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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:
besieged, desire, engagement, first love, girl, love, marriage,
Form:
Verse
BeckoningBeckoning
by Michael R. Burch
Yesterday the wind whispered my name
while the blazing locks
of her rampant mane
lay heavy on mine.
And yesterday
I saw the way
the wind caressed tall pines
in forests laced by glinting streams
and thick with...
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Categories:
besieged, anxiety, break up, change, confusion, sleep, time,
Form:
Verse
Otomo No Sakanoue No Iratsume TranslationTo a Daughter More Precious than Gems
by Otomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Heaven's cold dew has fallen—
and thus another season arrives.
Oh, my child living so far away,
do you pine for me...
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Categories:
besieged, child, childhood, children, daughter, girl, mother, mother
Form:
Tanka
Turkish Poetry Translations IiTurkish Poetry Translations II
Çanakkale Sehitlerine
"For the Çanakkale Martyrs"
by Mehmet Akif Ersoy
loose English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Was there ever anything like the Bosphorus war??
The earth’s mightiest armies pressing Marmara,
Forcing entry between her mountain passes
To a...
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Categories:
besieged, autumn, god, love, sea, time, war, world,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About Things That Break IPoems about Things that Break I
These are poems about things that break and/or shatter: a bubble, glass, a mirror, a twig or tree limb, a thunderstorm, cities and towers in times of war, old...
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Categories:
besieged, break up, depression, goodbye, leaving, loneliness, lonely,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Things That Break IiiPoems about Things that Break III
These are poems about things that break and/or shatter: a bubble, glass, a mirror, a twig or tree limb, a thunderstorm, cities and towers in times of war, old...
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Categories:
besieged, break up, farewell, pain, relationship, society, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
Divine Comedy Translation Hell Canto XivBecause the charity of my native place
Obliged me, the broken branches I the picked up
Them giving back him, who was to debase.
Then we finally reached where had to leap
From the second turn to third, and...
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Categories:
besieged, fantasy, , cute,
Form:
Terza Rima
Categories:
besieged, imagination, passion,
Form:
Free verse
First Glance EmbraceFIRST GLANCE EMBRACE
(HER STORY)
...
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Categories:
besieged, beautiful, business, fantasy, longing, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Passion of ConventionPASSION OF CONVENTION
...
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Categories:
besieged, life, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
Quest of the Heart: Chapter One, ContOf Ghosts and fiends in Twilight, Cont.
A thought flashed in my mind from the old tales told
The lore of the beast and I had felt his foul breath
I had seconds to act or be devoured...
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Categories:
besieged, adventure, for her, journey, lost love, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Margins of PandoraTim’s father had been a refugee once he put down his fight and his gun
The story is that he embarked on the very last ship leaving East Prussia
Under siege tanks and bombs from above fireworks...
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Categories:
besieged, farewell,
Form:
Free verse
Fall of BerlinFall Of Berlin
There on the wall hangs a mixture of paint on linen,
Leaving the impression of a city besieged, encased in ice;
Purposely frozen in horror to remind the living,
Of blood oozing from the rubble into...
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Categories:
besieged, history, war, world war ii,
Form:
Verse
Mehmet Akif Ersoy TranslationsMehmet Akif Ersoy: Modern English Translations of Turkish Poems
Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873-1936) was a Turkish poet, author, writer, academic, member of parliament, and the composer of the Turkish National Anthem.
Snapshot
by Mehmet Akif Ersoy
loose English translation/interpretation...
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Categories:
besieged, dark, death, earth, grave, life, war, world,
Form:
Ghazal
Overarching GenocideOverarching Genocide
Noah built the wooden Ark in his homeland instructed by God
to save his wife three sons and their wives from drowning a life
raft rescue boat of sorts with three decks and only one...
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Categories:
besieged, betrayal,
Form:
Free verse
Bored PresidentI once invested a year
as Board President.
Indeed, I was often a bored resident
of our State Affordable Housing Coalition.
My platform,
to speak grandly
of what was more of a healthy whim,
was for safe and beautiful affordable housing
Habitat is...
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Categories:
besieged, caregiving, culture, health, house, humor, integrity, leadership,
Form:
I do not know?
She a Dream Raven, Ghost of Ill Repute(1.)
Beware, Nightmarish Dreams Are Oft By Raven Sent,
(In Tribute To Edgar Allen Poe)
When incantations stoke fiery embers,
eerie nights, their sounds roust to remember
ghosts of yesteryears, so birthed to dark play
within nightmarish dreams, as monsters slay.
Around...
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Categories:
besieged, appreciation, art, creation, dark, fear, humanity, life,
Form:
Rhyme
A Great RulerYou were an Afghan, Farid Khan by name,
A name less known to the world today.
You ran away from home,
Because your own step-mother plotted against you.
Now you were runaway-Khan!
You chose to be a knight-errant,
Soon became a...
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Categories:
besieged, history,
Form:
Narrative
All AboardWho suggests a trip back...rides to this bit of nostalgia in the middle years of the Great Depression aboard a Chicago elevated train, "the El." We hurdle head-long above asphalt blanketed streets that are determined...
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Categories:
besieged, city, imagery, perspective,
Form:
Prose
Recurrent Sneezing Fit Courtesy Freshly Mowed GrassRecurrent sneezing fit courtesy freshly mowed grass
circa June 20th, 2022
prompted me to stutter
self addressed rapid fire gesundheit
nsync with, spluttering
“I don't have any allergies!”
An infinitesimal slight speck tickled
nostril follicle – activated via an itty...
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Categories:
besieged, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
The Wheat and the TareThey crept upon our shores eating away the inner core
They crept upon our shore knocking on our barricade doors
Tall stout men with peevish eyes and strange looks on their white faces
Invade our quarters looking for...
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Categories:
besieged, community, conflict, confusion, death, desire, violence, western,
Form:
Narrative
Poetic Nugget Discovered Today March 29th, 2021Poetic nugget discovered today March 29th, 2021...
while rifling thru outdated electronic drafts,
whereby yours went back to our memorable past.
Circa 6/30/ 2017 - Lost missing master car key...
plus additional ordinary travails affecting me
such as near bankruptcy,...
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Categories:
besieged, absence, adventure, anxiety, community, crazy, environment, grief,
Form:
Rhyme
Poland IHumanity is destined to dissolve
when fear consumes the minds of timid kings.
Such pandering lets lunacy evolve
and impotence is forced to face its sting.
An evil wind, with blustering conceit,
embarks to stage aggressions at your gate,
‘tis but...
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Categories:
besieged, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
I Heard Something On the WirelessI heard something on the wireless
As i went about my day,
Some new strain of virus
In some province far away.
I didn’t pay much attention
As it seemed a distant threat.
Well that was my contention
So I didn’t break...
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Categories:
besieged, change, endurance, humanity, loneliness, missing you, recovery
Form:
Rhyme
Faith"The righteous shall live by faith"
Romans 1:17
Posted on Poetry Soup 12 January 2023
Contest no 1265 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
...
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Categories:
besieged, faith, fate, god, inspirational, life, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme