Best Remonstrance Poems

Why mimic thus the feeble bee
And flutter over each lovely flower
Where is the harp I strung for thee
The wing I braced with growing power 

I gave thee not the sprightly flute
To call the dance and wake the song
I gave you not the breathing lute
A lovers...

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Regret
by Michael R. Burch

Regret,
a bitter
ache to bear . . .

once starlight
languished
in your hair . . .

a shining there
as brief
as rare.

Regret . . .
a pain
I chose to bear . . .

unleash
the torrent
of your hair . . .

and show me
once again?
how rare.

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Regret,
a bitter
ache to bear . . .

once starlight
languished
in your hair . . .

a shining there
as brief
as rare.

Regret . . .
a pain
I chose to bear . . .

unleash
the torrent
of your hair . . .

and show me
once again—
how rare....

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