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Thirteen States, Thirteen Dreams

...epared and free,
"While I breathe, I hope" eternally.
New Hampshire’s cry, bold and clear,
"Live Free or Die" without fear.

Virginia’s might, through tyrants' fall,
"Thus Always to Tyrants," freedom for all.
New York stands tall, with dreams so high,
"Excelsior" calls to reach the sky.

North Carolina, steadfast and true,
"To be, rather than to seem" is what they pursue.
Rhode Island, last, but forever bright,
"Hope" their beacon, guiding the...

Excelsior to the Would-be Scribes

...Mornings are made for paper and pens 
In the hands of a would-be scribe,
At each day’s awakening between sun and shade 
And silence is coming alive.

From out of the dark, the touch of a spark 
...

ODE TO ELEPHANT

...ODE TO ELEPHANT


Elephant Elephant 
enveloping essence of Earth !
             I hear an elevated trumpet 
             far in elixired fair forests
my ears etheric ornaments 
in your elopin...

Galley slave to obsessive compulsive disordered behavior announces

...Galley slave to obsessive compulsive disordered behavior announces...

Fore score minus xv orbitz ago
from being centenarian
strong contractions forced me
to pass thru cervix,
buck naked bare l...

Positive Transformation

...O how had I always fallen back;
With days full of retrogressions, alack!
I was degenerate;	
Surely a youth of no notable rate.
My  existence was like an ungodly song
With defiled rhythms was it ...

The Dream

...He races aggressively from task to task,
churning through projects and products and pay.
Optimize, order, overdeliver.
Improve! For fast fades the day ...

You'd think he bores easy and can't si...

Elusive Pursuit Endeavoring To Craft a Great Poem

...Elusive pursuit endeavoring to craft a great poem

I (analogous to a rolling stone)
confess, no deliberate intent, yet often wonder
what spurs me to nudge, goad, coax, et cetera
semblance of rea...

Halloween Poems Iv

...the Horror
by Michael R. Burch

the Horror lurks inside our closets
the Horror hides beneath our beds
the Horror hisses ancient curses
the Horror whispers in our heads

the Horror tells us De...

Silence On Market Street

...Everything is still, 
Everything is virtually quiet on market street 
I walked slowly down the street
listening to a silent song singing from a distance land
Then suddenly a  strange stench oozin...

Elusive Pursuit Endeavoring To Craft a Great Poem

...I confess, no deliberate intent, yet often wonder
what spurs me to nudge, goad, coax, et cetera
despite modesty regarding
ably linkedin words for others to ponder
more often than not experiencing...

Staying Cool Memories

...Oscillating fans here and there in the house,
Naps in a cool cement basement,
Folding fans on an evening porch,
Dry breezes after twilight.

The ice man with tongs holding a 50-lb cube,
Throwin...

The Foxglove Flower

...Translucent is the beauty of the foxglove flower, and
hiding is something they never ever do; careful they are 
extremely poisonous giving rashes, nausea and headaches !

Find them in a cottage g...

Stan the Man--Stan Lee a Dedication

...Stan the Man--Stan Lee a DEDICATION

He who that says that he is I am
I am Stan the man
Stanley Martin Lieber was born on December 28, 1922,
In Manhattan, New York City,
n the apartment of his ...

Suffusion of Profuse Elation

...Ah...herewith ma usual
     dose of pablum from this meal
lee mouthed muttering 
     doggerel wordsmith,
     who now writes...
     so here's the deal,
which reiterates a former zeal
namely,...

The Visit

...The Visit

Dimly lit room with flowered wallpaper, 
bridal chamber for a couple, 1920.
In her noontime daydream she could see back then.

Coal dust between her fingers,
a strong back from ...

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