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Aurelius Poems - Poems about Aurelius

Ghost in Sophia’s Story A Ballad of Love, Loss, and Becoming
...I loved a woman named Sophia— Not a name, but a flame, A living scripture written in curves and silk, In her eyes, the ache of ancient saints, In her smile, the promise of spring rain. But I w......

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Categories: aurelius, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Love Birds
...Moshpit Romance two lovebird nerds By:Bird's Eye View The Peasant and Turkey The horse and the Cow churk and ah gimerro Aurelius sow these seeds for me in this rich Rio River mud Aurelius ......

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Categories: aurelius, america, character, chicago, film,
Form: Ballad



Epigrams IX
...These are epigrams by Michael R. Burch Road to Recovery by Michael R. Burch It’s time to get up and at ’em and out of this rut that I’m sat in. A man may attempt to burnish pure gold, bu......

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Categories: aurelius, beauty, god, mother, recovery
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Breath Of Summer: Saturnian II--SCHEMATICS ONLY
...A stretched gloaming tethers creation in a U - - U || U UUt U U - || U - X daystar's wake ... askew parts The Old Guitarist U U - || U UUt - || U U U U - X ebbing lambent stars strung to a yarn......

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Categories: aurelius, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Personification
Premium Member The Breath Of Summer: Saturnian I
...A stretched gloaming tethers creation in a daystar's wake ... askew parts The Old Guitarist ebbing lambent stars strung to a yarn of spring ... 'Tis the volley of calendrical crasis poised t......

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Categories: aurelius, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Personification



Julian the Apostate and Marcus Aurelius
..."Their cross will decay Rome will be as a phoenix Helios will reign supreme" "The sun always sets Accept the eagle’s old age Find dominion in your mind" ......

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Categories: aurelius, history, moving on, perspective,
Form: Sedoka
Rambling
..."Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thoughts." (Marcus Aurelius) In certain moments, less is more. It's regarded as a cliche, but when you think hard about it, it......

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Categories: aurelius, high school, hilarious, middle
Form: Quatern
Premium Member Rambling
... Written: February 16, 2024 "Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought". Quote by Marcus Aurelius ________________________________......

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Categories: aurelius, allah, appreciation, character, deep,
Form: Rhyme
To Me
...To Me To me she is beautiful A demonic angel in black and white To me she is delusional She sees a Zebra but on a moonless night To me she is exceptional I've never met her equal To me she is ......

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Categories: aurelius, best friend, blessing, character,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Evening Meditation Senryus
... “The universe is transformation; life is opinion.” ~~Marcus Aurelius~~ He was the last of the five, good Roman emperors. His reign was one of great tranquility….he has symbolized th......

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Categories: aurelius, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dealing With Reality Senryus
...“The universe is transformation; life is opinion.” ~~Marcus Aurelius~~ Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five, good Roman emperors. His reign was one of great tranquility......

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Categories: aurelius, inspiration,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Imagination Says, a New Vagabond I Shall Be
...Imagination Says, A New Vagabond I Shall Be Longing for beauty, I walk amidst the flowers An olden warrior, free from fallen towers Yet soul in me, glorious peace simply cannot find For lonesom......

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Categories: aurelius, art, beauty, color, creation,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Those Anxious Thoughts
...Ever since birth anxious lived in me anxious was the cause of my stammer or did my stammer make me anxious certainly, nothing made me calmer The thought of school life, oh dear! every day ther......

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Categories: aurelius, anxiety, conflict, stress,
Form: Rhyme
Various Heresies 7
...Pagans Protest the Intolerance of Christianity by Michael R. Burch “We have a common sky.” — Quintus Aurelius Symmachus We had a common sky before the Christians came. We thought there mig......

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Categories: aurelius, angel, atheist, bible, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Various Heresies 6
...Various Heresies 6 Altared Spots by Michael R. Burch The mother leopard buries her cub, then cries three nights for his bones to rise clad in new flesh, to celebrate the sunrise. Good mot......

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Categories: aurelius, atheist, bible, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme

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