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Poems About the Coronavirus IPoems about the Coronavirus I
yet another iffy coronavirus haiku #1
by michael r. burch
plagued by the Plague
i plague the goldfish
with my verse
yet another iffy coronavirus haiku #2
by michael r. burch
sunflowers
hang their heads
embarrassed by their coronas
I wrote...
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Categories:
floated, absence, anxiety, bereavement, caregiving, death, depression, fear,
Form:
Haiku
Poems About Flight, Flying and Birds IiPoems about Flight, Flying, and Birds
Flying
by Michael R. Burch
I shall rise
and try the bloody wings of thought
ten thousand times
before I fly...
and then I'll sleep
and waste ten thousand nights
before I dream;
but when at last...
I soar the...
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Categories:
floated, animal, bird, flying, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About IcarusSouthern Icarus
by Michael R. Burch
Windborne, lover of heights,
unspooled from the truck’s wildly lurching embrace,
you climb, skittish kite...
What do you know of the world’s despair,
gliding in vast solitariness there,
so that all that remains is to
fall?
Only a...
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Categories:
floated, analogy, angel, bird, butterfly, extended metaphor, flying,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Butterflies and BeesPoems about Butterflies and Bees
Flight
by Michael R. Burch
It is the nature of loveliness to vanish
as butterfly wings, batting against nothingness
seek transcendence...
Album
by Michael R. Burch
I caress them—trapped in brittle cellophane—
and I see how young they were,...
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Categories:
floated, animal, butterfly, flying, insect, sky, wind,
Form:
Rhyme
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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Categories:
floated, culture, imagery, inspiration, international, metaphor, nature, poetry,
Form:
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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Categories:
floated, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
Yosa Buson TranslationsYosa Buson haiku translations
On the temple’s great bronze gong
a butterfly
snoozes.
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Hard to describe:
this light sensation of being pinched
by a butterfly!
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Not to worry...
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Categories:
floated, age, animal, autumn, father, moon, mother, nature,
Form:
Haiku
Sonnets Lii-LxSonnets LII-LX
The Endeavors of Lips
by Michael R. Burch
How sweet the endeavors of lips: to speak
of the heights of those pleasures which left us weak
in love’s strangely lit beds, where the cold springs creak:
for there is...
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Categories:
floated, dream, flower, hair, longing, love, pain, sensual,
Form:
Sonnet
The World Is a Small PlaneI have travelled through the cluttered corridors of my tired mind countless times.
I have reached deep into the dark abyss of my captive soul and in that profoundly disturbing darkness, I went searching to...
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Categories:
floated, appreciation, faith, inspirational, love, self, strength,
Form:
Narrative
Poems About Things That Break IiiPoems about Things that Break III
These are poems about things that break and/or shatter: a bubble, glass, a mirror, a twig or tree limb, a thunderstorm, cities and towers in times of war, old...
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Categories:
floated, break up, farewell, pain, relationship, society, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
Nottingham Girl At The Goose Fair Prt 1Every year In Robin Hood Country Nottingham
There in October, they hold. What is known, as the Goose Fair. It's huge. and goes back centuries, straining the Middle Ages, perhaps even longer.
My pals and I back...
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Categories:
floated, history, longing,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About Flight, Flying and Birds IPoems about Flight, Flying, and Birds (I)
Flight
by Michael R. Burch
It is the nature of loveliness to vanish
as hummingbird wings, batting against nothingness
seek transcendence...
Southern Icarus
by Michael R. Burch
Windborne, lover of heights,
unspooled from the truck’s wildly lurching...
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Categories:
floated, angel, animal, bird, flying, nature,
Form:
Free verse
The Dance of SalomeThe Dance of Salome
Herod bellowed out the night's festive orders..
"Bring the torches, bring the tables..
more wine, that we may rejoice,
for tonight we revel in kindred friendship."
Herod strolled onto the terrace, nearly stumbled in...
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Categories:
floated, dance, daughter, moon, mother daughter, night, sin,
Form:
Narrative
Mystical Song of TreesPRELUDE.
When the sky and world are dark no sounds are heard in the woods. Perhaps the scrabbling of night creatures on the hunt fo food. But no sound of woodpeckers ra ta tatting, bird song...
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Categories:
floated, animal, conflict, desire, environment, fairy, grief,
Form:
Free verse
The Bailout Ballad - the Layman's LamentOne day not long past our economy faltered
And wouldn’t improve if our course were unaltered.
'Cause we buy stuff at Wal-Mart (where things are dirt cheap)
'Cause they buy from China (treats workers like sheep
(So farmers left...
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Categories:
floated, business, humor, humorous, money, political, satire,
Form:
Couplet
Fabrication"How Do I Feel Today"
written out of depravity of sleep, of self assurance of happiness
written out of love and vulnerability
I was so sure, aware; I had a plan!
but as the case with all my well...
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Categories:
floated, how i feel,
Form:
Bio
The CallThe Call
For as long as I can remember, I have been phoning my mom. Even before leaving home when I was a teenager. Whenever I had good or bad news, it was just natural for...
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Categories:
floated, angst, blessing, courage, death, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
Within the Brightest NightWITHIN THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT (Part 01)
”Life?”
"Are you thinking what I think?" she said, nonchalantly.
”Is this not the place for it, Young Light?”
"My young light." said I.
"Let's go in, then, Young Light." She had other...
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Categories:
floated, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
The Verdict. NOW
Well, GI Jack is welcome back, he left his...
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Categories:
floated, society, war,
Form:
Ballad
Chapter 155 -- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: HoMeCoMing Date: April 2051
End of the first week of April
late morning.
The Hakim Family was preparing
For a quick exit. Desharah DJ
Sashi Amadeus Amani and Jordan
And Justin were in Desharah and
Sedanah's room...
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Categories:
floated, best friend, birth, black love, business,
Form:
Prose
The Emasculation of Man
"The Emasculation of Man"
The world goes by loudly
emasculated man
sees nothing
for what it’s worth
ignorant and
pumelling chests
gorilla armies
neanderthals
small brained
with closed fists
power hungry
greed-fuelled
knowing all
blind to the
supernatural
natural course...
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Categories:
floated, humanity, i am, pride,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 12DynDoeth with serious face and determined stride entered the room and advanced directly toward Joulupukki. Standing to face the elf, Joulupukki, was intent on getting some answers, but before he could utter a sound...
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Categories:
floated, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
9 - Dont Bee Late For Flight-SchoolDon’t bee late for Flight-school
Ok…Are you sure you have got everything that you need?
There is nothing you have forgotten?
Nothing you want to get before you leave?
Are you sure you don’t need to use the lavatory...
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Categories:
floated, family, flying, friendship, growth, insect, joy, love,
Form:
I do not know?
Three Newest Pieces By Mario VitaleDark Gothic Heart, A Valiant Knight & The inner harmony tuned to its hidden beasts menagerie
Dark Gothic Heart
I look to the sea
viral implications take me to the surf
along the rocky ledge leads to an...
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Categories:
floated, anxiety, art,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 43Ceridfen had little trouble adjusting her menu to accommodate the new arrival. She brought out a terrine of pumpkin soup, savory with a hint of spice and honey. A casserole of squash and...
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Categories:
floated, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic