Expunging Poems

a match in the dark

...
a ghastly …

prospect ...
the ground torn open before him
a wound in the earth that called to his dark heart
pulled on his better judgement like lead ...
warm, the darkness -
warm and peacef...

This Web Is Weary

...My dream catcher cries
with the intake of these fears.
This web is weary.
Expunging all this dead weight,
what a harsh burden to bare. 

My friend wove a spell 
translating to protection. 
So...

Stolen Van Life

...A fair pile of graded kindling and fresh limbs.
Wooden spring, deep brooding in each fiber, the damp air won't help.
White fire, a searing brain, a taxing task, omni-repetitive, still
remains at o...

Father-Daughter Dance

...
I once made a stranger bleed out from his eyes
After transcribing his skeleton, and then reading
His scratched-up bones back to him. 
 
I was thirteen when it happened, English class
When I fi...

Working Out Isn't Working Out

...I used to like barbells, enjoyed pumping iron,
   my Nautilus* gym was one happy environ.
Those posters of 6-packs and marbled biceps
   inspired me to start counting carbs, pounds, and reps.

M...

Verve of My Nerve

...History, forgotten element of man`s life
Adage of forgiving and forgetting
Messing and proceeding on the solemn assembly
Expunging and blotting life-long terribly
but carefully committed and cove...

Winter's Echoes

...
Icicles hang on the edges
Silence creeping into the conversation
Revealing the boredom of this skirt
Tendrils of frozen water suspended
On hearts, hopes and dreams

Moonlight flickers...

Nutritional Digestion

...It feels sadly ironic,
and unwise,
to focus healthcare 
on digestive system deliveries
to feed and water our bodies

And underinvest,
too rarely applaud
and enrich
nurturing nutrition commun...

Winter's White

...Winter sheds Her dander
upon a frigid breeze,
releasing flakes of white.

Like soft, feathery down,
they silently settle
on everything in sight.

Ice crystals glittering
in their daz...

Turkish Poetry Translations I

...Turkish Poetry Translations I



Ben Sana Mecburum: "You are indispensable"
by Attila Ilhan
translation by Nurgul Yayman and Michael R. Burch

You are indispensable; how can you not know
tha...

You Are Indispensable: Attila Ilhan Translation

...Ben Sana Mecburum: “You are indispensable”
by Attila Ilhan
translation by Nurgul Yayman and Michael R. Burch

You are indispensable; how can you not know
that you’re like nails riveting my brain...

Attila Ilhan Translations

...Ben Sana Mecburum
by Attila Ilhan
translation by Nurgul Yayman and Michael R. Burch

You are indispensable; how can you not know
that you’re like nails riveting my brain?
I see your eyes as eve...

The Poet Speaks

...Today December 27 two thousand nineteen

Start time: at sixteen minutes
after seven o'clock post meridian
End time: nine minutes after
nine o'clock post meridian.

Where the outer limits as Gu...

The Tender Weight of Her Sighs

...The Tender Weight of Her Sighs
by Michael R. Burch

The tender weight of her sighs
lies heavily upon my heart;
apart from her, full of doubt,
without her presence to revolve around,
found want...

Unspoken Implication Belied Bon Geste

...(unsettled conscience beckons expunging)

Upon espying aesthetically pleasing lass
(considerably younger than me),
middle aged ma'am, or classy older woman
impetuousness overtakes rationality
c...

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