Long Afterwards Poems
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My Uncanny Sighs of Distress and the Tears of TribulationI’m in distress
I can’t express
How I feel deep down inside
This feeling is a terrible tide
How do I impress
Everyone here in excess?
I’m just here to simply abide
By God’s Law, I don’t subside
My tears are diamonds in...
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Categories:
afterwards, angst, courage, emotions, encouraging, endurance,
Form:
Rhyme
Be of Good, Compassionate CourageDandelions…
They flutter, now I see
Fiery lions…
They're dancing with me
Sunlight…
Come out and shine down
Moonlight…
Shun out my darkened frown
I am the infinitesimal stars in the tranquil, terrestrial night
I am the scars minutes before the sunlit dawn...
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Categories:
afterwards, confidence, courage, encouraging, endurance, hope, muse, passion,
Form:
Free verse
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:
afterwards, holocaust,
Form:
Verse
Medieval Poems IiMedieval Poems
Wulf and Eadwacer
(Old English circa 990 AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
My people pursue him like crippled prey.
They'll rip him apart if he approaches their pack.
We are so different!
Wulf's on one island; I'm on...
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Categories:
afterwards, angel, england, love, middle school, poetry, song,
Form:
Rhyme
Let Me Give Her DiamondsLet Me Give Her Diamonds
by Michael R. Burch
Let me give her diamonds
for my heart's
sharp edges.
Let me give her roses
for my soul's
thorn.
Let me give her solace
for my words
of treason.
Let the flowering of love
outlast a winter
season.
Let me...
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Categories:
afterwards, valentines day,
Form:
Verse
Chapter 71-- Damian Delilah Mallory and Polly: Cascades the Triple DateA good time was had by all at
Mother Daughtry's. The next
Day Damian was in his usual
Mood with Molly in her cozy
But large room. He layed on her
Bed she layed on top of him.
"Hmm,"...
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Categories:
afterwards, confidence, emotions,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 96 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Boundaries Regulations and FrustrationsDate: August 2041
Members of the Damian fraternity
Were relaxing in the backyard. The
Soon to be 4 year olds conducted
Themselves in their sandbox.
The older children picniced on
The grass. Amadeus DJ Damali
And Desharah sat...
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Categories:
afterwards, deep,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 97 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Family Times and ProjectsDate: December 2042
Early afternoon, Damian was
Busy in his den planning the trip
To Trinidad. He called CJ first
To confirm his commitment to
The project. "Hey brother you
Still on for that trip we spoke
About."...
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Categories:
afterwards, absence, allusion, earth day,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 85 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Young SolomonsDamian Stood in the morning sun.
The sun felt good on his face.
Delilah was still sleeping. He
Kissed her face and caressed
Her belly until she awoke.
Hey my Mrs. Me. Come on babe.
We will be leaving today...
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Categories:
afterwards, adventure, birth, business, father son, women,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 64 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Family Seventeen- Vacation XivDamian Stood with the front
Door opened and said, "Family!
We will be leaving in fifteen
Minutes. Do whatever you have
To before we hit the road. Use
The bathroom whatever!
Come on!! HAKIM!! About 7
minutes...
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Categories:
afterwards, bridal shower, business, chanukah, child, devotion, father
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 18: Dolly Damian Molly and Polly: Love In DegreesDate: April 2026
The 1st degree is unknown
Damian and Polly had planned
The trip to the Copy Cat Club
For weeks with Dolly and Molly
The club was popping when
They hit the scene.
The DJ...
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Categories:
afterwards, beautiful, culture, fun, good night, hello, integrity,
Form:
Alliteration
Point of a GunYou are a 15 year old girl;
so young and able;
stature small , petite short not tall, they hardly see at the kitchen table;
And at school it's not cool;
you're chosen;
But not for love, just..
Lust;
you see...
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Categories:
afterwards, angst, appreciation, blessing, children, depression, children,
Form:
Ballad
Veronica Franco TranslationsVeronica Franco translations
Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.
Capitolo 19: A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I)
by Veronica Franco
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
"I resolved to make a virtue of...
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Categories:
afterwards, desire, french, joy, love, lust, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
FBI FRAUDAs i reported my stalker and identity thief 2002 to the FBI she began climbing into my window for poetry my grandfathers world war 11 medal information this resulted in her arriving with a gunman...
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Categories:
afterwards, anxiety, family, hurt, military, poetry, stress, world
Form:
Free verse
Chapter 84-- Damian Delilah Mallory: QuestDate: December 2040
Damian is on the phone speaking
With architects. He made
Airline and hotel reservations.
Soon Afterwards he went
To Molly and caressed her away from
From a sweet dream. "Hey, baby girl."
He sat on...
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Categories:
afterwards, africa, age, allusion, beauty, black love, boy,
Form:
Alliteration
Operation Money JumpThanksgiving, 1971,
a parachute pilgrim approaches Northwest Flight 305
as Dan Cooper, anonymous businessman, anarchist airborne,
black suit, black sunglasses, a black tie
and a black briefcase broaching black motives,
Portland to Seattle, prison or criminal pantheon,
before...
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Categories:
afterwards, america, history, mystery,
Form:
Epic
A Parallel EarthIt was the weekend, and I was sleeping late that day,
Alone with the morning, while savoring marvels of May.
As I drowsed luxuriantly, at the outskirts of dreams,
I heard a strange sound, while soaking in gay...
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Categories:
afterwards, adventure, earth, fantasy, love, nature, peace, world,
Form:
Couplet
Chapter 77-- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Hakim Family --Members7 am morning time. Damian was
Awakened by his father's phone
Call. "Damian get out of bed, on
Your feet man. We have to attend
A conference at 10 this morning."
Damian responded, "Right" and
Sprang to his feet....
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Categories:
afterwards, courage, family, fate, father son, history, imagination,
Form:
Alliteration
Once Upon a Christmas 1954 - Part One - a Short Story From My MemoirEach year as Christmas rolls around, as I buckle under the pressure and stress of shopping for gifts for people that already have everything, I find myself remembering that Christmas of 1954.
Dad had joined...
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Categories:
afterwards, christmas, nostalgia,
Form:
Narrative
Chapter 83 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Adult ExcursionThe day after the mutiny incident:
DJ again pitched his idea.
He gathered the Older children
Again, "Okay everybody we have
To make up to Dad Ma and Auntiema.
Today." The children remained
In the large kitchen...
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Categories:
afterwards, 11th grade, 9th grade, child, confidence, home,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 149-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Next Hawaiian DayDate: March 2051
The next Hawaiian rendezvous:
Warm Hawaiian breeze. Wooo! This
Is LIFE!!! Holly scream for Dolly and
Molly to hear. Molly said, "We should
Explore as long as we're here. This place
Is full of curiosities."...
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Categories:
afterwards, allusion,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 17-- Molly and Dolly and Polly: DamianFirst week of March 2025
Last week of March
Melancholy Molly and her sister
Dolly stopped by for a chat with
Eat some pizza Polly
(nick name due to her Appetite for...
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Categories:
afterwards, character, confidence, growth, house, identity, imagery, romance,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 137 -- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Damian Hakim's Realty Rentals and Condominiums Date: April 2050
Damian's definite definition was on
Full demonstration display as he
Walked the treadmill for 30 minutes.
Then bench pressed 30 minutes. Rested
Then an hour later,
Still early morning. Calisthenics
"This was the...
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Categories:
afterwards, birth, confidence, deep, devotion,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 82 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Children, the Adults ExcursionDate October 2040
The children were in the dining
Room and having a meeting of
Their own. Amadeus spoke
"We need to be honest with
Ma Auntiema and Dad and tell
Them when we don't like
Something...
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Categories:
afterwards, confidence, devotion, family, fashion, women,
Form:
Alliteration
Peach Drenched And Tanterlizing Irasistable My receptive wide adoring eyes rested within the ambient light and bathed in The Shadoe and shade of the scene
Where before me a paragon of sublime refined beauty
So sensually seductively and arousingly delightful...
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Categories:
afterwards, appreciation, desire, dream, fantasy, romantic love, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism