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May It Be The Fullness Of Time

...Without you, my life's blood would freeze—
If I could not feel the plant of your blossoming seed.

I know that time has voided the way
For you and me, to separate—

Your budding in my heart say...

Categories: elsewise, deep, devotion, emotions, feelings,
Form: Couplet

Looking For Abundance

...The Brits have a saying keep calm and carry on
embraced it I have to the heart

Keep on keeping on somehow
missing a vital part

I could carry on like a woman mad
Or keep to a manner insane

...

Categories: elsewise, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme

The Ghost of Christmas Present

...Terrence the Turkey was feeling quite perky
Passing time in his rafter and doing no harm
No fighting nor squabbling, just gabbling and gobbling
Turkey talking turkey down on the farm.

Whilst ha...

Categories: elsewise, adventure, animal, bird, celebration,
Form: Quatrain

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Gilette Mach 3 Incentive Plan

...The forecast says, not a cloud in the sky,
Great prospects for spousal action today.
Since my sweetie likes a clean-shaven guy,
Better find my razor without delay!

The girl doesn’t like my scru...

Categories: elsewise, care, humor, love, wife,
Form: Sonnet

Camouflage

...Camouflage
© Ben Burton 12-01-2014

A leopard cannot change his spots
Nor would he if he could
They offer him some camouflage
When lurking in the wood

Van Winkle would not leave his cot
For...

Categories: elsewise, slavery,
Form: Rhyme

Abe Lincoln As a Democrat

...Abe Lincoln As A democrat
© Ben Burton 8-25-2014

The evil of men being sold
Long past, since Mr. Lincoln's fight
Still, dark suspicion blooms and grows
And loots the cause of civil rights

T...

Categories: elsewise, black african american, political,
Form: I do not know?

Round and Round

...Funny how all these branching roads
so frequently turn into circles.

Before, I dreamed of adventure.
I dreamed of service, of travel,
of the unknown; of things
few others get to claim.

And ...

Categories: elsewise, adventure, family, home, introspection,
Form: Free verse

A Soldier's Letter

..."My dear Hannah:  We're camped nigh a town called Gettysburg tonight.
I take pen in hand to write to you, my love, by the flickerin' candlelight.
From afar I hear the beat of Rebel drums preparin' fe...

Categories: elsewise, sad, war,
Form: Rhyme

Live Chorus

...The mobile offspring's random choice
ennobled by the Doctor's voice
deceased to wit, parental watch
to be or not to be, the catch!

As millions thrust into the void
all life, conserving matters foile...

Categories: elsewise, children, loss,
Form: Monorhyme

Drawn

...With thee, feel drawn from evermore
like artist's drawing from repoire,
I signal faith, as if explore
were given, lathe, and to adore -

I love thee, like some journey's oar
were always drawing...

Categories: elsewise, love,
Form: Rhyme Royal