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231 items
- Poetry & creative work
Mysterious Girl
Japanese lyrics with an English refrain address a woman whose smile conceals sadness and whose inner world remains elusive.
- Poetry & creative work
The Convenient Woman
A speaker questions a one-sided relationship in which she is always ready to help but rarely receives the same attention.
- Poetry & creative work
When I Am Sad…
A poem describes the piano, especially Chopin’s music, as a place of consolation and private refuge.
- Poetry & creative work
Awaken Me
A poem moves between frustration at a lover’s games and the wish to share an unfamiliar, adventurous world.
- Poetry & creative work
Something Precious
A broken plate and a cut finger release suppressed feelings and prompt a reflection on hurt and kindness.
- Poetry & creative work
My Mood
A brief poem traces how a loved one’s small gestures can change the speaker’s mood.
- Poetry & creative work
An Old-Fashioned Woman
Hand-knitted birthday gloves become a tender and awkward attempt to express feelings that words cannot convey.
- Poetry & creative work
The Person at Dusk
A remembered walk and bus stop evoke a lost companion whose sadness the speaker feels he failed to understand.
- Poetry & creative work
A Woman Living with a Lonely Rabbit
A woman and her rabbit share a small room, while dreams and the moon soften a lonely year’s end.
- Poetry & creative work
The Sun and Moon Know
A poem imagines the sun and moon witnessing hidden pain as the speaker struggles toward openness and self-respect.
- Poetry & creative work
A Rainbow Bridge in My Own Colours
A poem celebrates making what does not yet exist and finding an individual voice through imagination.
- Poetry & creative work
On a Christmas Street Corner
A familiar scent in a Christmas crowd brings back a lost relationship before the cold returns the speaker to the present.