"xie" poems
Naghihintay ang tasa
malinis, walang laman
sa tagpuang mesa
kahapo’y may kabatuhan
ng "¿Hola? at ¡Puñeta!"
at kanina’y may kapalitan
ng "Hello Sir! Wanna? Wanna?"
nasingitan pa saglit
ng malupit, galit sa langit
na si "Arigatou Nakamura"
At nakipag-rigodon
ang mga payaso’t pirata
at mga magnanakaw – mas ganid pa
sa apatnapu ni Alibaba
Nasaan ba si Ina?
Wala na po dito,
nandun na s’ya’t kahalikan
si "Xie xie, Duō shǎo? Ni hao ma?"
Pagkatapos kumulo
ng tubig sa kaldero ng lipunan
inilagay ko ang isang kutsarang
balawbaw ng galapong
nanggaling sa inipong
butil ng kagitingan
mula sa paanan
ng Malarayat na kabundukan
- kaagad-agad ay bumulwak,
nagngangalit na umawas
Kumakalat ang halimuyak
ng kapeng bagong luto
Naiinip na ang tasa
sa tagpuang mesa
ng bayang talisuyo
Kailan kaya may uupo,
yaong hindi bugaw na pinuno
na pagpuputahin ka
kung kani-kanino,
kundi bayaning lingkod
na hindi ka ipagkakanulo?
Kapatid, kahit isang lagok lang,
Malayo ang lakbayin, dapat nang simulan
Ang mahalaga’y kumikilos, humahakbang
Sulong tayo mga Kabayan . . .
Mar 15, 2018
Mar 15, 2018 at 7:18 PM UTC
Hanging turtles and
Netted birds of amenity
Dangle from her
Left hip like jewels ‘neath a,
“Ming,” ear as she traverses
Mountains beholden kitchens
And one more rise come setting splendor.
Supper may be atop the right, pelvis,
But opposite and left,
Rests the flask, bitter in chase of sanity.
I’m sure the scant pebble
Rattling in between
Her stomach and sorrow
Was nothing more than
A desperate thirst opposed the
Blister born benevolence,
Thirst opposed execution
And a coin converted spirit opposed,
“Xie xie,” (thank you), a platitude,
As heads clip pavement,
Blood pales a gutter,
Or soon-to-be feast’s final throes,
A bleeding and breeding for other,
Leading jitter-beholden mice to flee,
For they may be next
So future’s victuals arrive
Unhindered.
All and assumptive, assistance and rendered,
She walks away with only this –
Everyone’s emaciated
And the butcher on the street is still a butcher,
A peddler, a savior, and butcher again;
A source, be it left, right or wrong,
In need of a drink, as we all are,
With only the means, “take me to the sip,”
And by dollar come pocket born you.
Aug 13, 2015
Aug 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM UTC
Thank you everyone for an amazing year, to all my followers, friends, and fellow poets/poetess! You guys are all real poets to the core, and just awesome overall. You have always made my day, and gave me something to look forward to after every tiring and shtty day. So this is my thank you so very much to all you fckin sympa, incredible, and marvelous colleagues! All you're words mean a lot and have helped me everyday.
Thank You!
Dankie!
Shukran!
Do je!
Hvala!
Dìkuji!
Tak!
Aitäh!
Vinaka!
Salamat!
Kiitos!
Merci!
Danke!
Efcharisto!
Mahalo!
Toda!
Shukriya!
Terima Kasih!
Grazie!
Domo, Arigató!
Kamsa hamnida!
Gratia!
Achiu!
Xie xie!
Takk!
Aguije!
Dziêkujê!
Obrigado!
Hvala!
Mulþumesc!
Gracias!
Asante!
Tack!
Khop Khun Krab!
Cam on!
Jerejef!
Diolch!
A (shaynem) dank!
Maita Henyu!
Dhanyabad!
Dec 24, 2014
Dec 24, 2014 at 7:48 PM UTC
*Amusing chase of puppy love
Back when you were young
Crush? that's when it all started
Developing the feelings that will grow
Encountered for the very first time
Finding or just unexpected to happen?
Grab it while you can
Hold it when chances are given, cause
It is rare to find someone like you
Joining both the opposite gender
Keep going, you'll never know how far could it take you.
Landing the first* three words *that you'd both utter, so
Make the best memories & enjoy the company
No one knowsㅡnay the entire universe will listen to the beat of your heart
Ode to remember this day & forever
Praying that it will stay long
Questing for true love is just a patient in time
Right now, there's only hope to believe
Some things might change but,
Trust me this is worth every thing
Until happiness could reach you
Voices from within
Wanting for more*
Xie xie ni *,he wisphers
"You make me cray cray" she replied
Zestfully, in* love with you
Jan 16, 2015
Jan 16, 2015 at 6:45 AM UTC
Sacramento when I was young
Lovely Ms. Kathryn Orr
California sun
Sacramento Bee
Basketball with my friends
Top 40 radio sung
1980s well begun
Distant memory
xie xie ni
Jan 2, 2023
Jan 2, 2023 at 4:40 PM UTC
Saw you and your eyes were telling me
How I should look up and see
The beautiful sky spread above the sea
It is never alone though seemingly empty
At day there's the sun embracing; the clouds frolicing
At night the moon, with stars that are dangling
You were smiling and your eyes turned lines
Your warm soul laughed; my sadness faded
Seemingly closed as it hides
Thoughts of loneliness ended
Xie xie ni yi xiang
Mar 15, 2016
Mar 15, 2016 at 7:54 PM UTC
I could say
“Ni hao”
for “Good morning,”
and it was only polite to say
“Xie xie”
for “Thank you.”
That was my limit
until, in a babble of unfamiliar sounds,
I heard the word, “Ho-murr,”
and then again, “Ho-murr.”
Ho-murr? I thought.
Do they have The Simpsons in China?
But it was only “back door.”
Later, struggling to board a bus by the middle door,
I heard the conductor say,
“Ho-murr”
– and I could even hear the exclamation mark –
“Ho-murr!”,
I knew this time he wasn’t talking about The Simpsons,
and I had a pretty good idea
he wasn’t a fan of classical Greek poetry either.
But I didn’t want to be left on the pavement
when he closed all the doors and drove off.
So I just squeezed in by the middle door,
as if it was all Chinese to me.
Aug 19, 2018
Aug 19, 2018 at 11:57 AM UTC
I'm kind of a joke
Endless hospitalizations
Trouble taking care of myself
Afraid all the time
I like Eliade
And Encounters with Chinese Hermits
St. Stephansdom Cathedral
Bruno's exoplanets
Star Trek is inspiring
So is the Batman
I spend a lot of time alone
Truly: exoplanets!
It ain't over yet, mom
Please intercede for 3
Please xie xie ni
Please we
Oui.
Aug 20, 2023
Aug 20, 2023 at 11:58 AM UTC
I'm an amateur poet
And a bipolar dad
Beauty Baltic Sea
Best time we ever had
Then along came Cam
Golden hearted child
Gracias xie xie
O so meek and mild
Courage going forward
Courage unto the end
The silence is eternal
Silence be my friend
Pretend.
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM UTC
The sadness weighs heavy
I walk, but only slow
The lights in the park are lovely
Solamente yo
53 and falling
One man come and go
53 and falling
Seattle cedarsnow
I sent my letter to you
Dublin, Ohio
Pondicherry Zoo
Tzimzum overflow
Never right without the girl
But she always slips away
The pain inside my heart
Live to cry another day
Pero - still xie xie
Dec 8, 2022
Dec 8, 2022 at 6:27 PM UTC
Our politics Abysmality
I walk the little way
Red Pine's beauty book
Basketball to play
Will I live in libraries?
Will I callooh! callay!?
Tired. Exoplanets.
Tired. Si xie xie.
Solitude is loneliness
And peace. And dropping slow.
Have not been to Greece
Istanbul in snow!
Know No Golden Fleece
Yoko yo yo yo yo
Sting and the Police
On and on we go
Synchronicity!
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023 at 10:48 AM UTC
It's in play. I can feel it.
It's in play.
Por favor. Patientia. Xie Xie.
Feb 13, 2023
Feb 13, 2023 at 1:56 PM UTC
When I traveled in Taiwan
I often took the train
I remember the typhoons
Relentless was the rain
Passed and prayed a Dragon Temple
Daily on my way to school
The students most respectful
My sons a-swimming in the pool
Taiwan an island in the ocean
Some say the South China Sea
The Buddha and Confucius protect the people
Asian islands inside me
Jun 19, 2023
Jun 19, 2023 at 7:26 AM UTC
I was given sickness
Sickness was given me
My mother died at 54
Now I'm 53
Fatherhood is often joy
Marriage is misery
America too will fall
Just you wait and see
I'm tired and I'm lonely
Still I say xie xie ni
Desafortunadamente
Pero silent si
we
Sep 24, 2022
Sep 24, 2022 at 2:04 PM UTC
I tell my friend to stay strong,
Then I walk off a cliff,
I take a hit off my ****
As I'm vertically adrift,
People ask me what's wrong,
But my stiff upper lip,
Sings a certain type of song,
That goes something like this:
I am okay,
I'm not in pain,
I don't feel like I'm slowly going insane.
I'm not in love with a girl that won't dare say my name.
I'm not ugly and disgusting and full of shame,
And contemplate suicide every single day,
Avoiding all people, the straight and the gay,
Because of my ******* an-xie-ty,
So stop asking me questions and leave me be.
I'll wander around on these empty streets,
Making use of my mind, my music, and these beats.
Going to a place that's fairly secure,
Ongoing suffering so I wish I were,
In front of a car that happened to swerve,
Nicely triggering all of my nerves,
Guess in the end that's what I deserved.
Thank you for trying,
Over my dead body.
Flying off a roof and then I'm landing,
Under a car that's death demanding,
Crushed and unconciousness ever expanding,
Killed off cause that's what Satan was planning,
In the kingdom of God where they were busy banning,
Nuns not ******* while Peyton Manning,
Grabs Bradys ***** not a sin but enchanting.
**** me please,
I'll beg and I'll plead,
Lie down here with me,
Lost, but I'm free.
My time is gone,
You must live on,
Say that you're strong,
Each of you belong,
Life isn't long,
For this is my song.
Jan 30, 2019
Jan 30, 2019 at 1:05 AM UTC
Stockholm, Dublin, Bangkok, Taipei
Tak, Thanks a Million
Krop Kun Kop, Xie Xie
Not for me foreign capitals
Just story stops along the Way
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019 at 11:35 PM UTC