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This World of Dew
THIS WORLD OF DEW

This world? 
Moonlit dew
flicked from a crane's bill.
—Eihei Dogen Kigen, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Seventy-one?
How long
can a dewdrop last? 
—Eihei Dogen Kigen, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Dewdrops beading grass-blades
die before...

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Categories: drowsiness, age, art, autumn, bereavement, death, life, time,
Form: Haiku



How one twenty first century married mortal male me - Matthew Scott Harris
How one twenty first century married mortal male (me - Matthew Scott Harris)...
found himself bewitched about Circe,
particularly after reading book title by the same name.

An enchantress and a minor goddess
in ancient Greek mythology and religion
depicted...

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Categories: drowsiness, 12th grade, adventure, age, beautiful, literature, muse,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Concrete Hearts, the Deep End Keys and the Miniaturist's Poetry of Sleep
“Concrete Hearts, the Deep End Keys and the Miniaturist's Poetry of Sleep”

Following the Babel paths,
where footprints progress
like rough-hewn braille,
temptation shows itself well deep
to be turned and touched,
substantially labyrinth

The Open 
is lead  
further in, and...

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Categories: drowsiness, muse,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member A World Without Pity Part Ii
I will begin my story with this concise summary,
Of the amazing things that have happened to me;

After I had lost a home, where I'd lived my life long,
So they could build a highway, for the...

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Categories: drowsiness, adventure, earth, fantasy, love, nature, peace, science
Form: Couplet
Anxiety
This is what it feels like to have your heart racing 
and not knowing when or if it will ever slow down.
Your fatigued body can not keep up with its rapid thumping against your chest,
you’re...

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Categories: drowsiness, anxiety, slam,
Form: Free verse



The Tongue In Cheek Balm
The (tongue In Cheek) Balm...
Of "permanent" Sleep

Abbott, nothing beats the
     immortal heavenly reincarnation
     after mortality odometer
     unexpectedly set to zeros
preparing deceased
  ...

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Categories: drowsiness, absence, allah, angel, celebration, goodbye, motivation, peace,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Future Self
 “looking back, I’m ashamed of what I was
I’m different now, though not without flaws
Each crest becomes a trough, as we move on
God slowly steers soul towards a new dawn” Unseeking Seeker 

Life is like...

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Categories: drowsiness, muse,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Heartbeat Waltz
Written: November 10, 2024
                    ______________________________

In the quiet of a twilight room,
heartbeats harmonize with a haunting hymn,
each...

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© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: drowsiness, appreciation, bereavement, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Commercial Slam
AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. VIAGRA

Husband: Honey, I consulted a doctor before using this product and my erection has lasted four or more hours so I guess I'm going to have to seek immediate medical attention
Wife:...

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Categories: drowsiness, angst, nonsense, drug,
Form: Light Verse
A Divine Moment
The sun was setting, with a beautiful color leaving in the Sky. We were heading to Edinburg. Our van stopped on the way, as that was the time for evening prayer. I could see my...

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Categories: drowsiness, allah, allegory,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Through it all
To the lily moon that 
 never forsakes me~
amidst the cruel constellations 
that left me stranded in 
 a melancholic maze
of rain-kissed memories.
I’ll write this prose for you,
on periwinkle paper
perfumed with geranium grace,
 in rhyme-less...

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Categories: drowsiness, emotions,
Form: Romanticism
Matsuo Basho: English translations 3
Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about birds, flowers, candles, life, death.

Naptime!
But my drowsiness is nixed
by busybody warblers.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch

Carolers:
the sparrows smile
at their warbling.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch

Giving thanks...

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Categories: drowsiness, bird, culture, death, flower, life, moon, tree,
Form: Haiku
Early Poems Xxii
Canticle: an Aubade
Michael R. Burch

Misty morning sunlight hails the dawning of new day;
dreams drift into drowsiness before they fade away.
Dew drops on the green grass echo splendors of the sun;
the silence lauds a songstress and...

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Categories: drowsiness, 10th grade, aubade, butterfly, morning, song, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Suicide -Goodbye-
Disclaimer- This 
piece doesn't depict 
any true events, nor 
does it describe my 
current state of 
mind. It is what it 
is, creativity at its 
finest. Enjoy (or 
not).


I lay in bed and look 
up...

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Categories: drowsiness, deathme, pain, me,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Highway 80
I was alone
Travelling Interstate 80
Following the route of the early Western pioneers 
2900 miles across the midsection of America
Stretching from the East Coast to California
In Utah home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

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Categories: drowsiness, lifewoman, old, money, old, , western,
Form: Narrative
I Laid Me Body Stomach Down Atop a Grassy Knoll
I laid me body stomach down atop a grassy knoll...

here at Highland Manor Apartments
earlier today Juneteenth 2022,
(a pitch perfect spring day)
with serious intent to read
seat of the pants suspense thriller
The New Comprehensive
A-Z Crossword Dictionary.

Invariably, yours...

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Categories: drowsiness, absence, age, angel, anger, appreciation, betrayal, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Sailing Through Lives
Clasping the bed linen

The old woman gasped for breath

And pleaded air to enter into her nostrils

She beseeched before the heavens

To pump back health into her

She sensed the fear of her heart

Embroiled in a war between...

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Categories: drowsiness, cry, dark, emotions, endurance, heartbreak, poverty, writing,
Form: Free verse
Suicide (Goodbye)
This piece doesn't depict any true events, nor does it 
describe my current state of mind. It is what it is, 
creativity at its finest. Enjoy (or not) .


I lay in bed and look up...

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Categories: drowsiness, deathme, pain, me,
Form: Rhyme
Stepping Downwards
Birds chirping roughly on an avocado tree
I curiously look upwards to see what could that noise be? 
Is it a sparrow or a mockingbird? 
It's plump and it has all shades of brown

I'm stepping upwards next to...

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Categories: drowsiness, childhood, dedication, faith, family, happiness, history, hope,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lord God, You Are My Safety Insurer
June 27 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Proverbs 21-24

Key Verse – Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. 

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY...

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Categories: drowsiness, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, spiritual, thanksgiving,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Too late to Save the World
L i f e
I sense your perplexed pulse
within pirouetting pearls,
steeped in sinister streaks,
while fading sparks
of dulcet stars
swing from threads of darkness
on the verge of vertigo,
living in minutes
caught in the crawling contradiction
of tainted t i m...

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Categories: drowsiness, angst, dark,
Form: Free verse
Awakening From Pleasant Dreams
Awakening From Pleasant Dreams...

No matter scant details recalled upon 
arising from slumber, this even though 
submerged into deep unconscious - (as 
ifmine being plunged bajillion miles 
subterranean catacombs) thoroughly 
saturated with inaccessible facets of my...

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Categories: drowsiness, 12th grade, angel, blessing, deep, dream, good
Form: Free verse
The Studio With You
My mornings will begin five hours past midnight
Eyes barely open, calluses still hardened
I grab the pick from my nightstand
Feeling strong and hyped despite drowsiness
The pick flips as the strings sing their tune
Awakening bliss of chords...

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Categories: drowsiness, life, love, music, workworld, sweet, love, sweet,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My God, Thank You For Awaking Me
August 21 Scripture Meditations Based on Joel 1-2

Key Verses– Joel 1:5 Awake… Joel 2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt...

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Categories: drowsiness, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, spiritual, thanksgiving,
Form: Rhyme
Hop onboard the overthinker
Hop onboard overthinkers

A warm Welcome aboard the overthinker to all our guests, 
Especially Mr insomnia, and Mrs overthinker, both frequent flyers and our VIP guests
I'll be your minds captain for this flight, through awake all...

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© Sarah Cope  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: drowsiness, angst, anxiety, conflict, feelings, good morning, life,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things