Bedtimes Poems - Poems about Bedtimes

Ode to John Denver

...Mere words cannot express
The depths of my respect
And how I mourn the fact that he's not here.
His open, honest smile,
His friendly country style,
Of course his voice and music keep him near.
...

If I Could Love Thee

...  

If I could love thee in a thousand ways
The warmth of the sun's rays on chilly climes
Refreshingly cool breeze on humid days
As the soothing music during bedtimes

Your safe shelte...

Midweek Memory Childhood

...AN ORGANIC CHILDHHOD (1940'S STYLE)
School was out,
vacation touched our gate,
long days,bedtimes late;
time,routine we relegate

Bird nesting,climbing trees,
building dens,adults unseen,
pic...

Poems For Poets V

...PROFESSOR POETS

These are poems about professor poets and other “intellectuals” who miss the main point of poetry, which is to connect with readers via pleasing sounds and the communication of emo...

Flying Mysteries

...Soaring in the air, a murder of crows goes by. 
Calling ahead, crows are truly sly. 
Leaving behind only riddles and rhymes
Sneaking away, haunting bedtimes. 
Crows rhyme and reason, 
Change wit...

Mosh Pit Medicine

...The General is a bit of an authoritarian.
He says, Breathe! And you say, how much?
Twilight is much more chill; she just says, “See you ‘round!”
But then you’re bouncing along to a happy tune,
an...

The King Is Coming Back Again Soon

...O The King is coming back again!
Will you be ready to meet with Him!
O The King is coming back again!
Meet with Him in the middle of
The cloudy sky! If you are among
All of those who remain aliv...

Farcical Fancies

...Farcical fancies,
Woodland rhymes,
These are not just
For bedtimes!

Farcical fancies,
Wait and see;
You’ll repeat them
Back to me!

—————

Woodpecker, really,
Won’t you hush!
By now, a...

Epigrams Vi

...Epigrams VI

These are humorous epigrams including a form I call "Less Heroic Couplets." 



Less Heroic Couplets: Mini-Ode to Stamina
by Michael R. Burch
 
When you’ve given so much
that I...

Light Verse and Nonsense Verse I

...Light verse and nonsense verse

Mini-Ode to Stamina
by Michael R. Burch 
 
When you’ve given so much
that I can’t bear your touch,
then from a safe distance
let me admire your persistence.

...

Bedtime Delight

...When bedtimes comes, we do not moan or cry.
Do our parents know what we are up to?
Under a blanket, my siblings and I -
we’re reading a book, and it is brand new!

Do our parents know what we ar...

Doggerel I

...Doggerel I or Nonsense Verse

A$$tronomical
by Michael R. Burch

Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
proved E equals MC squared.
Thus, all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ dec...

Poems About Poems I

...Poems about Poems (I)



What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch

What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~underwater~~~
watching the shoreline blur
sees through his breath’s weightless ...

A Natural Boyhood a Memory

...school was out
      vacation touched our gate
long days  
           bedtimes late
time
    routines 
              we relegate

bird nesting
         climbing trees
building dens      adu...

My Puppy Dog

...My puppy dog’s my buddy.
He’s black and white, a touch of brown.
Just six months old and quite a pup
Who loves to play with me.

He’ll come and lie down in my lap
When television I turn on
And...

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