poemsbyninotaziz: October 2013

Happy Birthday Tess!

And thank you for inviting all of us.

A gift for our fabulous host!

Click to open gift!

A Birthday Gift!

Hope you like it, Tess!

(I wanted to get the strawberry arnaud, but even in cyberspace, it was way too over the top!)

la lune donne de la brillance
tout est baigné dans la poussière de fée
au Willow Bal ce soir

les mots de ninotaziz

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The moon shines softly
and all is shimmering in fairy dust
At the Willow Ball tonight

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I almost could not attend this year.

But a quick glimpse at the preparations, and I was hooked. It looks like so much fun. And Helen is already there!

So now I am in a frenzy trying to rent a fabulous gown and mask.

And who shall I ask at this last minute?

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Black and simplicity
always work well together…

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However, the Willow Manor is awashed in gold this year.
So here is my mask instead. Delicate enough for a fairy.

And his…

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As for my gown, here is a traditional Malay Kebaya everyone…

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I am almost ready. The music is playing…

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After all the dates I considered, looks like I can't run away from this guy even in cyberspace.

I am hooked for life.

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Malam sungguh syahdu
Tirai berlabuh bermandikan rembulan
Di bawah pohon beringin…

Time

Image by Crilleb50

Contemplative about the past

Speculative about the future

I forgot to live in the present

by ninotaziz

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For Magpie Tales

Dave

It's lovely three times over - Dave King

Autumn is gentle

And on its velvety carpet

You walked away into the night

Did I say thank you

For all the kind words you gave

Before I am forced to say adieu

Thank you Dave

For poetry til the end

Gentle, kind and brave

Til the end.

Rest in peace.

At dawn tomorrow...

At dawn tomorrow, when the land is a blanket of white,

I’ll leave. I know, you're waiting for me to come to you.
I will walk the deep forest and mountain's height.
I can no longer live, so far away from you.

- Victor Hugo

Love

Discovered at the point of despair

Brings all senses to a grinding halt

Time is frozen, we dance in that moment

Where the world we believe, ceases to exist

There shines a brilliant tunnel of light

It takes me to you, incredibly true

I have to merely, follow serendipity

Such discovery, I will drown in sensual delight

At dawn tomorrow, when the land is a blanket of white…

Bittersweet

This heady romantic glow cannot last

Its energy is like a shooting star

Travelling the universe at lightning speed

It grows within like a torturous need

And yet, as it burns, it runs out of fuel

The cold star travels its course forever

Ashes to ashes, before passion disappears

Even for one as lovely as you, I know it is true

I’ll leave. I know, you're waiting for me to come to you

Pining

Alas, with each step that drags me away

It is only my heart that I leave behind

I thus wonder, how will I live through this pain

How do I get the scent of you out of my mind

And as the last bright spark of light

Fades away and darkness falls through

I know now I will walk the rest of my days

Willing you to appear within my sight

I will walk the deep forest and mountain's height.

Forever

Having tasted what was mine for an instant

The memory sears through eternity

Within the chaos of change, the only constant

As I breathe, think, live and dream

What do I do, what do I do

Where do I find solace for my lost love

my own arrogance, my self destruction

For in the end, i realize the bitter truth

I can no longer live, so far away from you.

Demain Dès l'Aube

Demain, dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne,
Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais que tu m'attends.
J'irai par la forêt, j'irai par la montagne.
Je ne puis demeurer loin de toi plus longtemps.

- Victor Hugo

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