Moon Firework Poems

thin moon hangs in the blurring light
when the red tape of work ends 
day's end
before darkness darts onto idling pillows

a too slight shine to navigate...

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When lanterns paint the sky,
I'll weave tulsi trinkets, celebrate divine sight~
while stars fly..

Wings of new moon,
flare as festivals of delight,
in tune.

We praise,
eternal light~
rays.

When lanterns paint...

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Hold on just one minute more before you walk through the door; hold on just one minute more and think carefully about it before you...

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Golden moonflower 
Rising in your periwinkle sky
As chrysanthemums bloom and die
In bursts of sparkling showers

You shake your head and sigh
Watching into the wee hours
With all...

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Hanging like a natural backdrop
twilight with a twist of lime;
Colored like a red, white, and blue pop
the sky sparkles uncontrollably;
A brief moment ends with a...

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Lights flip on.
Flopping to the aeropress.
Measuring my morning cuppa
fresh coffee grinds,
stirred in my mind
with cream.
Filling pill boxes.
Reading poetry,
writing poetry,
as I glance up
every blue moon
to the...

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On Independence Day at dusk, the sky I’ll view.
The waxing crescent moon will be a joy to see.
Then I’ll be thrilled by fireworks of red,...

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A still figure captured by night
Silhouette of a lady shone bright
Embracing sweet warmth of slightly dark skies
Rattled by dreams where which silence lies

Then her smile...

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It’s the day before New Year’s Eve
And the minute and hour hands 
Clutch and hold on tight,
As the cuckoo clock pings six times.

Airborne towards emptiness,
Fireworks...

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New Year Poetry

Auld Lange Syne
by Robert Burns
translation by Michael R. Burch 

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Sublime
Mystical
Magical
Glistening
Fantasylike glow
Melted on every surface
Lit up celebration
Lovestruck
A night to remember
Ending in
Fireworks



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on April 1, 2018 for contest IT'S A SHORTY sponsored by...

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"If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,
Like this."

- Rumi

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I lift my face to you, my anyone
...

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Pictorial evidence of a moon beam dancing dangerously across a road with a stripped sun is only to be depicted by a jury who knows...

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Dizzy from the red cup party.
Walking blocks to the beach.
Ears still ringing and singing songs off key.
Swearing as we held hands and danced 
To the...

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