Enterprising Poems - Poems about Enterprising

...Am I really this old, so many ghosts beckoning? —Michael R. Burch Sleepyheads! I recite my haiku to the inattentive lilies. —Michael R. Burch Stillness: the sound of petals drifting dow......Read the rest...

...These are original haiku by Michael R. Burch and his translations of haiku by the Japanese masters Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Masaoka Shiki, and others. Am I really this old, so many ghosts beck......Read the rest...

...ROLE REVERSAL A most enterprising canary Always found the cat very scary So to turn a new page Shut the cat in the cage It’s the cat’s turn now to be wary ......Read the rest...

...Enterprising monkeys bought six tents in all. We formed a circus, they all would call. Tried to peek up under the tents of course. Were chased off by a cow, pig and a horse. You’ve met our secu......Read the rest...

...*On the subject of Visual Exposure versus Narrative Coherence: "The difference between suspense and surprise is to give the audience some lead then leave the rest to their imagination," .......Read the rest...

...Russia, my lovely Why do I remember this now on a Christmas day galley boy on a tank ship that was old in 1956 as the youngest of the crew of mostly middle-aged men it is safe to assume I'm th......Read the rest...

...Still smarting from stupid scamming fraudsters... five months ago to the day Twas the cusp of tooth thousand twenty three summer solstice, when yours truly (a fool and his money went separate ......Read the rest...

...Au revoir oh perilous freedom... Since pledging my troth to the missus July 25th, 1996 after the comma error punctuated mein kampf with disequilibrium. Ever since the notions of life, liber......Read the rest...

...I grow so tired of berries, ants, and nuts. I dream of chowing down on something new. Since where I live, the prospects are quite slim, from time to time, I bid the woods adieu. I love to find ......Read the rest...

...The musical was near ready to start When someone let off a rip roaring fart The smell was horrific All had a sniff of it ‘Twas a bummer of an ass drummer’s fine art. The show opened w......Read the rest...

...June nineteenth one hundred and fifty years ago Juneteenth hint: three hundred and sixty six days after eighteen sixty four. Major General Gordon Granger led the Union Soldiers to Galveston,......Read the rest...

...BOLD So what now you were told That you were to be bold courageous, confident courageous, confident, and fearless; ready to take risks. To show- showing or requiring courage some bol......Read the rest...

...Erotic Errata by Michael R. Burch I didn’t mean to love you; if I did, it came unbid- en, and should’ve remained hid- den! *** Less Heroic Couplets: Marketing 101 by Michael R. Burch ......Read the rest...

...The Withernwick Ramblers Skiffle Group Not exactly an enterprising name But we did however have One unique claim to fame. We accompanied Audrey Hepburn, Famous Film Star, yes that’s the one ......Read the rest...

...What’s happening? A bystander asked the McCormick sisters, unduly soused. They lost a bet, Wilma and Lucille said as the other two grunted and roused. You mean they must pull that cart all the way ......Read the rest...