Damsels In Distress Poems - Poems about Damsels In Distress

The lies they killed us with

...They starved our bodies of love 
Then complain how our bones shake in fear
They strip us of our dignity 
Then glare at us when we jave nothing to wear
They take our souls 
Then question when the...

The blackbird sings, can you hear it?

...The telly fed me the propaganda. Of princesses and princes.
Damsels in distress. Knights in shining armour. That was
Love. It was always a man and a woman; perfect, no flaws.
In spring, blackbirds...

The Hungry Stones XIV

...At this very moment coolies screamed, ‘train', 
We scampered packing up our bags and bales, 
A long-awaited train’s a certain bane, 
But this one turned a boon, such were the tales, 
An English g...

Summer Sentinels

...Sunflowers,
cheddar-cheese petals
surrounding seedy-brown-mustard centers,
stand guard over hot summer pavement
like mighty oaks.
Laughing children
run in and out the yellow forest,
slaying dr...

O, To Be a Hero

...O, to be a Hero
    in the good old-fashioned way
  Rescuing damsels in distress
    just in time to save the day

  Where is our shining knight
    astride determined steed
  To free this spe...

Modern Sonnets Ii

...MODERN SONNETS II

I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.



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Play By Play-The Pinkerton Story

...Climb those many stairs, up to the stars.
“Cut!” Comes the child, the wee Pinkerton.
Stunt double, doubles down, with plethora of scars.
Fate is what it is, bumps, bruises...sorta fun.

Pinkerto...

Poems About Children V

...Poems about Children V

Pan
by Michael R. Burch

Among the shadows of the groaning elms,
amid the darkening oaks, we fled ourselves

Once there were paths that led to coracles
that clung to ...

Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers Iv

...Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers IV



Neglect
by Michael R. Burch

What good are your tears?
They will not spare the dying their anguish.
What good is your concern
to a child sick of l...

Sonnets Xlii-Li

...Sonnets XLII-LI

Distances
by Michael R. Burch

Moonbeams on water?
the reflected light
of a halcyon star
now drowning in night...
So your memories are.

Footprints on beaches
now floodin...

Pan

...... Among the shadows of the groaning elms,
amid the darkening oaks, we fled ourselves ...

... Once there were paths that led to coracles
that clung to piers like loosening barnacles ...

... ...

Knights and Ladies

...Courtly days of knights so gallant,
And demure damsels in distress;
Hearken ye to this admiring descant,
Of chivalry and sheer noblesse.

Nights of satin and days of adventure,
Of heroes and vi...

The Fairy Tale Forest

...She loved when he read her fairy tales…she’d sit upon his knees
and be amazed how so many fairy tales took place among the trees.

Fairy tales…alive with woes and heartaches…
with battles, and wi...

Stories of Yesteryear

...Come, and lay here, on this soft grassy hill

hear stories I'll tell from yesteryear

the sun is setting... the air calm and fair

though a gentle breeze can caress your hair

listen, my dear...

Unquotable Quotes Viiil: Sexual Harassment - the Feminist Kind

...Unquotable Quotes VIIIL : SEXUAL HARASSMENT* - the feminist kind

(*”aggressive pressure or intimidation”: Is it really “any different” in most cases in the act, judging by Hollywood standards?)...

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