Long Abstracting Poems
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SeeSee
by Michael R. Burch
See how her hair has thinned: it doesn’t seem
like hair at all, but like the airy moult
of emus who outraced the wind and left
soft plumage in their wake. See how her eyes
are...
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Categories:
abstracting, age, goodbye, life, loss, time, women,
Form:
Sonnet
Free Verse IiNucleotidings
by Michael R. Burch
“We will walk taller!” said Gupta,
sorta abrupta,
hand-in-hand with his mom,
eyeing the A-bomb.
“Who needs a mahatma
in the aftermath of NAFTA?
Now, that was a disaster,”
cried glib Punjab.
“After Y2k,
time will spin out of control anyway,”
flamed...
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Categories:
abstracting, angel, child, childhood, children, family, time, world,
Form:
Free verse
PrivilegePrivilege
by Michael R. Burch
This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who has written eloquently about the horror and absurdity of war in "Lessons for a Barren Population."
No, I will never know
what you saw...
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Categories:
abstracting, courage, hero, patriotic, thank you, violence, war,
Form:
Verse
The Harbinger of DoomI descended the wretched trench of lies with willing defeat,
My heart severed too many times to ever even care
Of what horrors lay beneath
I face the unknown with a corrupt thirst
I have seen these familiar twisted...
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Categories:
abstracting, adventure, anger, angst, anxiety, conflict, dark, death,
Form:
Free verse
My Flowered Vegetable Sweetheart-Sweet heart my passion dear pumpkin
Sweeter than a cabbage you are my sweet corn
somewhat louder than the bourn
Deep into that darkness sprouting
Liken a flower blossoming
How they were shouting, touting - flouting
those the farmers and gardeners
They...
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Categories:
abstracting, analogy, appreciation, engagement, for her,
Form:
Free verse
Valley of Tears
Be My Guardian, My Fearless Guide
Lend Me An Ear for My Beckoning Cries
Prodigal Pilgrim Prevailing
Where Grace and Mercy Abide
Grace Sufficiently Abstracting Fears
Throughout The Changing Ambiance
Star Seed Parlance, A Gifted Chance
Yea, Bared Feet In...
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Categories:
abstracting, poetry, spiritual, spring,
Form:
Free verse
Shadow Attention StalkingA claim from me of your shadow is the attention of my own,
and when you point to mine as well we then become the same.
Should this then be justified, to move our selves...
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Categories:
abstracting, death, education, friendship, parody, romance, memory, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Count Thy BlessingsCount thy Blessings
Count thy blessings, name them one by one
Compose thyself as pythons do on their preys
Ignite thy spirit to the rising sun
Rejoice with thy hands for points of thy being.
Compose thy songs with a...
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Categories:
abstracting, anniversary, beauty, caregiving, freedom, thank you, thanksgiving,
Form:
Sonnet
The Kiteless GirlGirls and boys everywhere,
soaring their kites high above air
on Riverdale hill.
Everyone was smiling;
everyone was gleaming with joy
as their paper toys
from all shapes and sizes
rise beyond the clouds;
everyone except me.
I stared at the colorful blotches
that splatters...
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Categories:
abstracting, places
Form:
Narrative