The Mezunian

Die Positivität ist das Opium des Volkes, aber der Spott ist das Opium der Verrückten

Spring Sunset Haiku

On the road home from groceries, our poet encountered a sunrise… Occhio per occhio rende tutto il mondo cieco No photos 🙁 ~ camera hibernates deep in spring. Tramonto in marzo… il tempo sicuramente vola Spring sunset ~ its sexiness is always ending. Suonare sullo sfondo Mountains whose orange is a bit grayer in the […]

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Now Here We Have Our March ( JETZT HABEN SIE ETWAS FÜR STERBEN KANNST )

Now here we have our March in all its slimy splendor, when celedon sky’s tears rust tree debris runny red, when the sky’s iron fist conducts all greenry to reach out every tentacle claw o’er all, & rise, the leaves, the weeds, the vines & ivy, the brambles & inedible berries — when nature’s fetid […]

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Sie wussten nicht, dass es Valentinstag war

While a cold, heartless month like January gets to stuff its face with 31 whole days, ¿a lovely month like February only gets 28 — & maybe 29 when there’s an extra crumb? Proof o’ the cruel capitalism o’ reality. Bleak & cold gray morns warm my heart ~ month o’ love. Im Schatten des […]

Posted in Deutsch, Haiku, Senryu y amigos, Poetry

Day o’ Rest in Peace

( Note: due to internet outages, this poem comes 1 week after the event ). Accompanying music Sunday morn in peace ~ lone, pieces fall together. February snow. Sunday day in pieces ~ e’en the tree I’ve known fore’er falls dead. Not so silly anymo’ ~ a fir’s yellow scarf. Me dejaste aquí como un […]

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