Life Curtal Sonnet Poems

A soloist Java Sparrow flits,
A cathedral canopy of arched branched leaves,
The sparkling daylight dances the vast green space,
Moss glut rock form protrudes aground sits,
Pews of...

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"When you find yourself on a 
dead end street take a detour."

            ...

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You carefully put your life in my hands
to bystanders that may come off reckless;
I feel like I know what compelled you to
in the moments no...

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A superstitious belief on black cats
is rebutted by my old  black pet, Ming
She saved my life when I was still a kid
while seated on...

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Comes the inevitable moment to decide at last
Whether to stay or go; whether to love or hate
Whether to stand aside or bravely engage issues
To defy...

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Seeing years past brings question about what might be,
We wonder, how will this play over -
How will this decision affect me?
Wondering if you will travel...

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The world is chaotic, everything around me feels like it's a dream,
	But in reality it's just all about how we perceive.
	Some don't see the full...

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Just as life moves along,
We empty our selves as a bucket with a hole.
Moving forever onward,
Until me reach an emptiness,
One that cannot be known by...

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The heart seeks that which it cannot have;
For that of perfect beauty.
The corruption of life they desperately shave,
Yet fail to see the grace in duty.
Duty,...

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FIRST KISS

She shared with me my first romantic kiss
On her front porch that starry, starry night.
And I skipped lightly on my homeward way.
I’d not forget...

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Living on a farm is never boring
There are cows to milk, bulls, steers, calves to feed
Pigs to slop and chickens to peck the dust
With guineas...

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Abide
by Michael R. Burch

after Philip Larkin's "Aubade"

It is hard to understand or accept mortality—
such an alien concept: not to be.
Perhaps unsettling enough to spawn religion,
or...

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The Tender Weight of Her Sighs
by Michael R. Burch

The tender weight of her sighs
lies heavily upon my heart;
apart from her, full of doubt,
without her presence...

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Inner Strength 

I gave up on me and never gave up on you. In the dimmest light, chance illuminates the real desire to fight. I...

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I sat in my lonely room.
Then I heard the noise of thunder.
There stood before me a man on a pale horse.

I immediately knew it was...

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