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What Is Great Poetry

January 27, 2025 by SUMMER LOTUS 2 Comments

thro’ the eyes of a dentist 26/1/25 1 min read

Paris makes me fat—-at a cafe many years ago

Occasionally, my life experiences spur me to write what I think is poetry but it is certainly not to many.

Poetry may be poetry to one but not to another because people view it differently.

Some great poetry appears incomprehensible to me due to my limited understanding of its expressions, its cultures and its history.

I wish I could bathe in the words of a poem, excited, enraptured and enlightened. That will be a remarkable poem.

I wish I could feel the sentiments in the depths of my soul to become better in what I want to do or become. It means the poem has inspired me.

I wish I could reach the level of nirvana where they can light up one’s mind and its potential. It means that poem has power.

I consider it a great poem if when I read the words;

they make my heart sing and my feet dance

they paint vistas in my mind as if I am watching a movie

their narrative awakens my soul and refreshes me.

Some are gifted to write poetry, some are entrusted by Divine powers to write poetry and some experiences life in its myriad ways to write.

I belong to the last group and hope that one day I will make at least one memorable poem.

Filed Under: poetry

A Ski Poem II

January 25, 2025 by SUMMER LOTUS 5 Comments

25th Jan 2025. 1 min read

……….. at beautiful Aomori Spring Resort

Winter is here and I want to ski

But am caught on a steep slope I wish to flee

There is no turning back

It’s a challenge I need to crack

When all seems futile

And I am alone

I must summon courage from God

As it’s pointless to moan

My brain goes into a fast thinking mode

Past lessons emerge, enabling me to cope

No situation ever gets so dire

As long as my belly is on fire

I am finally down to the base with

great relief

As I look back at the course with disbelief

I have had an unexpected test

And discover that strength from God is the best

Filed Under: poetry

A Ski Poem

January 14, 2025 by SUMMER LOTUS 2 Comments

….. on a beautiful ski day in Aomori

author at Aomori Springs 12/1/25

This snow that is soft and fluffy

Could sometimes be hard as stone

I don’t blame it for my fall

The fault is mine alone

The answer lies with me

Do I know where I am weak

Reflecting on it is key

Then soon you’ll be back on your feet

It’s me and me alone to face my dare

Even as others feel the scare

Victory is mine to savour

Even as others do not favour

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an article about accountability and not pinning the blame on anything or any person.

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Poetic Exchange Over A Chicken With A Fighting Spirit

December 22, 2024 by SUMMER LOTUS 2 Comments

22nd December 2024 Poetry 2 min read

Me:

Anyone wants to adopt a defiant, beautiful chicken

Give her freedom or give her death

Give her a mate and she may lay some eggs

She had lost her mate but it was fate

Have Compassion for goodness sake

Reply:

Alas, to have a foul- tempered fowl would be too much to take…

Me:

I concede that chicken is not an easy pet

It may be more destructive than a cat

It pulls, it pegs, it scratches

But look forward to the eggs that it may hatch

In lean times or as a last resort when it proves too much, the chicken can be put in the pot.

Reply;

To keep a peckish hen for its eggs, surely that would mean enjoyment at its very last legs,

You call, you caress, you clean, you care,

I’m sure there’s affection for the pet chicken that you bear,

To place a pet hen on the chopping block and then in the pot

As a last resort? Surely not!

Me;

Hahaha, testing you. You have compassion. This chicken is yours anytime. She is safe with you.

Reply;

Thanks, but I’d say it is too early to be hen-pecked!

Two days later

Me;

You may be pleased to know

Coco the cheeky dame has found a home

A place so lush, with birds of the same feather

A village so nice even in this hot weather

Coco will get used to a variety of noises

Dogs and cats and chickens and horses

She would find her niche in this awesome place

As it is a community with abundant space

We wish Coco a brand new start

A happy ending to the matters of the heart. Guess the place?

Reply;

Bird park?

Me;

Wrong. Back In the Kampong where her fellow mates are

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***Continuation from posting on

‘The chicken with the fighting spirit ‘

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A Cold Day In Beautiful London

November 25, 2024 by SUMMER LOTUS 2 Comments

25th Nov 2024. I min read poetry

by Rosalind Ho in London 25th Nov 24

The blistering cold shouldn’t be an obstacle to my goals

Even as it makes my teeth chatter, my lips quiver and my legs wobble

I have come here to ‘conquer’

To become braver in my moments of solitude

To step onto the cobble paths of England in the old towns

To bring back the imagination of ancient times 

To savour how far civilisation has arrived 

Let not any fear nor fantasy nor folly deter  me

I am here to learn and grow

I shall be richer by the end of the day

Filed Under: poetry

Morning Thoughts

November 13, 2024 by SUMMER LOTUS 1 Comment

…..a pensive moment

13/11/24. 1 min read poetry

author at Osaka Station

The dreamer in me says;

When you retire, everything will be hunky dory

The realist in me says;

Life will keep coming at you in different forms.

The optimist in me says;

Never a dull moment.Morning

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