Long Ax Poems
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Juvenilia: Early Poems XJuvenilia: Early Poems X
These are early poems written in my teens and twenties.
Regret
by Michael R. Burch
Regret,
a bitter
ache to bear...
once starlight
languished
in your hair...
a shining there
as brief
as rare.
Regret,
a pain
I chose to bear...
unleash
the torrent
of your hair...
and show me
once...
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Categories:
ax, age, child, children, dream, teen, time, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Veiled"Lizzie Borden took an axe,
gave her mother forty whacks,
when she saw what she had done,
gave her father forty-one,
she washed herself from a watered pail,
she claimed their lies and vicious tales,
she pled not guilty and moaned...
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Categories:
ax, allusion, analogy, evil, father daughter, imagery, murder,
Form:
Narrative
Beary Tales Episodes 7-14, Poet's Notes7. Playing With Fire
My mom IS quite clear on the dangers of fire,
But if boy'S hooked on flame, then it'S hard to obey,
There'S a longing for “MATCH GUN” (6) that most boys acquire,
Small'S the chance...
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Categories:
ax, adventure, appreciation, best friend, blessing, innocence, love,
Form:
Quatrain
Ms LiskaWhen I was a FreshPerson in a new higher school,
our English Literature class was delighted
to meet a new to our area Ms. Liska,
who was a beautiful teacher
both outside
and in,
and so we all loved her,
and knew...
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Categories:
ax, death, humanity, humor, life, philosophy, student, teacher,
Form:
Political Verse
War Is a War CrimeOnce wars were fought with sticks and stones
to flog the flesh and batter bones
and conquer lands, defending thrones -
though gods provoke, not one atones.
The multitude (by hordes beset
with battle-ax or bayonet)
braved blades, dyed red...
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Categories:
ax, war, world,
Form:
Quatrain
The Three Enigmas of TurandotThe three enigmas of Turandot
The well of souls run deep in fabled lands of old.
Of China's ancient dynasty and the lost Great Tartary,
a ballad of love and loss that must be told.
The Emperor's daughter,...
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Categories:
ax, crush, longing, love, moon, romantic love, sad
Form:
Narrative
Trinidad
I
Remember when days were long
and all de children do...
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Categories:
ax, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Kindle SpiritThey said that over the years I've killed ten people, and
they said that with conviction as if it was a fact
I think in secrecy and with a conviction that it was more than that.
They...
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Categories:
ax, violence,
Form:
Prose
a tree in loveA tree in love
By the old road, before it meets a widened way
in a nearby stands two trees close together
we can see they are related
yes, mother and daughter
The mother, although taller, leans...
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Categories:
ax, age, allah, allusion, anti bullying, cinderella,
Form:
Blank verse
Oh One Oh Two Two Oh Two TwoI logged on to Face Book and, when my memories came came up, I saw this poem that I wrote January 2, 2020. I am editing it for January 2, 2022 as I see it.
Oh...
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Categories:
ax, america,
Form:
Couplet
Lima Describe How Yours Truly Went Peru ZingLima describe how yours truly went Peru zing...
thru truckloads of his personal communiqués broadcast
(methinks quite some years ago) across world wide web,
but now still smarting from selfishness, I feel quite aghast.
Yes practically every word
needs be...
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Categories:
ax, absence, conflict, emotions, family, heartbroken, horror, integrity,
Form:
Rhyme
Dandling Up and Down Upon the Lap of the Wind Part Number Four Amazing"Yes, this is all still so amazing what impacts the soul truly; and in what ways." This fond endearment was in the Spring Time of our Love as I remember. A perfected shoo-in.
This was...
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Categories:
ax, 11th grade, 12th grade, 1st grade, 4th
Form:
Bio
Moonlight Falling In WinterNaked trees standing tall
Wearing no clothes at all
Naked trees standing tall
Listening to the nasty brawl
Moonlight is shining brightly
With its trousers hanging haphazardly
Stars are peeping through dark windows
looking at my dirty pillows
and getting ready...
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Categories:
ax, angel, betrayal, change, confusion, corruption, judgement, war,
Form:
Narrative
The Birth of Democracy1.
Once upon a very long time in the eleventh century B.C.
There was a king in, Athens, who ruled both land and sea
2.
To all was known as king Codrus*, a mighty warrior was he
His enemies...
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Categories:
ax, courage, love, patriotic,
Form:
Couplet
Being a Better Man - RevisedDo plans take stock of what you’d give to be a better man,
and somehow you have trust it’s true that human dream’s a gift,
that life’s a blessing on bad days? The world sees Grace (or...
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Categories:
ax, life, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Oh One Oh Two Two Oh Two OhOh One Oh Two Two Oh Two Oh
By Franklin Price
01/02/2020
Oh one oh two two oh two oh
Alliteration as we go
I hope the twenties, will be fun
For this our century twenty-one
First twenty years are over now
We...
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Categories:
ax, america, political,
Form:
Couplet
From Livius To Livia(Inspired by the film: 'The Fall of the Roman Empire')
She was with him
in the great gore of battle....
Where skulls legion were cracked
and limbs hewn from sword,
ax...
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Categories:
ax, history, love, war, daffodils,
Form:
Rhyme
Hook Line and Sinker Just SheepDon't you see? Little Lamb!
What the greedy wolves have done...
Tagged and bagged the followers, they stray but they can't run
Put them in the line-up so the biggest sheep can choose
Which ewe...
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Categories:
ax, analogy, betrayal, fate, irony, life, money, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Hello Laughing CrowHello, it's me
I'm listening to Adele, numbing my courage to speak
Hello, it's me
I've been outside, knocking on your door since 3 with these uncomfortable boots upon my feet
Hello, can you hear me
I just want to...
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Categories:
ax, character, cheer up, halloween,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnetina-Hear the Plea of Mother NatureMy trees are being rampaged by man's cruelty;
doesn't he feel empathy when they crumble down,
to be shipped on barns and trains for huge profits?
And while my darlings don't bleed like he does, they suffer by...
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Categories:
ax, social, sympathymother, nature, mother, nature,
Form:
Personification
Birthday Tidings For My Eldest Sisteregad, you possibly exclaim come december first two thousand and seven
five decades sped by at the blink of an eye
days of adolescence, and infancy so tender and mild seemed like heaven
...
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Categories:
ax, anniversary, brother, family, life, life,
Form:
Lyric
Here, Dwells A Monster - Part I
i.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
My wife and son lay silent, all tucked in their beds,
Visions of demons no longer danced in my...
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Categories:
ax, christmas, evil, father, halloween, horror, murder, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
~ (~) ~ Carina ~ (~) ~~ (~) "Amazing what-impacts the-soul; and-in what ways." (~) ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ (~) It-was in the-spring time-of our-love-as I remember, it was the greatest of the many
gracious things, a life you pray always remains; something
the pain,...
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Categories:
ax, inspirationallonging,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Welcome To the World of This Certain King"Bring Me Wine,Myrrh and My Sweetheart Daughter Anabella,
My Little Anabella Loves To Listen To The Voice Of Salome,Her Lyre and Her
Happy Serenade..
Tell My Scribes To Be Fast About Compiling The Exploits Of Their King...
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Categories:
ax, adventure, devotion, education, history, philosophy, war, me,
Form:
Ballad
Two States One Union In Southern HospitalitySomewhere in her white house
There was a gray future spouse
Looking for cheese
Doing as he please
Enchanting accent came from the mouth
A drawing sound noting the south
Filled with luring charm
Made...
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Categories:
ax, america, love, marriage, true love, war, wedding,
Form:
Rhyme