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EpitaphsEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Autumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It's not that every leaf must finally...
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Categories:
good fortune, bereavement, death, death of a friend, depression,
Form:
Epitaph
My Most Popular Poems On the Internet IiMy most popular poems on the Internet (II)
A number of my poems and translations have gone viral, according to Google, and some have been copied onto hundreds to thousands of web pages. That’s a lot...
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Categories:
good fortune, internet, poems, poetry, poets, social, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Book of Changes
"The Book of Changes"
Thoughts arrived before words,
1000s of years before
the crossing of curves
always seen to be
swimming upstream
against the current
thoughts … and feelings,
in the flow, always arrive
before words, they are cast
in the...
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Categories:
good fortune, muse, mystery, spiritual, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
Mirza Ghalib TranslationsNear Sainthood
by Mirza Ghalib
translation by Kanu V. Prajapati and Michael R. Burch
On the subject of mystic philosophy, Ghalib,
your words might have seemed deeply profound
and we might have pronounced you a saint...
if only we hadn't found
you...
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Categories:
good fortune, soulmate, spiritual, tamil, truth, urdu, women, words,
Form:
Verse
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my soul abide in heaven, or hell?
Only the sea gulls
in their...
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Categories:
good fortune, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
Athenian Epitaphs IiAthenian Epitaphs II
These are ancient Greek epitaphs for lost family and friends, including dogs and other animals ...
Now his voice is prisoned in the silent pathways of the night:
his owner's faithful Maltese...
but will...
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Categories:
good fortune, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
If You Only Believe - the Balassi Style~ If You Only Believe ~
( Balassi )
~O~
Jesus is the only way
For Salvation any day
He can Forgive all your sin
If you ...
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Categories:
good fortune, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Megan's Quest Part 3of7'A magical lock?' Groaned Graygall in a voice of defeat.
'We are doomed before even we are set to advance.
To defeat Trolls would be an almost impossible feat
but...
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Categories:
good fortune, adventure, courage, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
This Is No FableI was relaxing in my sunroom, one very peaceful afternoon,
Enjoying the fables of Aesop, and all the flowers abloom.
The view from the many windows, was gold sunshiny delight,
With blossoms and rich greenery, and many birds...
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Categories:
good fortune, adventure, animal, fantasy, flower, imagery, life, tree,
Form:
Couplet
Poems About Poets ViiPoems about Poets VII
Gallant Knight
by Michael R. Burch
for Alfred Dorn and Anita Dorn
Till you rest with your beautiful Anita,
rouse yourself, Poet; rouse and write.
The world is not ready for your departure,
Gallant Knight.
Teach us to sing...
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Categories:
good fortune, christian, dance, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
A Tall TaleI must say Peter, I've had the most extraordinary day. It all started when I woke up this morning. I was brushing my teeth with this new toothpaste Pepsibrite and literally after just a few...
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Categories:
good fortune, fantasy, fishing,
Form:
Prose
The Casualness of Casualties
In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity, all that is -- is over, in the stormy, swarming...
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Categories:
good fortune, death, evil, family, fate, life, love, violence,
Form:
Haibun
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 91“Father, father where are you?” She called to him and began to worry when he did not respond. “Are you here father?” She pushed aside the hides that separated the main room...
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Categories:
good fortune, christmas, fairy,
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Epic
Of Byron, Keats and Shelley, a Few WordsFrom my Blog:
Of Byron, Keats And Shelley, A Few Words
(1.)
Of Byron And A Visit I Once Had
Alas! Youth and its joy away has flown
I wake at the break of day with a groan
the smooth mirror...
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Categories:
good fortune, appreciation, art, inspirational, meaningful, poetry, poets, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Mystery of the PoltergeistMystery Of The Poltergeist
It is said, “All things in balance”,
yin has it’s yang, plus has it’s minus,
all things in balance is natures way.
There is however another important factor in this design,
the mean, the balance point.
This...
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Categories:
good fortune, death, introspection, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
One Summer NightI was rehearsing for an upcoming play, but it wasn't going well,
For I somehow lacked inspiration, and my delivery did not excel.
If only I could read more feelingly, I uttered with a sad sigh,
I would...
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Categories:
good fortune, career, dream, fantasy, magic, rose, summer, time,
Form:
Couplet
Keep Me Good CompanyKeep Me Good Company…
TODAY MY MATE SAVES MY DAY...
From spiraling into unconstructive decay,
Plugging my volcano of negative gossip & hearsay,
Planting productive advice to direct my way,
Removes pokey cacti from under my feet,...
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Categories:
good fortune, best friend, destiny, environment, faith, friendship, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
Lawless Landdreams …
diaphanous …
mysteries of the mind
that will never find an answer
fluid and dynamic
beyond our affect or sense …
personally,
I remember only a couple from my childhood
rather nondescript …
and early adulthood was par -
mostly confused jargon
fueled by...
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Categories:
good fortune, analogy, dark, dream, fear, night,
Form:
Free verse
Life In a FlashBorn into this World, clean in both heart and soul
Untarnished except for God’s pure hands
Sitting up by myself, consuming more and more
A language starting to form in my head
My cries in the day and night...
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Categories:
good fortune, family, growing up, life, day, life, me,
Form:
Free verse
Faith As PoetryIf you have ever wondered what side of the fence you should be on consider this...
1. Christ would never not buy a gun to avoid the temptation perhaps that he might use it in fear or...
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Categories:
good fortune, life,
Form:
Free verse
One More WoundTo quote the queen of my broken heart
“Call me a coward, too scared to leave”
leave my cocoon; evolve, maybe I never will
the air in here is suffocating
suffocating but this is home
To rewrite her words, I...
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Categories:
good fortune, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
The Fallit had indeed become the autumn of his life and he had harshly lost
every spring in his step when his wife began to abuse his good faith
abandoned him by the way side and the side...
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Categories:
good fortune, courage,
Form:
Free verse
Dream CatcherThe skipper had sailed quite a few storms and survived
Strong as a cross hanging over an apocalypse’s altar he
Had weathered all seasons and crossed heaven and hell
Tempted his fate and good fortune at times but...
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Categories:
good fortune, journey,
Form:
Free verse
Old GoldI had for long been impoverished, as is often the case with writers,
Though I worked most diligently, at times even pulling all-nighters.
Rosy dreams kept me going, although times were frequently rough,
As black night fuels its...
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Categories:
good fortune, fantasy, happiness, imagery, money, nature, old, writing,
Form:
Couplet
A Soulful Cry of Anguish Against FateA Soulful Cry of Anguish against Fate
(“The Tale of the Lonely Ghost”, a film (2013) by ANUP SINGH - who collaborated on the screenplay as well, an Indian, a Sikh born in Dar-es-Salaam but settled...
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Categories:
good fortune, death, first love, grief, parents, religion, suicide,
Form:
Elegy