Excavations Poems - Poems about Excavations

BON VOYAGE

...Of the JOURNAL I hold in hand, 
pages flutter with the breeze... 
for I'm lost in its words, I'm lost to the distant seas.
O voyager who scribed the tale, 
whom did you meet and what did you see?...

In the temple of my soul burn words misunderstood

...In the temple of my soul burn words misunderstood,
The secret bell of my hope tolling dimly in the echoless temple,
How I wished to sift the hidden meanings,
And to lay upon your altar achievement...

The Land of the Midnight Sun

...I went cruising to Norway with my wife across the North Sea
We travelled the route the Vikings took but with added luxury
Our first port of call was Stavanger, it was nice to be on dry land
A town...

Finding a Place

...I always seem 
to end up here, shuffling
along the river, soul deep
in its waters. I wallow
for a while like an old,
crusty animal, trying 
to rid myself
of the usual parasites.
These pests g...

The Old Cranes

...The old cranes, arthritic with rust,
bathe their long shadows in the river.
Iron sinews that pulled and strained
to lift load after load of scrap
now dangle loosely from redundant arms.
An eerie...

Concerns of Mine

...A big concern during excavations
from granite hillsides is just
keeping limited mishaps near
observed palladium quantities,
reacting swiftly to utility vehicles
wanting X-rays yields zeroed....

Neolithic Man

...
Reflecting on Stonehenge
Ancient mysteries
Neolithic man left behind
Their enlightened thought suggests
heaven and earth are twin powers
harnessed through astronomy 
Standing stones s...

An Excavation

...Excavations expose stunning skulls of history,
Where-around emblazoned scripts cultures and creatures;
Minds of human beings and their mass mystery,
The whole lot that surrounds them with all true...

Breeding Ground

...in the screen door
         a small hole

corruption forms its disorderly queue
               black fuzzy questions marks
walk on segmented legs
         spindly limbs pry into disrepair
lay ...

Earth's Oldest Love Poem

...The Love Song Of Shu-Sin
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Darling of my heart, my belovéd, 
your enticements are sweet, sweeter than honey. 
Darling of my heart, my belovéd,...

The 1960's Were Pretty Freaky

...The 1960's were pretty freaky
The British invasion pretty sneaky
Old Guard politics pretty creaky
(America's favorite dessert a Twinkie)
Folk singers and protest songs pretty cheeky
  ~ Bob Dyla...

Footprints - Indelible Stamps

...Footprints in sand, indelible till the tide comes in,
reliable impressions, etched, embedded, enveloped 
to form an album of traces:
crab hole excavations,
scurries of hurrying birds,
seaweed tw...

Haiku Maze 1

...Dawn unfurls
Heat in new light;
Earth awakes

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Poignant sanctuary
Whisper of healing;
Wisdom abides

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Laughter thrills
Zesty humour loiters;
A brand new page

...

Ann-Marie

...Ann-Marie

Tombs for teeth stuck out 
On stocks overhanging
A trembling lower lip the
Impression of permanent snivel
Impeding would-be normal childish speech
Should such a thing ever have been...

Rain's Disappearance

...Disappearance 
Like delicate snow that melts 
in the midst of our breathe 
Can you feel the heat of what we say
taste sexual precipitation
When our tongues drag across 
sensuous excavations 
d...

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