Intervened Poems

Say Her Name And Mine Too

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She trusted him.
Loved him.
Believed in the promise of tomorrow —
but tomorrow never came.

South Africa, our soil is heavy,
carrying too many daughters
laid down before their time.
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Divinely Intrusive Thoughts

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Intrusive thoughts just invaded my mind…
Yielded, I welcomed them, and so they came
They soon turned as a scene I must behold
Making meditation* vibrantly real.

Oh, these intrusive th...

White Ribbons Of Peace

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"In memory of Eliza and Emily"  
Twelve Years a Slave, Eliza Berry's life marked by cruelty, a tragedy of slavery.


She rose to lower heights as she plucked the cotton with ...

The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris

...The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris

I led a boring life.
The end.

All joking aside, now the epilogue.

As a bookish fellow born Januar...

Fate decreed sexting or texting while married abominable

...Fate decreed sexting/texting while married abominable

Therefore karma caught up to me big time
and delivered yours truly sent to purgatory
(figurative speaking) by casting a spell,
whereby the ...

Problem Statement, cook county, sheriff in style !

...Problem Statement, cook county, sheriff in style !

My father’s daughter was engaged to my father’s sister’s son. 

My father’s mother opted out to have a side to join the festive eve. 

She (n...

Turning the maxim familiarity breeds contempt on it's head

...Turning the maxim familiarity breeds contempt on it's head...
not just in time for Valentine's Day
but the remaining days of our lives
as the world turns
on all our children
the young and restle...

Can I Buy An Extra Word Or Two

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My brain is on holiday
Sure wish it would alert me
I'm cruising along having a ball
Then WHAM!!!
“Sorry, I'm on holiday”
Doesn't happen often to me
But when it does, I freak out
What...

Here riches abound'

...To my vision; all around some very good poetry, here abounds.' 
Many born from 1950s and 60s express thoughts; emotions. That inspire no less!. Who were taught; by those from the
1920s and thirtys....

From Sunrise to Sunset

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When sunrise first awakened our eyes,
My face, a vision, caught your loving gaze.
But it was your soul, so pure and wise,
That drew me in, and made my heart amaze.

Life was a canvas, painted ...

The touch of her soft flowing hair

...I don’t think she’s really aware
That the touch of her soft flowing hair
Takes me drifting through time
To that evening at nine
When she stole my heart without care

I had just held the door
N...

HOMELESS

...Reflecting...at the end of December 2009 I was homeless. However, in March of 2010 God intervened and provided me a safe roof over my head where I have resided for almost 15 years! He is a good and f...

My Life With Pets

...JUDY…
Judy was a German Shepherd from my newborn days
I’ve seen some pictures, black and white; she had a friendly gaze
I wish I could remember her as I sit here and write
Alas I just have photog...

Beowulf translation by Michael R Burch

...Beowulf Excerpts
anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 8th-10th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

LO, praise the prowess of the Spear-Danes
whose clan-than...

Altering Nominative cases

...Motivated by Lilibet Wallpaper

"Chickens will do." And a pause
"For another yard of georgette linens too."
And every capped reasons opened at last,
as a stair, for a stare, to ask about the rea...

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