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The magical moments, unexplainable - not in a terse.
The beauty of human nature, masses of written verses,
The bittersweet ache in the chest, don't fret; it's not a curse.
I may not be wise yet, but I acknowledge it's not the worst,
Thus, that's why you press that button in your mind, the reverse,
And love will live forever in the infinite universe.
Je n’entends pas la pluie mais en regardant sous les lampadaires, je
la vois.
Auprès de moi, Andrea. Où est-ce mon imagination, déjà ? Mon fantasme ?
Comme ce premier et dernier baiser échangé au moment de la quitter dans la rue, hier.
Je ne me suis pas retourné.

Je pense à elle avec tendresse. Déjà avec nostalgie, comme incertain du futur
Je veux la retrouver à son appartement, Ville du Mexique. 2025.
Me enamoré de una mujer.

Andrea, elle semble être la réponse à ces nombreuses récentes interrogations
Qui me torturaient, un peu.
L’Amour n’est certainement pas pragmatique mais transcendant.
Me perdre dans ses bras, j’en rêve.
Qu’elle absorbe mes inquiétudes, me les échange avec un repos digne de la mort.
Quoi de plus ?
Peau contre peau, ses longs cheveux et son rire incontrôlé.
La pluie qui se veut silencieuse face aux lampadaires traîtres.
Suis-je en train de me fabriquer un oasis d’illusions les yeux ouverts ?
M’attend-elle ?

Mon reflet apparaît dans la vitre et j’aperçois une multitude de possibilités.
Auxquelles aucune je ne semble être en mesure de saisir
« Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. »
le 07 août 2025
Devouring cigar after cigar,
with sad music playing
in the background,
and an old picture of you
glowing through my screen

What have I done so perfectly
to be trapped in
this heavenly lifetime
with your love?

I stare at your picture,
weeping from longing and love,
calling you,
wanting you,
yearning for a miracle that
would gather us
and breathe life
back into our love

What terrifies me is that
you are no longer here…
but I am going to ink your name
into my blood,
to keep you alive within me—
physically and mentally

I want to draw you on my skin
so I will never escape you,
never recover from you
So that each time
my eyes fall upon this tattoo,
etched just above my heart,
I am reminded that I belong to you…
even if you are unaware of it,
or choose to ignore it
or simply do not want it
And I am ready to die
a thousand light-years
for you

But before that,
I am on the verge of completing
all those acts lovers commit
when they defy every boundary
for the sake of love
And after this tattoo,
only one thing will remain—
publishing the book
I am now writing for you,
About Daniel
28/11/2020

I love you now,
and in the afterlife

Your wife,
Nicole
Today we mark seventy-eight years gone by,
With pride and joy, we lift our heads high.
For many gave all, whose names we miss,
Yet their dreams live on in India’s bliss.

Remember the elders, honor their fight,
Their struggles for freedom day and night.
Love your land with a heart pure,
Like a child cherishes simple allure.

Salute to our flag, with colors bright,
It waves with honor, a glorious sight.
Freedom is a treasure, not just to boast,
Cherish all, from north to south and east to west.

Sing National Anthem with voices clear,
It binds us all Indian’s, far and near.
For years we were denied, our rights
Young and old, stood without fear, our patriots.

Now we live in dignity and in peace,
A legacy of sacrifice, written in our place.
Celebrate this day with hearts full and free,
For the freedom we hold was won for you and me.

By
Sanji-Paul Arvind
Kyle Jul 26
Hard rocks
Below my feet.
A songbird sings.
I start to weep.

A steaming teapot
Sat on the wall.
A cool breeze.
I start to bawl.

A lonely leaf
kisses the lake.
The branch softens.
It does not break.

A moss-coated doorframe
Water dripping down.
A splash on my forehead
Lifts up my frown.

Moonlight in the panes
Sharp like a dagger.
Cuts through thought.
My mind starts to stagger.

A hand-woven pillow
my head it shall meet.
The owl sings.
My soul falls asleep.
Diving deep in the pond of the sub-consciousness
I die every night, you die every night too
This is our way of rejuvenating the body
This may sound crazy, eerily or even spooky,
However, this is absolutely or definitely true
Our body makes a special trip to correct the mess
Which takes place from a certain time to the other
We die every night to pay a visit to another crater.

We pass every night, if we're blessed, fortunate or lucky
We return to our natural living state, feeling rested
God in his divine and genial way created us that way
That's a given, we have no alternative; no other way
To change things. Sleep deep tonight, die slowly and lightly
Hoping that we'll wake-up the next hours alive and resuscitated.

Drowning in a slow sleep is a gift, die a little tonight
God will not keep us. This is wonderful; this is out of sight.

Copyright © August 26, 2016 Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.
Nat Lipstadt Jul 22
Somehow, unbefuddled, it all ties together,
The happy endings get tied, knots well made,
Sleep comes easy, the light dims slowly, finely,
Clarity, everywhere, not for taking, just for asking,
Wanting is off limits, even inconceivable, and the poem.
Why, even the poem finishes itself, and to all a very, Good Night

a grownup lullaby
Evil passes,
But not without repercussions.
They think they are the trap builders—
But once the woods
Begin to offer small feasts for free,
It’s to devour and erase
The ***** spirit of this world.
I belong to the woods,
To the seas,
To the thunders and the trees.
You never won the game—
You lost your security.
You think you escaped,
But you’ve entered terror.
Welcome to the game, demon.
Game Over.
I’m not a fool for counting the days.

I’m not a fool for missing you,
or bleeding quietly in your absence.

I’m not foolish for keeping my distance from people,
for building walls instead of bridges,

For learning not to trust.

No—

I’m simply terrified...

Because I’m still in love with you.
Still crying for you.
Still believing nothing can erase this pain.
My longing for you has become a monster.

But I don’t fear monsters—

I command them.

I bind them in chains,
silence their screams.
But this one…

This one won’t kneel.

I can’t sentence it to death for its rebellion.

Can’t starve it,
can’t silence it.

Because every time I look into its eyes—

I see yours.

And I weep.
You are my weak spot.

My undoing.
I’m not a fool…

But I love you.
Daniel Tucker Jul 15
We can get
accustomed
to being too
familiar
with the
familiar
paths in life
under the
mesmerizing
mood
of
moonlight
starlight
or
streetlight
and
wind-up
taking
unwitting
detours off
these
familiar
paths in the
light of day
and lose
our way.
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