A poet

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Poetry, Tanka

Painting by Ling Jian

A poet never dies
His verses live forever,
They shine in the night.

They give strength to all the
Wanderers of this world.

Poetry

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Poetry, Tanka

Painting by Veronica Leiton

It’s not only words,
It’s a feeling, a vision
Of the universe.

This human share of beauty
Is the music for the souls.

Islands

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Poetry, Tanka

Painting by Guan ZeJu

Each of us is an
Island lost in an ocean
Of deep loneliness.

Poetry, arts are the bridges
That connect us to the truth.

Sleepless

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Ange, Angel, Poetry

Painting by Mélanie Delon

I think about the past
I think of my friends who passed away,
I think of my mother,
I think of my father.

We can’t escape from our memories
We can’t escape from the mirror,
We can’t run away from ourselves.

We all are fallen angels:
Frightened,
Begging for love
Seeking for rest
Struggling for nothing.
We have no escape.

 

Despair

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Despair, Poetry, Tanka

Painting by Katherine Fraser

A life as a field
Of ruins… Words and poetry
Are the only light,

The flowers, the freshwater
Along the road to tomorrow.