Long Bald Poems
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Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis - part i
Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis, high bred poiet?s of mine
("Thus always I cause the death of tyrants.”)
the purported line Brutus uttered
after assassinating Julius Caesar.
Alternatively...
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Categories:
bald, 10th grade, adventure, allah, anger, appreciation, birth,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks
Limericks
by Michael R. Burch
Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again, gentle bride?"
"Nevermore!" bright-eyed Raven replied.
The Platypus
by Michael R. Burch
The platypus,...
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Categories:
bald, giggle, light, nonsense, parody, silly, smile, word
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
Limericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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Categories:
bald, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
Halloween Poems
It's Halloween!
Michael R. Burch
If evening falls
on graveyard walls
far softer than a sigh;
if shadows fly
moon-sickled skies,
while children toss their heads
uneasy in their beds,
beware the witch's eye!
If goblins loom
within the gloom
till playful pups grow terse;
if birds give...
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Categories:
bald, children, grave, halloween, horror, myth, silly, surreal,
Form:
Rhyme
It's Halloween
It's Halloween!
Michael R. Burch
If evening falls
on graveyard walls
far softer than a sigh;
if shadows fly
moon-sickled skies,
while children toss their heads
uneasy in their beds,
beware the witch's eye!
If goblins loom
within the gloom
till playful pups grow terse;
if birds give...
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Categories:
bald, cat, children, evil, grave, halloween, horror, moon,
Form:
Verse
Rejection Slips 2
Rejection Slips 2
The Shape of Mourning
by Michael R. Burch
The shape of mourning
is an oiled creel
shining with unuse,
the bolt of cold steel
on a locker
shielding memory,
the monthly penance
of flowers,
the annual wake,
the face in the...
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Categories:
bald, beauty, death, desire, life, longing, love, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Pequot River Land Trust
Once,
or twice,
maybe thrice,
surely not
not fractal
A clan of crazy ecofeminists
conspired within an 88 unit residential castle
in their historically converted
sometimes hysterically clueless condo
colonial-red predative brick
badly bald aging building
With a sometimes soggy south walled school,
but...
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Categories:
bald, blue, culture, environment, green, health, humor, math,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Limericks Iii - Grab Bag
Limericks 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:
bald, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Free Verse Ii
Nucleotidings
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:
bald, angel, child, childhood, children, family, time, world,
Form:
Free verse
Caregiving Stories Continued
Wounded Sacred Dementia
My last foster care-provider
and -receiver story
is also a sad story
of my last special needs adoption
of bipolar born,
and oppositionally reared,
alcoholism.
My BiPolar Wounded Child
turned an auspicious five
on the day I first saw her,
and promptly rejected...
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Categories:
bald, caregiving, health, humor, love, parents,
Form:
Political Verse
My White House Interview
I was nervous about my newest client.
Not every Permaculture Designer gets a contract
with the WhiteHouse.
But, when the President called,
or twittered,
for an intake interview,
I guess it felt like an obligation
to at least show up,
although perhaps about...
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Categories:
bald, caregiving, earth, health, humor, nature, trust, truth,
Form:
Political Verse
Juvenilia: Early Poems Viii
Juvenilia: Early Poems VIII
These are early poems of mine, written in my teens as a high school and college student.
Moon Lake
by Michael R. Burch
Starlit recorder of summer nights,
what magic spell bewitches you?
They say that...
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Categories:
bald, boy, child, childhood, high school, student, teen,
Form:
Rhyme
The Plague
as the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to spare) –
with the world on OUR backs... ah! the burdens...
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Categories:
bald, society,
Form:
Quatrain
Likeness Ssenekil: Part 1
*Image of Many Meanings by KWC.
Likeness ssenekiL: Part 1
(HOMONYMS: Homophones & Homographs)
He'll heal his heel.
They sow so they sew.
His aide aid with an ade.
You saw a ewe eat a yew.
I ate on the ait eight...
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Categories:
bald, word play,
Form:
I do not know?
Kidnapped By Aliens
They had kept me imprisoned there for three full days,
In that sparse, solitary room, of scarce sunshine rays.
Having good food to eat, had never been a problem;
They brought hot meals, but the problem was...
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Categories:
bald, adventure, earth, fantasy, imagery, space, stars,
Form:
Couplet
Loves Trial 6
Fox News reported the following:
The news media was having a blast with Fear. He was saying he was the greatest attorney, the most respected lawyer in the nation. He stated he helped the judge...
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Categories:
bald, analogy,
Form:
Free verse
Be Human For a Day
The World has been playing a game
Oh what a shame
The world has been playing a game
This is insane
Leaders come and leaders go
Leaving me to continue the show
Leaders come and leaders go
Repeating the show of long...
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Categories:
bald, america, business, character, corruption, crush, desire, environment,
Form:
Free verse
July Bride
I was so anxious to get away but I did not realize what was on the way
I got a standing ticket because all the tickets have been sold out some on the black market, others...
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Categories:
bald, betrayal, endurance, environment, friendship love, happiness, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
Phobia's
Phobias
A Bluto is not that Disney dog
It was when a mewling
that I would scream
Should they wet my body
And then apply cream
Ablutophobia – fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning
Achluo the demon that lurks
In darkened...
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Categories:
bald, on writing and words, hair, me, pain,
Form:
Free verse
Babylonian Anthem
Thou, O king, hast made a decree,
that every man that shall hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,
and all kinds of musick, shall fall
down and worship the golden image:
And whoso...
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Categories:
bald, bible, patriotic, religious, truth,
Form:
Narrative
Dream Sanctuaries
I dream into my Ta(0)ist
not-Universal Yang equals
not-Unitarian Yin
Sanctuary,
expecting to be greeted
by visions
of familiar spiritual apartheid.
But I am not.
Instead,
communion in this Sanctuary
looks and resounds,
feels and resonates
with multicultural communities outside,
tilting GoldenRule windmills,
bowing toward Eastern nondual rainbows,
surfing NewMoon...
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Categories:
bald, dream, earth, happiness, health, longing, love, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
Michael Joseph Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural...
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Categories:
bald, abuse, addiction, america, angel, anniversary, appreciation, beautiful,
Form:
Free verse
No Title
I have slept but I have not slept
I have not slept but I have slept
For the first time in two years
I slept without a word of care
No codes, no crossroads
No railroads, no shiploads
No lizards no...
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Categories:
bald, america, betrayal, character, emotions, environment, food, gender,
Form:
Narrative
Roses Are Red Collab-26
These Limericks were written by many different PS poets who are all remaining anonymous. If you would like to add one of your own and remain anonymous send it to my soup mail. Enjoy!
Roses...
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Categories:
bald, anti bullying,
Form:
Limerick
Once a Pawn a Time Within Castellated Bishopric
Once a pawn a time within castellated bishopric
We purchased 2020 Hyundai Elantra
at Enterprise Car Rental
1207 West Ridge Pike
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
April thirteenth two thousand twenty three
witnessed greatest amount of money
I spent at one time.
The following day...
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Categories:
bald, appreciation, april, bible, black love, dark, dream,
Form:
Rhyme