Irrevocable Poems

Premium MemberMy Inner Voice Told Me

...A plethora of complex verbiage clogs and clutters solemn university tombs,
gem-encrusted sequestered  vaults  impervious on  mountain peak percentage practical basis, 
when express benevolence  enj...
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Categories: irrevocable, care, character, dedication, deep,
Form: Free verse

And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War

...And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War

Preface: On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," Presiden...
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Categories: irrevocable, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme


April 9th, 2025 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

...April 9th, 2025 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Elysian fields long since embraced dada's soul
which rocketed into aerospace
(courtesy General Electric satellite)
just a tad shy of 
fif...
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Categories: irrevocable, absence, abuse, adventure, anger,
Form: Free verse

The Melodies Of Silence

...My demons terrorize my ghosts.
With cannabis, I treat the aftermath of my chaotic choices.
Irrevocable truths engraved on the indelible scars of my impure soul.
I'm still trapped in the same night...
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Categories: irrevocable, abuse, angst,
Form: Free verse

Headed to the call

...The future called and I responded, armed with scars my years of acquired wisdom and rife experience, declared with voice of reason, a projection of matter, called for fellow age group, but trend and ...
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Categories: irrevocable, change, character, confidence, courage,
Form: Free verse


After the doomsday clock struck midnight

...After the doomsday clock struck midnight...

a blizzard of blinding demoniacal
highly radioactive fueled banshees
(analogous to a bajillion barenaked ladies
raging against the machine)
barreled...
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Categories: irrevocable, absence, abuse, africa, america,
Form: Free verse

Fishin’ for Time

...In the pure bright wake, I went fishing’ for calm and all I caught was tumblin’ time. 
The hours were soppin’wet with pond scum and the seconds kept getting’ away as soon as I thought I had them hoo...
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Categories: irrevocable, emotions, extended metaphor, fishing,
Form: Personification

Conception

...The day is conceived,
tossed bedsheets birth landscapes.

Apelike, a grin gawps.

In the backroom of a slow thought
I dress for breakfast -
recall the tropics,
sticky rice, coconut milk and
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Categories: irrevocable, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMy Five Senses

...Darkness.  Total and irrevocable.
But I was alive.
I cannot hear.  Whispers, mumbling
Information was just absent.

Still, I could not use my sight.
Someone touched my hand.
Warm but indiffere...
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Categories: irrevocable, life,
Form: Free verse

Happy two thousand twenty fourth birthday Autumn September twenty second

...Happy two thousand twenty fourth  birthday Autumn - September twenty second

But first etymological climatological meteorological esoterica:

The word autumn (/'??t?m/) is derived from Latin autu...
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Categories: irrevocable, animal, appreciation, autumn, celebration,
Form: Free verse

April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa

...April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa

The following words crafted soon after the soul of me daddy set adrift into the empyrean realm joining the rank and fil...
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Categories: irrevocable, absence, age, anniversary, april,
Form: Rhyme

Night Labor, for Rachel Corrie

...Night Labor
by Michael R. Burch

for Rachel Corrie

Tonight we keep the flame alive;
we keep the candle lit.
We burn bright incense in your name
and swear we’ll not forget—
your innocence, y...
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Categories: irrevocable, children, courage, hate, innocence,
Form: Rhyme

Shouldn't Love Be With Us Until We Die

...Shouldn't love will be with us until we die 
tenderly embraced or apart for a silly lie?
To be one soul and be truly inseparable,
trust in each other must be irrevocable! 

Let no secrets or pas...
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Categories: irrevocable, betrayal, desire, devotion, loss,
Form: Lyric

One generic baby boomer, a garden variety sexagenarian

...One generic baby boomer, (a garden variety sexagenarian)...
offers his interpretation of critical race theory

I, (an articulate, charming, domesticated, 
erudite, friendly, genteel, humorous, in...
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Categories: irrevocable, 12th grade, abuse, africa,
Form: Rhyme

Sunflowers

...It comes to me that every street
or patch of crowded humanity
has become a battle zone.

The fight is muddled the cause unclear.
The sky rains tears of spite and rage
and it comforts us not.

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Categories: irrevocable, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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