Long Bring in Poems

If I Falter
by Michael R. Burch

for Beth

If I regret
fire in the sunset
exploding on the horizon,
then let me regret loving you.

If I forget
even for a moment
that you are the only one,
then let me forget that the...

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~ Praying  For  Love ~ 
( Linked ) 


~O~



Praying  for   Love
 P
 Love  in  this   world
 R
 World   Lord  can  change
 A
...

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"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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~Praying For Love~
 (Linked)



 Praying   For  Love
 P
 Love, in this  World
 R
 World  Lord can change
 A
 Change with His  Love
 Y
 Love,  Hope, Peace,  brings
...

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_ a symphonic, folk rock, blues song
1.
I'm an old man looking
For the lost, best parts of me.
I'm an old man looking
For the lost, best parts of me.
I'm looking in the places
Where the people say love...

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We had our serious moments, talks about our lives, and then there were moments of pure bliss just enjoying the comfortable silence
We would laugh and talk all about our pasts and things that we had...

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This course will encourage aspiring cooperative economists
to distinguish between mean national incomes
and global median incomes,
with diverse long-term capital growth/evaporation trends
expected.

First,
imagine USA mean income, including investment income,
could approach $500,000 for two-parent working households
per year.

Are you kidding...

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The Bloodstone, The Raven And Master Poe,
Part Three of Three


There came hammer knocking on the back door
As Poe was acting out pitiful moans
Raven thought, could this be from Hell's dark shore
Another beast hearing anguishing groans
Then...

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~Praying For Love ~
 ( Linked )



 Praying  for  love
 P
 Love in  this  World
 R
 World  Lord can change
 A
 Change with His love
 Y
 Love  Lord ...

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Such Wonders Are Breathtaking To Behold

(NOT FOR CONTEST THAT INSPIRED THIS POEM)

The morning dew on red rose does glisten
As early dawning sun beams brightly down
Such beauty, bees decorate that soft gown
As Nature's music plays, creatures...

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RHYMES FOR SHARED TIMES

Maintain shared possessions - clean, tidy and in working CONDITION
Share responsibilities, or allocate them in a fair and balanced PARTITION

Keep your promises and earn TRUST
Be as truthful as possible and do not...

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Walking through the cornfields of  memory with glee reminiscing about self-journeys and the laws of love and care how life has provoked the mind to think of love as the guest of free earth...

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~Praying For Love ~
( Linked )



Praying for love
P
Love in this World
R
World Lord can change
A
Change with His love
Y
Love He can bring
I
Bring in all hearts
N
Hearts be transformed
G
Transformed by love
F
Love, no more hate
O
Hate  evil, wrong
R
Wrong, sad, destroys
L
Destroys...

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A psalm to solemnize pure tin forefathers/mothers...

Who didst unknowingly, unquestionably, 
and unwittingly script vitality
and the prologue to Thanksgiving,
(which theme poem initially written)
about three hundred and ninety seven years, 
and nine months after February third 1621,
yet...

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"The Immigration Officer Asked Me."

I was asked where are you coming from?
I answered I ran away from the war in my
country.?

I was asked how many years the war lasted?
I answered there was war for sixteen...

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From That Dark, Dark Abyss, The Long Black Curtain Rises
 Third poet in my poet dedication series

Part One:
 
Curtain rises and we see as Raven's prisoner, old Master Poe
chained to his cell, held captive by...

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Now Dragons brothers, Joey and Casey had jobs they went to…
        And Dragon suddenly had nothing, nothing, simply nothing to do.
So I took him to McDonalds… That most...

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When I was just a  little girl, we lived by railroad tracks;
we loved the steamy, smoky stacks, the wheels clickety clack.
On many days we would find, knocking at our door,
a hobo who had jumped...

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Almost a week…
      My knees, they’re still weak.
I can hardly sleep…
      all I do is moan and weep.
Your soft coat I so miss… 
 ...

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Davis truly had God's kind heart
seeking that his thoughts be shown
even to seeking one of Saul's house
to do exceedingly good for them alone

Ziba was a servant in Saul's house
David enquired of Ziba who can I...

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              The Night Soil Man

			I

		Nothing sticks to-get-her like turds
             ...

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"The Vanilla Ice Cream Knights and The Raspberry Queen"



"You’ve been spooning
too much Vanilla Icecream”, 
she advised the buffoon

all the feathery self-blustering chirpers 
parted way, she had loaded guns
she positively glided into the room

“Diamonds my old...

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I say I find myself trapped in some sort of sadistic paradigm 
With my eyes closed she’s still deciding whether she should delete this baby, I guess she’s 
on borderline  
They’re getting closer; I...

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AN OPEN LETTER TO A GROWING BOY

Your body soon will tell you it’s time to be a man;
Some changes start to happen--it’s all part of God’s plan.
Some hair will grow new places, and soon you’ll...

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Written in 2021
Features in self-published collection of poems:
 "From Humanism To Spirituality " (2021)
Dedicated to suffering parents of poet
          Edward Ibeh
In response to his blog"Prayers Please"

...

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