Long Estrange Poems

Medieval Poems



Deor's Lament (Anglo Saxon poem, circa 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Weland knew the agony of exile.
That indomitable smith was wracked by grief.
He endured countless troubles:
sorrows were his only companions
in his frozen...

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The waters of the Holy Spirit stirred with strength
And commenced to churn itself alive inside the well,
Forming a new maelstrom so radiant it seemed to rise in special presentation,
Roaring its heartfelt existence known
Our prince roared...

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America...

After 9/11, the country seemed reborn
Ready to shift from the shallow to the profound

What ever happened to the America that could have been?
What ever happened to the America we deserve?

Step into my church
And pray
For a...

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"The Wife's Lament" or "The Wife's Complaint" is an Old English/Anglo Saxon poem found in the Exeter Book, which has been dated to 960-990 AD, making it the oldest English poetry anthology. "The Wife's Lament"...

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My faith is a source of comfort
In the turbulent storm that has become my life
After all, God has graced me with special powers
But when it comes to my personal anguish, his ways are unknowable
I have...

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I have waited for so long to share this impromptu song, I have created it myself, the day when I heard that my mother was dead; I am still trying to process it, but I...

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Falling, I don't know what to do
Down the lane, all thoughts sink
Traveling through my own blue
Coming, I feel Thy eyes' jot blink
You give me a hand in my hand
All thoughts give way, blue brand

Your hand...

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Through the night's veil, in whispers, I moved my steps along,
Somewhere, a light within the darkness, sparked a straight and fiery throng,
The secret of time, always hidden beneath pointless reprimands,
A rebirth of hopes destroyed by...

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Written: June 1st 2024, For Unseeking Seeker Contest

"here I am in human form
but it was not always quite so
earth is not the only planet I’ve been to
through past life regressions I definitely know"


  ...

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A little smile delights my soul
A little money appreciates my life
A little love achieves my goal
A little care flatters my wife 

Strengthening my resolve to perform better
Duties and responsibilities I bear
In my role as family...

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Wake up America, 
Arise from your slumber
Media has desensitized your minds
We live in a new world of technology that has made you colorblind
Meaningless, with deeper meaning
Music lyrics have been subconsciously stealing
While you think it’s the...

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After years of life that I've been through,
  As a caterpillar in heart so blue,
Growing up in the land of confusion,
  And the mentality of seclusion.

Watching at butterflies come and go,
  Desirably...

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Feathers and dust,
You are covered,
Covered in the veil of time also,
Divinely blessed for the writer,the poet,

You are a gift, 
A gift that enlightens for a purpose,
Through you an inner world,worlds,
Are spread open and shared,

You bring...

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Friends forever, no matter what,  
Two souls entwined in a sacred plot.  
Twenty years of laughter and tears,  
A tapestry woven through hopes and fears.  

He, a sage with stories to...

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Alone and Depressed 

The dictionary states that alone is on one’s own; by oneself, or isolated and 
lonely. Yet even this definition cannot grasp the meaning to one who lives their 
life in isolation. Isolation...

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Presidents Washington and Lincoln met often in that Land of Eternal Bliss,
To commiserate, communicate and about the misty past to reminisce.
"What in hell (er, excuse me, Lord!) is happening, Abe, to our beloved nation?"
"Well, George,...

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I’m not an ego maniac
you know the type that gives others a heart attack
I get my vital nutrition 
From a dietitian
Who only asks for my Submission
And he gives me the ambition
To fight back
On track
Promises me...

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Bigger than bodacious,

higher TCH than contagious-

I poke at the smoke and make a cause to estrange this,

…toodle-to-do in my space ship!


I love how much I can remake this,

and bank the right to go out on...

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Isn't this brilliant?
Isn't it just gay?
Life is so resilient
With you gone away!
But I won't think about that now
No, not just right now anyway
For I've come to see the clowns
And they're laughing today!

It is kind of...

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Do you see the dark clouds coming, a menacing in the air
Do you hear the voices of many saying who shall hear
Do you feel your own heart beating erratically and loud
For we know what is...

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It’s an optimistic opportunity, not a burden
I want to talk to you cheerfully all of the sudden

I want change
I’m just so strange

I have the strength to better myself to change all of me
If I put...

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You are the caressing silence, a silver star in the pure night,
The world's secret, a deep sea that carries me, full of magnificence.
The more you estrange yourself in your veil of mystery,
The more you become...

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I don't want to live in a real world where people are not truthful to believe, 
I don't want to live in a real world where people want only revenge and forgot to forgive. 
I...

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In needy nite
I pray the hardest,

as I walk
I am a cloud on the run,

a faceless gasp awaits
my every twist of the tongue-

it is here,
in the sun,

where we are rung,

when we are fun
and enjoyed in a...

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I no longer know where to find me 
I wish you didn't leave me here to rot 
No matter how much rubble I force myself to pull up 
It has sunken too deep, shattered too...

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