Tag: poetry

potofsoup:

xxxxxx6x:

A little bit hesitate to post this one as it’s only in Chinese

This is drew for a poem.

It’s too difficult for me to translate those beautiful words in an accurate way.

I will appreciate if someone could help to translate it into English.

All right, here’s my attempt at translation, @xxxxxx6x.  Paragraph breaks indicate panel breaks.

To the Oak Tree

If I were to love you,
I would not be like the clambering campsis flower,
Using your tall branches to flaunt my self;

If I were to love you,
I would not be like the besotten bird,
Repeating the same simplistic tune in exchange for shade;

Nor would I be merely the source of spring water,
Always there to provide support and refreshment;
Nor just the tall cliffs,
There to increase your height and accent your dignity.
Or even the sunlight.
Or even the spring rain.
No, those are not enough!

I must be a Kapok tree by your side,
Stand with you as a tree.
Roots, firmly entwined in the ground;
Leaves, gently brushing in the clouds.

With every passing breeze,
We murmur to each other,
Speaking words
That none else will understand.

You with your branches of iron and your trunk of steel,
Like a knife, like a sword, like a halberd;
My with my red blossoms,
Like a heavy sigh,
Or a brazen torch.

Together we bear the cold winds, the pounding rain and the crackling lightning;
Together we share the morning fog, the evening mist, and the rainbow.
We stand, seemingly separated,
Yet we will always be there for each other.

Only this can be truly profound love, where loyalty and faith lives:
Love –
I love not just your majestic being,
I love also your stubborn position,
The ground beneath your feet.

ninoxios:

so it turns out that the whole captain america storyline can be summarised using the poems of roman poet catullus.

(if you’re like me and are simultaneously 2000 and 12 years old, i highly recommend some of catullus’s other poetry, such as ‘my (our) ex is a slut now’, ‘give me back my stuff’ and ‘she loves her brother a little too much’.)

poemsforpersephone:

what if
when icarus fell
apollo caught him
before he hit the sea,
arms as warm as the sun,
but safer.

what if
when ariadne cast the rope
across a broken branch
aphrodite stepped in
with a reminder that this,
this is not the kind of love
you die for.

what if
when achilles
was ready for war
ares appeared with a smile
and said “you win well when you win,
but what are you unwilling
to lose if you lose?”
and achilles knew the answer.

if you could
retell the tale wouldn’t you want
to tell it kinder? wouldn’t you
want to give them peace, even love,
where you could?


l.s. | I AM TIRED OF RE-WRITING TRAGEDY WITHOUT CHANGE. LET THEM LIVE. LET THEM LEARN. LET THEM LOVE © 2016

euseevius:

euseevius:

Alright, kiddoes. My 19th birthday is coming in about two short weeks, and even though my blog isn’t strictly Tolkien anymore, I’m not about to abandon the ways of my people. So. Honouring the hobbit tradition of giving gifts for your guests on your birthday, I’d like to give something for my followers.

Because I’m broke af, this something is to write poems. Poems because poems are cool as heck and really fun to write. Also I haven’t written them nearly enough in the past months.

what to do in order to get a poem (aka rules) 

  • follow me (bc these gifts are for my ‘guests’ aka my followers)
  • reblog this post with one (1) to three (3) words in tags (these words are what you want the poem to be about / give me some inspiration. if you don’t write any inspiration words in the tags, you will end up with a random poem that escapes my keyboard)
  • and that’s it! how easy and simple!

also notice

  • you have until my birthday (June 10th) to reblog this post
  • i will start posting the poems June 11th under the tag ‘bd poetry’ so you can blacklist the tag if you want to avoid them
  • i will tag the recipient of each poem on the poem itself so no one will miss their poem
  • if you want an example of my poems i have like three on tumblr here but i swear i’ve written more and they’re all at least kind of alright ??

If you have questions or just want to talk in general, shoot me with a message! My askbox and chat are always open. Thank you all so much for sticking with me and my silly blog through these changes this month!<3

t o d a y is the last day, i’m gonna start posting the poems tomorrow 🙂

Yayy!! You are just the sweetest ❤

Euseevius is one of my amazing writing partners for the Big Bang (@a-genderfluid-otter is my other writing partner and is also amazing with a wonderful story to tell). Please give them both a look because they are sweeties and I am so lucky to be drawing their amazing ideas in the upcoming months.

But today is Euseevius’ birthday!! Go wish them a happy birthday if you have the time 🙂