Long Adapted Poems
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Poems of Recanted BachelorhoodPoems of Recanted Bachelorhood
bachelorhoodwinked
by Michael R. Burch
u
are
charming
& disarming,
but mostly ALARMING
since my resolve
dissolved!
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Disconcerted
by Michael R. Burch
Beth, my sweet,
fresh as a daisy,
when I’m with you
my heart beats like crazy
& my future gets hazy ...
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What Goes Around, Comes
by...
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Categories:
adapted, desire, engagement, first love, girl, love, marriage,
Form:
Verse
Limericks I - Relatives and RelativityLimericks I - Relatives and Relativity
The Cosmological Constant
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
said E equals MC squared.
Thus all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
A$$-tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Relativity, the theorists’ creed,
says mass increases...
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Categories:
adapted, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, science, space, time,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Iii - Grab BagLimericks III - Grab Bag
Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:
Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not to Bomb the Brits")
by Michael R. Burch
The English are very...
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Categories:
adapted, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Where Does the Butterfly GoWhere Does the Butterfly Go?
by Michael R. Burch
for the children of the Holocaust and the Nakba
Where does the butterfly go
when lightning rails,
when thunder howls,
when hailstones scream,
when winter scowls,
when nights compound dark frosts with snow ...
Where...
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Categories:
adapted, holocaust,
Form:
Verse
Water's WeaknessThere is nothing weaker than water
But none is superior to it in overcoming the hard,
For which there is no substitute.
(Laotse, "Nothing Weaker Than Water", Lin Yutang, trans.)
That weakness of mind and body overcomes strength
And uniting...
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Categories:
adapted, power, psychological, water, western, wisdom,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Warrior
“Warrior”
When the Argonauts, came across
the abandoned Starship, they
found within the wrecked
command console, a DNA code
with encrypted message.
It took several attempts to
reactivate, but when opened,
the following was translated: ...
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Categories:
adapted, humanity, muse, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Song of Amergin: TranslationThe Song of Amergin: Modern English Translations
The Song of Amergin
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I am the sea breeze
I am the ocean wave
I am the surf's thunder
I am the stag of the seven tines
I am...
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Categories:
adapted, ireland, myth, mythology, song, storm, visionary, war,
Form:
Free verse
Mario William Vitale Latest WritingsThe language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems deal...
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Categories:
adapted, art,
Form:
Free verse
Perhat Turson: Elegy TranslationPerhat Tursun
Perhat Tursun (1969-) is one of the foremost living Uyghur language poets, if he is still alive. Born and raised in Atush, a city in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tursun began writing poetry...
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Categories:
adapted, brother, eulogy, magic, prison, spiritual, violence, wine,
Form:
Free verse
Apocalyptic Poems IThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
The Vision of the Overseer’s Right Hand
by Michael R. Burch
“Dust to dust ...”
I stumbled, aghast,
into a valley of dust and bone
where all men become,
at last, the same color...
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Categories:
adapted, earth, earth day, environment, future, humanity, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
The Stela Epic, Part 1 of 8The Stela Epic by DR. Mohammed F A Alrazak
The grains of sand, the drops of rain, makes the stage for souls to play
The prints of feet on rocks were wonders and arts as the...
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Categories:
adapted, culture, freedom,
Form:
ABC
Engaging the Family LaundryPerhaps infertile
incomplete
unwashed memories
of elder v younger,
Goliath v David,
crusades v communion
critical, yet part of chronic, events
speak extended family disengagement truth
to powerful dirty laundry engagement failures.
That disclaimer said,
I have two incomplete conversations
in mind and heart
and what I...
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Categories:
adapted, culture, destiny, games, health, integrity, peace, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
The Children of Gaza Lyrics: I"The Children of Gaza" Lyrics: I
These lyrics were written by Michael R. Burch and were adapted in places to the music by Michael R. Burch with input from composer Eduard de Boer.
World premiere, April 22,2017,...
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Categories:
adapted, child, child abuse, childhood, mother, mother son,
Form:
Lyric
Following Earth's LightBorrowing from David Holmgren, Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond [Win-Elite v Lose-NonElite] Sustainability, 2002, p. 1
Health ethics are Beloved Community normative principles
used to guide action toward good and light and right outcomes
and away from degeneratively...
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Categories:
adapted, creation, destiny, earth day, environment, health, humanity,
Form:
Political Verse
Our Baby Girl Turns 21OUR BABY GIRL TURNS 21
ON 1ST JULY 1990~ THE ANGELS DID SOMETHING ALMIGHTY
FROM HEAVEN THEY SENT US OUR LIFE-LONG DESIRE-A PRECIOUS DAUGHTER TO LOVE AND ADMIRE.
TRUE TO YOUR NATURE YOU ARRIVED WITHOUT FUSS OR PAIN--THE...
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Categories:
adapted, daughter, daughter, school, baby, nature, beautiful, age,
Form:
Rhyme
In It, I Saw Prometheus Chained and BoundIn It, I Saw Prometheus Chained And Bound
I was reading Salinger's, "Catcher In The Rye"
A follow up from Leo Tolsty's, "War and Peace"
I heard a voice say, "seek wisdom before you die"
Remember...
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Categories:
adapted, art, imagination, inspiration, literature, poetry, poets, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Dialogue: Follow No One, Trust Yourself[Characters: Thomas, Jesse, Mark]
In a small town of Athens, Thomas and his disciples served the town well, with their Wisdom and Knowledge, by helping out the less fortunate, feeding the homeless, teachings, and gaining more...
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Categories:
adapted, community, freedom, growth, inspirational, peace, social, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 13“Are there many Fairy Folk other than the elves?” Joulupukki queried.
“Not so many as before the humans took control of the world. The ones left behind in Erin...
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Categories:
adapted, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Onerous Task Confronted Teachers and ParentsOnerous task confronted teachers and parents
As prospective students
ably ready themselves to matriculate
and/or first set little feet
inside halls of learning,
I rebroadcast a poem crafted
at the height of Covid-19.
A couple years gone back educators
adaptation regarding coronavirus...
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Categories:
adapted, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Free verse
SnowThe very fact of being alive, often causes one to seek adventure;
And sometimes it is no deterrent, when it carries traces of danger.
I was not a seasoned survivalist, but very much loved the outdoors,
Like varicolored...
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Categories:
adapted, adventure, fantasy, friendship love, magic, mountains, snow,
Form:
Couplet
The Children of Gaza Lyrics: Ii"The Children of Gaza" Lyrics: II
These lyrics were written by Michael R. Burch and were adapted in places to the music by Michael R. Burch with input from composer Eduard de Boer.
World premiere, April 22,2017,...
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Categories:
adapted, child, child abuse, childhood, children, mother son,
Form:
Lyric
Around MeI woke up this morning form a puss nap to face the miserable day screaming in my back, I turned around to see who it was but I did not see anyone and suddenly my...
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Categories:
adapted, beauty, character, cheer up, chocolate, community, confidence,
Form:
Narrative
Womens GroupFeb. 6, 2021
Hello I was born normal on May 17, 1979 from Paranaque, Philippines. My name is Jacqueline Ramirez Mendoza and was taken from Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis. Given by my cousin, Jocelyn Picazo Santos. My...
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Categories:
adapted, anxiety, christian, depression, god, muse, people, psychological,
Form:
Narrative
The Trip of My Lifethe grace of Paris
lingering in my thoughts. . .
Madrid’s grimy walls
As our small group of students entered Madrid, it was an early morning in late January. We had left behind us what has been...
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Categories:
adapted, travel,
Form:
Haibun
Healthy Learning ClimatesIt appears that Feyerabend presents a more accurate normative gestalt
for RightBrain epistemology,
how RightBrain solves chaotic puzzles,
while Popper is better for LeftBrain deduction,
diastolic evolving unfolding
of syllogistic logic.
Together evolving toward a dipolar truth
of balancing flexibiity
trending toward regenerative...
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Categories:
adapted, earth, health, psychological, science,
Form:
Prose Poetry