Aglitter Poems

Sea Smiles

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Strolling upon the shore at night,
cavorting crabs come into sight.
White-capped waves kiss the sultry shore,
whisper nothings in gentle roar.
Digging clams discover their holes,
hiding away w...

the tender rush

...cracks formed in stone
I'd thought long hardened
the heart spilling out
meekly first, before
the tender rush
into brilliant light
radiant, hot, dangerous
the brilliance of your love
shines up...

Nightfall for Kevin Roberts

...These are poems for my friend and fellow poet Kevin Roberts...

Nightfall
by Michael R. Burch

for Kevin Nicholas Roberts

Only the long dolor of dusk delights me now,
   as I await death.
T...

astral plain

...astronomers often describe
the path of their heavenly ride
far off in the distant night sky
defining what's higher than high
luminous wavelength emitters
heavenly hosts all aglitter
lost in gra...

Get out of my head mister chatterbox

...Get out of my head mister chatterbox!

Ransacking treasure trove 
of maximum headroom.

To remedy a fate worse than death
or orange hair oaf becoming 
forty seventh president
or contracting o...

A Year of Faeries

...Faeries of the winter,
lacy ice aglitter.

Faeries in the mist,
Mother Nature’s kiss.

Faeries in daylight,
spectral delights.

Faeries on the waters,
Neptune’s lovely daughters.

Faer...

I Needed a Reason

...
and right on cue the sun rose to set aglitter the world before me



AP: Honorable Mention 2022, Honorable Mention 2022

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Gangly Longfellow Walled In Thoreau and Thru

...Gangly Longfellow walled in Thoreau and thru...

Well stocked with
wordsworth lxiii numbered yesteryear
born as predicted by
bubba's zayda longtime seer
while in utero premier
ultrasound detec...

Dewdrop Diamante

...Dewdrops

Dawn reflecting

Wakening glistening

Diamonds scattered cross the field

Meadow carpet radiance aglitter

Gems of nature deck the morning

Fleeting fading passing

Tr...

One Starlit Night

...It was a night of whispered words of love.
His voice caressed me like a romantic song
in the rich tones of an erotic melody
that made me tremble at his gentle touch.
I shall never forget that...

While Skeptic Attempts To Comprehend the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards

...Alternately titled: Get out of my head mister chatterbox!

While inside me noggin legions
of monstrous demons abhor
protest being force fed
arcane and obscure
assaying into religious dogma
hen...

Leave Your Glitter

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Sweet Sally Sue was not a quitter
She was so much stronger and fitter
Working from dawn to dusk
Despite she smelled of musk
She left the whole world all aglitter







Quitters...

State of the Art Iv

...State of the Art (IV)

These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry. 



Hearthside
by Michael R. Burch

“When you are old and grey and full of sleep...”  — W. ...

Poems About Poems V

...Poems about Poems V

Distances
by Michael R. Burch

There is a small cleanness about her,
as though she has always just been washed,
and there is a dull obedience to convention
in her accommo...

I Can'T Hear You When You Whisper

..." I CAN'T HEAR YOU WHEN YOU WHISPER "

you screech one final time, 
so loudly that the walls between us shake

(Listen, listen, listen!)

I repeat, with fresh rebellion
but to you, it's just ...

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