Long Formidable Poems
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Fairer, Indeed
WOMEN ...
Truly amaze me ... they possess the super-human
strength to birth a child - one of the most painful
and demanding physical and emotional feats of end-
urance known to our species - yet they have the
self-confidence...
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Categories:
formidable, appreciation, humanity, love, wisdom, woman, women,
Form:
Free verse
Galore of buzzfeeding, needling and scamming female hustlers
Galore of buzzfeeding, needling and scamming female hustlers...
with a scheming, loving, and enticing guise
alive and well seeking gullible guys
(once upon a time just like me),
who experiences close encounters
of masterly baited entrapment
on Facebook Messenger
and most likely...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, age, anger, anti bullying, appreciation, bullying,
Form:
Rhyme
Doggerel I
Doggerel I or Nonsense Verse
A$$tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
proved E equals MC squared.
Thus, all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
Bible Libel
by Michael R. Burch
If God
is good,
half the Bible
is libel.
I came up...
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Categories:
formidable, dog, hilarious, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, nursery
Form:
Limerick
Open Oceans
"Open Oceans"
Kneeling on pearls
wisdom preys
praying
preying
hungry hearts
count the days
wasting away
in all that preying
for prayers
to be answered
children become
strangers
reading
strange words
finding
themselves puzzled
genuflecting to a deity
they do not know, nor wish to
fumbling
mouths closed,
swallowed hole
in the...
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Categories:
formidable, journey, love, mother daughter,
Form:
Epic
Limericks
Limericks
by Michael R. Burch
Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again, gentle bride?"
"Nevermore!" bright-eyed Raven replied.
The Platypus
by Michael R. Burch
The platypus,...
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Categories:
formidable, giggle, light, nonsense, parody, silly, smile, word
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
Limericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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Categories:
formidable, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks I - Relatives and Relativity
Limericks I - Relatives and Relativity
The Cosmological Constant
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
said E equals MC squared.
Thus all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
A$$-tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Relativity, the theorists’ creed,
says mass increases...
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Categories:
formidable, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, science, space, time,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Iii - Grab Bag
Limericks III - Grab Bag
Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:
Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not to Bomb the Brits")
by Michael R. Burch
The English are very...
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Categories:
formidable, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Declaration of Interdependent Ideation
When in the Course of Earth’s anthro-supremacist events,
it becomes necessary for polycultures to resolve political bands
which have connected Her with human nature,
and to assume among the powers of Earth,
separate and equal...
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Categories:
formidable, freedom, health, independence day, life, peace, political,
Form:
Political Verse
The Witch At Inverness
Please take this time to steer your thoughts
To a wretched land of lochs and glens.
Where a village was tasked and the people fraught
At the woe and sadness life could send.
With the Dragons gone and the...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, children, magic,
Form:
Rhyme
Forever Forgive Me
Forever forgive me
For my one and only iniquity
Please forgive me
With forbearance eternally
Lots of anger and lust
Got a hold of me…
So, I must...oh, I must…
Set my soul free
Forever forgive me
Determine my footsteps to the light
Emotionally unhappy
Intervene...
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Categories:
formidable, courage, emotions, encouraging, endurance, hope, longing, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
Deor's Lament
Deor's Lament
(Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem circa the 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Weland endured the agony of exile:
an indomitable smith wracked by grief.
He suffered countless sorrows;
indeed, such sorrows were his bosom companions
in that frozen...
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Categories:
formidable, destiny, england, fate, old, poems, poetry, poets,
Form:
Verse
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky
Harriet Harris née Kuritsky...
Despite being a nineteen year old bride
she wed Boyce Brandon Harris
half a decade her senior,
(where I ranked less than a twinkle in their eyes)
during the month of June 1955,
not quite half...
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Categories:
formidable, america, anniversary, celebration, death, emotions, funeral, in
Form:
Rhyme
Poetic Encryption Like Ancient Egyptian
Poetic Encryption Like Ancient Egyptian
This terror and threat to poetic clarity,
Becomes a pet rock for some poets.
Words do count for sure, but so does
Clarity unless poets put a mask on.
Encryption can be used to mask...
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Categories:
formidable, allegory, analogy, emotions, imagination, metaphor, passion, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
Megan's Quest Part 4of7
The Company was set and all were prepared
for a journey that was true cause for alarm.
But their spirits were high and as much as they dared
still hoped...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, courage, loss,
Form:
Rhyme
Defecation accidentally clogged
Defecation accidentally clogged...
for the umpteenth time
during spate to sit scrawny buttucks
on porcelain throne id est
videre licet toilet bowl...
with toxic water brew threatening
to overflow onto the floor,
and hence found yours truly (me)
immersing himself...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, analogy, angel, blessing, december, extended metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
The Twisting Tale of An Avian Apparition
"The discrepancies are many, the dalliances are few,
both pitched against one dynamic, lifelong achievement"
Poking through the woods of the Mill Grove Audubon Estate,
suddenly came upon an ivy-covered studio shed
tucked away amongst foliage near Perkiomen Creek,
apparently...
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Categories:
formidable, america, appreciation, art, bird, books, dream, history,
Form:
Blank verse
The Cavemen
Ugg and Ogg, on a rock they sat.
The pair were in hiding from the sabred cat.
They had hunted for a whole week long.
But, recently it had all gone wrong.
The ladies were waiting...
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Categories:
formidable, funny, humor, silly,
Form:
Verse
Mothman
anxiety, intense -
but I am not frightened ...
my heart races ... I want to flee
my blood heats and lies to
my senses ...
'get out! go now! dear gawd, fool, run!!'
for you are formidable -
eighty inches tall,...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, fantasy, moon, mystery, myth, science fiction,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 41
Several days passed as DynDoeth awaited a response from Seileach concerning his request for a private audience. He checked and re-checked the argument that he would make to have the throne replaced back into...
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Categories:
formidable, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Resurrected Heroe
RESURRECTION OF A HEROE:
This is ANDERSON WALKINGSHOES...
CHORUS:
Far from comparison, far from fear.
Failure part of the journey; shed no tears.
Man...do... the best you can do.
Talents in your hand's only for you.
No body cares...what you...
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Categories:
formidable, beautiful, beauty, hero,
Form:
Lyric
For Shame
The inky black water sucks her in further
As she descends into the black depths of the abyss
Cloying dark swirls cover her head as soundlessly it reaches
Possessing her every inhalation – exhalation - it envelopes her...
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Categories:
formidable, betrayal, environment, natural disasters, peace, pollution,
Form:
Free verse
Self Help Addict Needles Unsuspecting Reader
Self help addict needles unsuspecting reader
Expounded late today April 27th, 2023
since being written
countless years ago
maybe a baker's dozen
as thee doodling cock doth crow
scouting about for carrion
scavenging for dead animals
and rooting about...
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Categories:
formidable, 12th grade, abuse, anger, angst, anxiety, april,
Form:
Rhyme
Lifeboat To Hunt a Shrill
Part 5
They continued to fry under a blistering sky
With little water to stifle the heat.
When the Hippo put forth, "Considering our course,
We have entered the waters of...
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Categories:
formidable, adventure, allegory, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
The Abandon Farm
I have always wanted something wonderful out of life
But my mother said there is always a price
It has nothing to do with land, money or property
Someone has always been there for me and I...
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Categories:
formidable, betrayal, change, corruption, destiny, farm, hope, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative