Författare: Annzah

Dagens dikt: Full Moon av Du Fu

Du Fu dog för 1244 år sedan. Precis som med Li Bai som vi pratat om tidigare så tycker jag att denna dikt hade kunnat vara skriven alldeles… nyss. 
 
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Above the tower — a lone, twice-sized moon.
On the cold river passing night-filled homes,
It scatters restless gold across the waves.
On mats, it shines richer than silken gauze.

Empty peaks, silence: among sparse stars,
Not yet flawed, it drifts. Pine and cinnamon
Spreading in my old garden . . . All light,
All ten thousand miles at once in its light! 

 
 
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Dagens dikt: A game of fives av Lewis Carroll

Detta är inte bara underbara urflippade Alice i underlandet Lewis Carroll har givit oss, utan även lite lagom urflippad men poignanta dikter.
 
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Five little girls, of Five, Four, Three, Two, One:
Rolling on the hearthrug, full of tricks and fun. 
 
Five rosy girls, in years from Ten to Six:
Sitting down to lessons – no more time for tricks. 

 

Five growing girls, from Fifteen to Eleven:
Music, Drawing, Languages, and food enough for seven! 

Five winsome girls, from Twenty to Sixteen:
Each young man that calls, I say ”Now tell me which you MEAN!” 

Five dashing girls, the youngest Twenty-one:
But, if nobody proposes, what is there to be done? 

Five showy girls – but Thirty is an age
When girls may be ENGAGING, but they somehow don’t ENGAGE. 

Five dressy girls, of Thirty-one or more:
So gracious to the shy young men they snubbed so much before! 

Five PASSE girls – Their age? Well, never mind!
We jog along together, like the rest of human kind:
But the quondam ”careless bachelor” begins to think he knows
The answer to that ancient problem ”how the money goes”! 

 
 
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Bloggutmaning 365: 128 – En förklaring?

128. Om du fick ta reda på sanningen om en enda övernaturlig och oförklarlig sak, vad skulle det vara? 
 
Det vore naturligtvis väldigt intressant att få reda på om det finns änglar, andar och liv efter döden och sådär. 
 
Och Bermudatriangeln. 
 
Och Palmemordet. Men det är förmodligen inte övernaturligt. 
 
Och en massa annat då. Men främst vore det ju intressant att få det övernaturliga förklarat för sig, så jag hänvisar till punkt ett. 

Dagens dikt: A little boy’s dream av Katherine Mansfield

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To and fro, to and fro
In my little boat I go
Sailing far across the sea
All alone, just little me.
And the sea is big and strong
And the journey very long.
To and fro, to and fro
In my little boat I go.

 

Sea and sky, sea and sky,
Quietly on the deck I lie,
Having just a little rest.
I have really done my best
In an awful pirate fight,
But we cdaptured them all right.
Sea and sky, sea and sky,
Quietly on the deck I lie–

Far away, far away
From my home and from my play,
On a journey without end
Only with the sea for friend
And the fishes in the sea.
But they swim away from me
Far away, far away
From my home and from my play.

Then he cried ”O Mother dear.”
And he woke and sat upright,
They were in the rocking chair,
Mother’s arms around him–tight. 

 
 
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Bloggutmaning 365: 127 – Gud, c’est qui?

127. Vem är Gud enligt dig? 
 
Nej, jag orkar faktiskt inte vara seriös nu för då kan jag sitta här och skriva i flera dagar eftersom jag verkligen inte har någon särskilt tydlig uppfattning om gud. 
 
På A svarar vi därför Stephin Merritt. 
 
 
((Videon är gjord av Brett Gilliland, som examensarbete på University of Akron.)) 

Dagens dikt: I believe av Sienna Harlequinn

Sienna Harlequinn är ingen känd poet. Det finns faktiskt nästan ingenting att hitta om henne (?) på nätet – men även om denna dikten kommer med en och annan kliché så kommer den med än fler finurligheter och skojiga formuleringar. Därför får den självklart vara med! 
 
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I believe that the sun shines after the rain
I believe if you don’t get hurt you’ll never gain
I believe in not doing things the easy way
I believe that being selfish doesn’t pay
 

I believe in a second chance
I believe in a life long romance
I believe there is life after death
And standing up to a life of mess

I believe in love at first sight
I believe that revenge isn’t right
I believe that first impressions last
And there is nothing better then a good laugh

 
I believe that dreams do come true
I believe there’s destiny for me and you
I believe that good things come to those who wait
I believe love never arrives too late

I believe something good comes from something bad
I believe that for tears of happiness there are tears of sad
I believe everyone has a guardian angel
And the good you do will be rewarded well

I believe sometimes there is no explanation
I believe money can’t buy people’s affection
I believe you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
I believe a new day arrives with every dawn

 

I believe a smile can be contagious
I believe in being very outrageous
I believe in living with no regrets
I believe that life is as good as it gets

I believe that God watches over us
I believe the little things are worth the fuss
I believe you have each friend for a reason
I believe you will get punished for treason

I believe that what comes first is family
I believe we should all live in harmony
I believe in making the most of a beautiful day
And it’s not the end until everything’s okay

I believe absence makes the heart grow fonder
I believe you will lose if you sit and wonder
I believe every experience teaches you a lesson
And nothing cures better then a drinking session

I believe everyone has one true love
I believe sometimes we need a little shove
I believe the whole world is a stage 
I believe we only get better with age

I believe that to learn you have to live
I believe that to love someone you have to give
I believe one moment can change your life
And there’s still help when you’re in strife

 

I believe everyone has one true friend
I believe love helps a broken heart mend
I believe in the power of a song
And things will change before too long

I believe living is the best experience
I believe in not laughing at other people’s expense
I believe it’s hard to watch a lover leave
And when they’re gone all you can do is breath

I believe to always look on the bright side
I believe that life is just one big ride
I believe when I die people will grieve
But it’s ok because I believe 

Sienna Harlequinn
 
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Bloggutmaning 365: 126 – Aliens på jorden?

126. Tror du det finns aliens på jorden? 
 
Alltså, ibland kan man ju börja undra över vissa personer som vistas på jorden och verkar leva helt utan uppfattning om hur människor fungerar och hur vi bör vara mot varandra. 
 
Men, om jag ska svara på den konkreta frågan så nej, jag tror inte att det finns aliens, i benämningen utomjordingar, på jorden. 
 
Ja, förutom Alf och Mork då. 
 
 
    

 
 
 

Dagens dikt: Love is… av Adrian Henri

Alltså. Hur har jag glömt av denna underbara dikt? Jag får för mig att den har stått med i en antologi eller något men jag kan verkligen inte placera den, och jag är ganska säker på att vi inte läste den på universitetet. 
 
Strunt samma. Den är ljuvlig! Adrian Henri var en av Mersey Sound-poeterna. 
 
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Love is…
 
Love is feeling cold in the back of vans
Love is a fan club with only two fans
Love is walking holding paintstained hands
 
Love is. 
 
Love is fish and chips on winter nights
Love is blankets full of strange delights
Love is when you don’t put out the light
 
Love is. 
 
Love is the presents in the Christmas shops
Love is when you’re feeling Top of the Pops
Love is what happens when the music stops
 
Love is. 
 
Love is white panties lying all forlorn
Love is pink nightdresses still slightly warm
Love is when you have to leave at dawn
 
Love is. 
 
Love is you and love is me
Love is prison and love is free
Love’s what’s there when you are away from me
 
Love is. 
 
 
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