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Chilton Poems - Poems about Chilton


Early Poems I
...Juvenilia: Early Poems by Michael R. Burch Smoke by Michael R. Burch The hazy, smoke-filled skies of summer I remember well; farewell was on my mind, and the thoughts that I can't tell r......

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Categories: chilton, kid, poetry, poets, teen,
Form: Rhyme
Have I Been Too Long At the Fair
...Have I been too long at the fair? by Michael R. Burch Have I been too long at the fair? The summer has faded, the leaves have turned brown; the Ferris wheel teeters . . . not up, yet not dow......

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Categories: chilton, absence, allegory, allusion, analogy,
Form: Verse



Sal Vation
...October sunshine late afternoon Time hasn’t fallen back yet Six orange raspberries Sweetly melted on my tongue A second harvest Missed by the catbirds Found by the ants A gallon or two of tin......

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Categories: chilton, food,
Form: Blank verse
Lessons Learned
...Tis Autumn and the tired trees Drop off dead leaves as sap lays rooting The long Spring war with gypsy worms Has caused a few to come to terms The humming birds are still around But not for lo......

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Categories: chilton, nature, seasons, autumn,
Form: Narrative

Book: Reflection on the Important Things