Long Firefly Poems
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Ancient HaikuThese are translations of some of the oldest Japanese waka, which evolved into tanka, renga and haiku.
While you decline to cry,
high on the mountainside
a single stalk of plumegrass wilts.
—O no Yasumaro (circa 711), translation...
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firefly, culture, imagery, inspiration, international, metaphor, nature, poetry,
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Haiku
Haiku Translations of the Oriental MastersGrasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch
Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by Michael R. Burch
The first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow...
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firefly, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
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Haiku
Salat DaysSalat Days
by Michael R. Burch
(dedicated to my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch Sr.)
I remember how my grandfather used to pick poke salat ...
though first, usually, he’d stretch back in the front porch swing,
dangling his long...
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Categories:
firefly, age, america, appreciation, depression, endurance, poverty,
Form:
Free verse
Beary Tales Episodes 25-33, Poet's NotesNote to Readers of Previous Versions:
There are so many new vignettes scattered throughout the poem that I hope you will reread the whole thing! There are new GEMS, improvements to previous verses and improved footnotes...
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Categories:
firefly, adventure, appreciation, best friend, blessing, innocence, love,
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Rhyme
A Small Bouquet of My Word Groupingsyou were an infant
i would sing a song i created for you
'there's a baby in my arms
there's a baby in the mirror
but honey
there's not really two
the child in the mirror
is only
an image
of...
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firefly, appreciation, celebration, childhood, daughter, encouraging, faith, inspiration,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 57“What's this then,” he asked him as Sprinteren poked his head through the stable door.
“Umm, we're guarding the back door to make sure no one tries to get in or...
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firefly, christmas, fairy,
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Epic
Everything of Yours Must Go Now, Even If It BurnsI write about my ex a lot,
we didn't talk much, but our tongues touched,
we used to have sex a lot and
it was so hot that it set my soul ablaze,
and no, it wasn't...
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Categories:
firefly, break up,
Form:
Free verse
Rough Roads To RoamThe flames of the furnace (well-travelled by wind
slowly glazing the rags of gray women chagrined
at the sight of a hair fleeing tresses now thinned)
sometimes billow like waves flooding naves through the night,
when the lightning...
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Categories:
firefly, culture, earth, humanity, planet, world,
Form:
Rhyme
The Doghousewhen I met you, I was dying. for the very first time in my life, but certainly not the last- you made sure of that
when I met you I was dying. I hadn’t eaten in...
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Categories:
firefly, for her, love hurts, miss you, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Dead Man TalesDead Man Tales
shards of glass pearl the emperor's rise,
his arms embracing upon our sins and lies,
do not deceive yourself , my friend.
in the twilight of our beings our corruption merges and blends.
there is no...
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firefly, conflict, corruption, emotions, freedom, sad, sin,
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Classicism
Elsabob Comes To the ForestThe forest had enjoyed a magical transformation.
Dusk had ushered in the firefly brigade.
They lit up the pond area like tiny LED lights.
I could see they were excitedly motioning to the faeries.
Although I do not speak...
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Categories:
firefly, animal, fairy, fantasy, friend, friendship, nature, tree,
Form:
Narrative
Burning Paper HousesSlowly creeping out of winter
Would it ever be the same
If I showed up at your door
Out of breath, out of line
With a million excuses behind my manic behavior?
A video diary full...
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Categories:
firefly, betrayal, extended metaphor, imagery, loss, winter,
Form:
Free verse
A Long, Long Time Ago On a Cold Winter's NightA long, long time ago on a cold winter's night
A long, long time ago on a cold winter’s night
Two hearts were broken the crest of the eve
This is the story of how it all happened
How...
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Categories:
firefly, fantasy, friendship,
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Rhyme
Moments of Praise
“One of the best gifts we can give ourselves is time alone with God.” - author unknown.
Stars reflect His amazing, His grace, His praises,
Are forever on my lips, rising like the Son’s comforting,
Boiling over, in...
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Categories:
firefly, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith, hope, inspirational love,
Form:
Free verse
The Crowing RavenQ, you; you cry, defy
call me a liar; open inside, simple design
I shout to the sky like a dying firefly
See the light flickering incessantly
a cosmic wave of energy mingling
an incomplete portrait, complete with hair...
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Categories:
firefly, bird, how i feel, raven, integrity,
Form:
Free verse
Scenery In the Period of SoundVisual surroundings-
Some of it are monotonous -
Tiring are Some of it sometimes-
Maybe traditional scenes
Unknowingly builds the pinnacle -
Of the dreamless minaret.
Or-
Talk about rubbish
That rains incessantly
Disturbs the Subconscious.
Rather in the darkness of decade
Or-
It can be seen...
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Categories:
firefly, allegory,
Form:
Free verse
Party CrasherMy Halloween party was in full swing. I had gone all out this year and rented an old crumbling, reputed-to-be haunted mansion for the evening's Dionysian festivities, and all the invited guests were present and...
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Categories:
firefly, halloween,
Form:
Narrative
Spring Time DanceThe winter solstice has passed, so the spring dance can begin at last,
and everyone is invited, from every tree as far as the eye can see.
To each and every flourishing flower, the buzzing bees and...
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Categories:
firefly, daffodils, dance, earth, easter, fairy, green, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Two Fireflys and a White MothSomething prolific pulled me from my bed
It dragged me through the battered door
and land me on the main road
I wasn't dreaming or sleep walking
I wasn't having an outer body experience
I was literally walking...
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Categories:
firefly, angel, blessing, confidence, courage, dark, freedom, independence
Form:
Narrative
a sparkle, nascent -
oh, Dear Indulgence ...
desolate, obscure, I know you not, (and have known you not),
still, do I not know the glint there, in your eye? Aye, it abides
...
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Categories:
firefly, memory, metaphor, passion, romance, sensual,
Form:
Free verse
A Tribute To Our Lion's RoarThis is the story about the man who sought refuge in my heart
His glance told stories
It sang songs, reviving and pioneering all at the same time
His melody was beauty and foreign, a vacation I...
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Categories:
firefly, addiction, betrayal, confusion, drug, love hurts, sad
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I do not know?
Every Which WaySuzie lived next door to Tom, and their families were the best of friends;
Like toffee clouds, chasing rainbows, once the blue storm wildly spends!
Tom and Susie enjoyed playing together, since they were the same age;
Like...
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Categories:
firefly, children, fantasy, friend, fun, nature, nursery rhyme,
Form:
Couplet
Flight of the Firefly
I walked a wooded path at night;
Down in the vale: a hint of light.
It shone as through an open door:
A faint, soft glow, and little more,
And sounds of bells, to my delight.
I crept up close...
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Categories:
firefly, adventure, fantasy,
Form:
Quintilla
DefensesThese are poems about war and defenses.
Defenses
by Michael R. Burch
Beyond the silhouettes of trees
stark, naked and defenseless
there stand long rows of sentinels:
these pert white picket fences.
Now whom they guard and how they guard,
the good Lord...
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Categories:
firefly, conflict, evil, fear, prejudice, race, violence, war,
Form:
Quatrain
Reality CheckA kangaroo in dungarees hops hopefully
To win first prize in the Favs contest hot
On the heels of an enlightening glow worm
Surely life is no competition but the stage lights
Reverberates all the promising contenders
Reincarnation oils...
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Categories:
firefly, fashion,
Form:
Free verse