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Sonnets Xxv-XxxiiSonnets XXV-XXXII
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“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...
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Categories:
forfeited, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
Sonnets X-XviSonnets X-XVI
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“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...
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Categories:
forfeited, art, body, god, life, romantic, visionary, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Archaic Torso of Apollo: Rilke TranslationArchaic 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:
forfeited, art, body, god, life, light, poetry, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Precious Priceless ProgenyPrecious priceless progeny
Hands down the most dramatic change ever needed to make the most profound impact awoke from helping beget the first offspring. An internal paradigm shift reshuffled priorities...
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Categories:
forfeited, absence, adventure, angst, anniversary, beautiful, celebration, creation,
Form:
Rhyme
New Year Poems INew Year Poetry
Auld Lange Syne
by Robert Burns
translation by Michael R. Burch
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days for which we pine?
For times we shared, my darling,
Days passed,...
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Categories:
forfeited, birth, celebration, change, firework, january, new year,
Form:
Rhyme
PrologueWhether you have come to possess this compendium of doggerel confessions by chance or by choice, should you decide to venture beyond this page, I politely suggest you consider the contents to be nothing more...
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Categories:
forfeited, allegory, literature,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Once Pawn a TimeOnce pawn a time...
About four plus weeks after
frazzling fiasco from friggin fraudsters
white knight still mourns swindled money
Lynne Costello Senior Civil Investigator
(assistant to Philadelphia attorney general)
unable to recoup forfeited funds.
While holed up in castle keep,
(albeit fetchodit...
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Categories:
forfeited, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, absence,
Form:
Rhyme
Rilke Translations IArchaischer Torso Apollos ("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...
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Categories:
forfeited, art, life, love, tribute, visionary, voice, wine,
Form:
Verse
Stricken With Anguished NauseaStricken with anguished nausea
Written three years ago tomorrow,
yet superimposed (likened to
emotional palimpsest) upon
mental state of yore
recent post traumatic stress
triggered courtesy war
torn legally tendered greenbacks,
where enemy bonded, heisted, and netted
mine...
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Categories:
forfeited, abuse, age, analogy, angst, anniversary, anxiety, betrayal,
Form:
Rhyme
One Most Dramatic Change In My Life(A recent virtual chat with thine youngest daughter
awakened poignant memories adjusting to
fatherhood for first time).
December 22nd 1996 Bundle of Edenic Joy
Twenty one plus years ago
faux...
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Categories:
forfeited, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, baby,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Amber Eye of TomorrowIt was just a silhouette but it reminds me why I left the spirit box closed
I felt as though the hand I was holding
Was yours and not my own
In my want to believe
But reality...
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Categories:
forfeited, crush, dream, feelings, growing up, nostalgia, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Rigel's AngelI see an angel fly across the sky.
She stops and haloes Rigel,
and looks down upon me,
with answers I already knew.
Have you come...
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Categories:
forfeited, angel, bible, farewell, love, passion, sin, woman,
Form:
Narrative
Invincibility ForfeitedDeath...death...like a cold, distant fog
it looms over these beings
these frail human beings, myself included
attacking their defenseless, quarrelsome - filled minds
like ravenous carnivores sprinting upon their prey
I've counted three, thrice has death sent for the reaper
to...
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Categories:
forfeited, how i feel,
Form:
Bio
To My Mother On Mother's DayTo My Mother
On Mothers Day
I thought and thought
What gift I can give, to my late mother
On this auspicious Mother’s Day,
A gift for my Mother,
Who passed away from this world,
Many many years back, on...
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Categories:
forfeited, dedication, inspirationalmother, hindi, life, me, writing, beauty,
Form:
Free verse
To a Person, They Say, Frigid, Translation of Paul Verlaine's Poem: a Celle Que L'On Dit FroideTo the person, they call, frigid, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s poem : A celle que l’on dit froide
(Poem written on September 5, 1889 at Aix-les-Bains, which I found a bit jarring with abrupt exclamations and...
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Categories:
forfeited, emotions, woman,
Form:
Quatrain
Poetry and Poker Life of TragedyI AM NOT THE POET I ONCE WAS , I AM NOT THE POET I HAD HOPE TO BE
I AM BUT THE POET I HAVE BECOME, NOT THE ONE I OUGHT TO BE, NOT...
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Categories:
forfeited, absence, analogy, anger, anxiety,
Form:
Blank verse
Work In Progress 4The 2nd reason the eldest remained exempt is someone had to see him as something other than a monster.To testify to his humanity.The remainder sans the baby could not as their own humanity was so...
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Categories:
forfeited, cinderella, dance,
Form:
Free verse
Middle Child SyndromeWhen I was 4 1/2 years old,
as abrupt as a spanking,
my once reliable mother brought home
a hospital surprise
with an alien face and
a blood-darkened eerie belly clip
that was to suddenly...
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Categories:
forfeited, absence, childhood, me, memory, sad, solitude, writing,
Form:
Prose
Idyllic reverie during break of dayIdyllic reverie during break of day
May today bring unbridled bliss
delivered courtesy sunshine kissed
giving Midas a run for his money.
When the last trace of night
evaporates analogous to milky hue,
whereat a dreamy state
pervades thy...
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Categories:
forfeited, angel, appreciation, april, beautiful, blessing, celebration, day,
Form:
Free verse
Strike While the Iron Is HotCuz while ya steel got
moxie, don't nix chance if only a dot
before death finds
flesh rotting alot.
A self-actualized fringe benefit
as I racked up
...
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Categories:
forfeited, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, inspiration,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Hakimi's GameTHE HAKIMI'S GAME
He is a professional player,
Plays properly for his Parisian payer.
Family travels & lives the Player.
Player invites a beautiful slayer.
She laid rape allegations against the Player.
Even Ramadan couldn't stop the Player
from dotingly detesting the...
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Categories:
forfeited, 1st grade, break up, divorce,
Form:
Alliteration
Just For the Sake of Saying HelloJust 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:
forfeited, 12th grade, best friend, courage, dance, fate,
Form:
Rhyme
Fraught as an extremely socially anxious younger personFraught as an extremely socially anxious younger person...
hashtagged introvertedness trademark
silently exorcised, ostracized, and vilified
Impossible mission to resuscitate...
a forsaken promising
(even short lived) friendship
regardless of expressed gender
exhibited by other persons from yesteryear.
When trying to jump/kick start
lapsed meaningful...
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Categories:
forfeited, 7th grade, abuse, anger, angst, anxiety, bereavement,
Form:
Rhyme
Leader of the PackWake up sleepy head is all that’s left to say. Get up I say!
But of course it didn’t help… This was sleeping at it’s best!
The bus was due for school soon, and still in bed...
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Categories:
forfeited, adventure, animals, family, funny, imagination, inspirational, life,
Form:
Free verse
Kelp At ItYou know the story.
Some called it mis-
management, some
said it was original.
We know one thing
it was mirror to create
an effective strategy.
When management
changed they keep the
same format, keeping
the structure, but changing
What we knew into what we
know. Putting...
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Categories:
forfeited, health, motivation, music, myth, repetition, romance, science
Form:
Concrete