Hate Light Verse Poems

Quirina and Quiqui Quetzal*
Were a truly splendiferous pair.
They won first prize at Mardi Gras
As if nobody else was there.
This had ruffled a number of feathers
Among...

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Make all of those hearts that are filled with hate,
 be forced to hibernate and reappear
 after seventeen years..
 They could get it right or...

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When the wolf applied nicely
If he could come in,
The pigs replied thricely he shouldn't.
Then they scratched at the hairs
On their chinny chin chins,
And tightly bolted...

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The clock has struck.
It's way too late.
There are no thoughts left to pollinate.
The planet warms.
They've sealed their fate with
fires and storms, wars and hate.
It's way...

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Wonderworks
by Michael R. Burch

History’s
mysteries
abound
& astound,
found
(profound)
the whole earth ’round,
even if mostly
underground.


The Procrastinator’s Creed
by Michael R. Burch

It’s always, “Tomorrow, I’ll do it.”
Work? I eschew it.
I never collect...

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I buy her the prettiest things he congratulates himself.
Why does she never wear any of them?
He tries so hard, she thinks. But I hate grays...

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So, Artificial Intelligence can now write poetry
(I think I may dislike this)
We have similar thoughts
Its words are lovelier
Rhyme or free verse
hundreds of synonyms.

It can also...

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I am, I believe, I think, and I feel.
    Yet much more is asked, for
       ...

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The devil's hatred,
             It has eternal roots...
      ...

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if you forget me
I forget you...
If you donate me affection.
I return you back...
If you offer me love,
I refund you with love,
If you hate me... 
...

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if there is not
   love,
   also
   there is not
   life...

   Hatred,
   friend
 ...

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Mating Calls, or, Purdy Please!
Limericks by Michael R. Burch

1.
Nine-thirty? Feeling flirty (and, indeed, a trifle dirty),
I decided to ring prudish Eleanor Purdy ...
When I rang...

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In complexity, be simple.
In disagreement, seek agreement.
In chaos, lies opportunity.
In war, always seek peace.
In the field of hate, plant love...!...

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It is not so easy to give hope, 
Because it is committed through a thin rope.
You all changed the meaning of trust,
Because your words were...

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I have come to a bitter conclusion
I’m not writing what editors want,
My rejections are coming in profusion
It’s clear I am not a poetry savant.
I fear...

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