Long Declines Poems
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Rilke Translations Ii
Come, You
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
This was Rilke’s last poem, written ten days before his death. He died open-eyed in the arms of his doctor on December 29, 1926, in the...
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Categories:
declines, tribute,
Form:
Verse
Archaic Torso of Apollo: Rilke Translation
Archaic Torso of Apollo
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a lamp lit from within,...
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Categories:
declines, art, body, god, life, light, poetry, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Rainer Maria Rilke Translation: the Panther
The Panther
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
His weary vision's so overwhelmed by iron bars,
his exhausted eyes see only blank Oblivion.
His world is not our world. It has no stars.
No light. Ten thousand...
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Categories:
declines, allegory, analogy, animal, cat, extended metaphor, freedom,
Form:
Sonnet
Rainer Maria Rilke: First Elegy Translation
This is my translation of the first of Rilke’s Duino Elegies. Rilke began the first Duino Elegy in 1912, as a guest of Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis, at Duino Castle, near Trieste on...
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Categories:
declines, angel, beauty, desire, metaphor, universe, visionary, voice,
Form:
Free verse
The Library of Trust and Hope
The Library of Trust and Hope
The Bank of Trust and Hope
(Cant decide on title, so feel free to pick or suggest one)
She was all but four years of age
Birthdays were such magical moments
The cake was...
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Categories:
declines, analogy, garden, growth, happiness, philosophy, trust,
Form:
Light Verse
Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm
Written: 21 July 2023
Submitted to No. 1231 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm*
As rises the wealth of nations,
As grows the limb of a township
So declines the flowers...
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Categories:
declines, humanity, inspiration, men, society,
Form:
Rhyme
On the Seas of Night Potd
I loved sailing upon the blue sea, and I was never too far from it,
As one who knows sweet cravings, is seldom far from chocolates.
In my previous much loved vessel, I had sailed a thousand...
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Categories:
declines, adventure, fantasy, nature, night, planet, space,
Form:
Couplet
Unquotable Quotes: Witch-Doctors and Tribal Headmen - Xxiv Part One
Unquotable quotes: Witch-Doctors and Tribal Headmen* – XXIV-Part One
The Uhr-Father of the embodiment of spiritual power since the Middle Ages must certainly have been the Witch-Doctor of primitive societies who shared power with the Headman...
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Categories:
declines, allegory, heaven, humanity, leadership, myth, power, spiritual,
Form:
Epigram
To Kill a Mockingbird: the Unsung Heroes
To Kill a Mockingbird is both a young girl’s coming-of-age story and a more nebulous production about the reasons and consequences of bigotry and discrimination, examining how good and evil can coexist within a particular...
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Categories:
declines, angst, character, muse,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
President Bicameral
She runs for President
investing less carbon footprint and dollars
than did her less permacultural rivals,
a top campaign priority.
He invests his Stone Soup platform
with organic roots of cooperative intent
inviting us to share both what we have...
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Categories:
declines, culture, environment, philosophy, political, power, science, voice,
Form:
Political Verse
The Rigamarole of Traitors
The US Marshall is a tedious branch, that can be manipulated over a process of a deadly undergoing investigation. The perpetrator was very elusive from the get-go. He boards a US Marshall plane rigged to...
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Categories:
declines, addiction, betrayal, conflict, hope, integrity,
Form:
Free verse
Perdidit Antiquum Litera Prima Sonum
The sky has dug a hole in the cloud
it's fuc**** triangle's fault I can't see the pigs
stratified societies
revitalized on schizophrenic base of
finger pointing minority
staring at fragmented people
seeing them as dispensed particles
that...
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Categories:
declines, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse
A Wonderful Life
Life is a beauty
From the day a baby starts
Everyone who knows about them
Keeps them in their hearts
And when a baby’s born
There are tears of joy,
From the mother and the father,
And their little girls and...
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Categories:
declines, baby, baptism, beauty, children, family, farewell,
Form:
Free verse
Our Completeness
Rumi Verse: The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want you already are.
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Phenotype-inherited flaw chimera
fantasy flurry...
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Categories:
declines, analogy, appreciation, bereavement, betrayal, character, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Runner
I’ve been runnin'
Out of breath,
cold sweat, lungs burnin'
But these legs, they move but they aint goin’ -
no place, no distance can be found between the chased and the chaser
cuz they’re one and the same
The hunter...
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Categories:
declines, anxiety, depression, fear, heart, how i feel,
Form:
Spoken Word
Chinese translations Li Bai
Li Bai translations
These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, also known as Li Po.
Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by Li Bai
translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Now the birds have deserted the sky
and the...
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Categories:
declines, age, bird, farewell, goodbye, green, introspection, mountains,
Form:
Free verse
The Conundrums of Today and the Promise of Tomorrow
The Conundrums of Today and the Promise of Tomorrow
A tear of genuine sorrow forming in the eye of an innocent child
The fear of what the feminine has borrowed in order to represent itself as...
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Categories:
declines, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Life After Losing A Spouse
gods-book.com
When we marry, we enter a covenant, till death do us part,
Each made this covenant, expressed from their heart.
Two people join in a union of love for better or worse,
And vow to remain until one...
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Categories:
declines, age, bereavement, courage, death, encouraging, family, uplifting,
Form:
Rhyme
The Truth About Adhd
Growing up with ADHD forces you to adapt,
impulsive behaviour controls how you react,
attention span wanders and naturally distracts,
you face an impact, that in fact, doesn't change how you act.
Turns your face red but still you...
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Categories:
declines, anti bullying, perspective, psychological, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
The None Generation Part One
The Millennium Generation consists of people born between 1980-1999. Perhaps instead they should be called the NONE GENERATION! They are rejecting all religions! Not just the Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions but even Buddhists! The...
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Categories:
declines, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Narrative
When the Guns Go Silent
God cannot intervene in sovereignty
and the boy will plead no innocence.
Seedlings cannot control the wind,
in birth the Oak has called their name
a command from the forest unseen.
A biblical sandstorm...
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Categories:
declines, world war i,
Form:
Free verse
Just For the Sake of Saying Hello
Just for the sake of saying "hello"
Courtesy garden variety/generic common Joe
who strives to achieve becoming
(even posthumously)
an esteemed writer likened to outstanding poe
whit – perhaps illusions
of grandeur must be reined in
courtesy horse...
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Categories:
declines, 12th grade, best friend, courage, dance, fate,
Form:
Rhyme
What I'M Afraid To Say
When I write, it's as though my thoughts become the words that shift into armor as they ascend from the depths of my mind and safely enclose me. The pen, clenched in my hand acts...
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Categories:
declines, fear, feelings, happiness, love,
Form:
Free verse
Sweet Release
It all began in innocence:
A glass of wine, or was it three?
Euphoria and sweet release
That set this thing inside me free.
The very nectar of the gods
splashed forth, producing mirthful joy.
To loose the tongue, the stiffness...
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Categories:
declines, addiction,
Form:
Rhyme
Atalanta Reincarnate
(presumably still alive
predicated on rumored sightings dive
ving fast as blazing saddles,
her blitzkrieg,
nothing but a blurry beehive.)
Swifter than Usain
(lightening)...
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Categories:
declines, 10th grade, 12th grade, allegory, allusion, art,
Form:
Epic