night,
I'm with him again tonight;
With all the glittering dots beside;
Lavishing me with delight;
We dance in their thrones all night,
Yet they were there up high,
I am here just not nigh.


May I voyage to the moon,
Take me there with you;
Let me gaze closely like when I'm in bed;
Let me know your secrets;
Let me run with you in the dark;
Let me see you,
Let me see you.

May we have a talk all night,
When my pillow cannot rivet my tears;
When my blanket cannot warmth [sic] my frame;
When my bed cannot hold me;
When all this world makes me cry;
May I stare at you closely,
No, may you take me there,
May I come to you.


Bri's Notes: I would think the author wants "warm", not "warmth".Recently I've started to use the notation [sic] to indicate that I copied "as is" from poem's page.

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7- My Teacher The Potato (Haiku) - Poem by Howard Simon [ Virgin Islands (British) ]


My Teacher The Potato (Haiku)


Deep down but not out
Buried but won't stop growing
In dirt but not dirt


Bri's Notes: "Down but not out" means "temporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated."

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8 - Nigger, Watch Your Back.. [ Inspired By A BooK I Read, By Richard Wright**: The Ethics Of Living Jim Crow; Short; African-American Civil Rights; Racial Discrimination ]


Nigger, Watch Your Back


Richard Wright (1908-1960)died of a heart attack.
When growing up, ‘black', in Mississippi, he learned to watch his "nigger" back,
i.e. he learned ‘his place' in dealings with the dominating ‘Southern Whites'.
He didn't live long enough to witness emerging U.S. "Civil Rights".

President Lincoln's 1860s Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves.
Blacks could no longer be owned, BUT, for many, "plagued" could be their days.


(winter 2018-2019)

** [ Bri's Notes: Author Richard Wright's grandparents were been born into slavery and freed as a result of the American Civil War.Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.
To "watch one's back" means to be careful, which could mean to stay out of trouble or be ready to defend against injury. ]

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9 - Coroners Treats - Poem by Kevin Patrick [ Canada ]


Coroners [sic] Treats


At the old house upon the corner
Lived a callous, clammy coroner
he [sic] liked his late night treats
He only ate cold meats
and now his bellyached with mourners


[ Bri's Notes: This makes me AWFULly hungry! ! ]

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10 - Weevils At Ball - Poem by Douglas Scotney [ Australia ]


Weevils At Ball


Less of a dastard if dastard at all
stands the nightly predator
who predates on nocturnal prey
going about their business
rather than on diurnal prey asleep.

My high-season, near-nightly killing of weevils
is one of the lesser evils
if evil at all,
for I do not kill them while they sleep
but while they're at their ball.



[ Bri's Notes: See my poem comments on poem's page, if you wish. ]

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SORRY! AS THIS SITE IS ONCE AGAIN STANDING IN MY WAY OF SUBMITTING THE WHOLE SHOWCASE,
BASED ON SOME BASELESS EXCUSE WHICH THEY HAVE NOT EXPLAINED TO ME, I AM SENDING THE ABOVE
AND THE REST OF THE SHOWCASE TO SOME OF MY FRIENDS IN MESSAGES. IF ANYONE ELSE REQUESTS IT,
I WILL SEND THEM THE WHOLE SHOWCASE AS WELL.


BRI

:)




Poems in the showcase, which are not included above, are by the following authors:



Dash Of Poetry [ South Africa ]

Kostas Lagos [ Greece ]

M.J.Lemon [ Canada ]

Bri Edwards [ United States ]

Brian Johnston [ United States ]