Snow Epitaph Poems

A joy it is to see
planted in his honor
A Memorial Tree
Roots, memories of Milton
and a kind act for the ecosystem
Forget-Me-Nots shall be written
by your poetry...

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These are my modern English translations of sonnets by the French poet Stephane Mallarme.

The Tomb of Edgar Poe
by Stéphane Mallarmé
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Transformed...

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Final Lullaby
by Michael R. Burch

for my mother, Christine Ena Burch

Sleep peacefully—for now your suffering’s over.

Sleep peacefully—immune to all distress,
like pebbles unaware of raging waves.

Sleep peacefully—like...

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Epigrams by Michael R. Burch



Negligibles
by Michael R. Burch
 
Show me your most intimate items of apparel:
begin with the hem of your quicksilver slip ...



Negotiables
by Michael...

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Epitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch

I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.

This...

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In smithereens
Like scattered shards of glass
Cold as winter snow
Frozen like ice


Date written and posted: 04/29/2018...

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I never told you
How I would honor your memory,
Finding another like you
So I would not miss your kisses so much.

I never told you
How special you...

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You stowed our love to use at your  convenience.
Pulled me out when the weather grew cold .
You wore me as was needed and I...

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You are the dream of my dream
Receive my smile to break ice
Kindle the flame of my wanderlust
Ye, my coppella madrigals
And my aurora borealis.

You are my...

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It is a number's game
to count  the incoming WMD'S
Looking up,upon..the clear blue sky
Clearly with a thought:AM I THE NEXT ONE TO SURELY DIE??
"intelligence" hand...

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