Rain Common Poems

Song Lyrics I

"We Came Together" was written as song lyrics for New Zealand composer David Hamilton.

Song Lyrics: We Came Together
by Michael R. Burch

We came together...

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COMMON SCENTS

Sweet goosebump tinge
of distant rain
such hope imbued
on nature’s whispered breath
and dirt, soft earth
awaiting to be turned
savored
salt air afresh
on tongues of breaking waves
the aromatic nuances
of...

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I cannot tell you that I love you, still…
I’ll love you how good wisdom says I may!
I’ll take our friendship for the better pill,
And put...

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Park Bench #286
Boston Common
Christmas

Colder, less comfortable,
holding court with
weakly trembling sun
I offer my scant refuge -
a silent moment - awaiting
life’s unrepentant penitents.

I listen as regret
stings the...

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Through this park, strange animals pass in dust.
Through stained glass, light enters to remain.
Some make difference in all what they trust.
From cloud to rain experience...

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Pausing a moment under a flickering street lite
Immersed in the noises of the busy city nite
Many souls pass by but none throw a glance
All seemed...

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now there are no battle of wills
now there are no feeble attempts to spotlight and emphasize 
now there are no empty benefits that result in...

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Balcony moods
Morning offering;
Song of bird duo


By the yard edge
Bird frolic twitter;
A cheery quartet


Song fills dawn
Sunlight slants;
Window view sparkles


Last night's rain
Wet grounds betray;
Uneven footsteps traced


Joy after...

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