Long Hauled Poems
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Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 29
Somehow,
Forward, and headlong
I knew it was day again
There was a shift in the dark mutterings of the Devil,
Who now refused to sleep as I refused to sing,
Almost an anticipation in his voice,
As if he...
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Categories:
hauled, adventure, bible, conflict, endurance, inspirational, love, war,
Form:
Epic
Fahr An' Ice
Fahr an' Ice
by Michael R. Burch
From what I know of death, I'll side with those
who'd like to have a say in how it goes:
just make mine cool, cool rocks (twice drowned in likker),
and real fahr...
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Categories:
hauled, death, drink, fun, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Light Verse
In the Wild
IN THE WILD
Early morning, we go for a drive,
An awesome feeling as we arrive,
At our camp gate which, opens
At 6 o’clock,
Now we are in the African bush
Which, will unlock,
Moments that we have missed...
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Categories:
hauled, adventure, africa,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Things That Break Ii
Poems about Things that Break II
These are poems about things that break and/or shatter.
Water and Gold
by Michael R. Burch
You came to me as rain breaks on the desert
when every flower...
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Categories:
hauled, break up, depression, divorce, emotions, farewell, goodbye,
Form:
Rhyme
In the Wild Re Post
IN THE WILD
( Re Post)
Early one morning, we begin our drive,
An awesome feeling as we arrive,
At our camp gate which, opens
At six o’clock,
Now we are in the African bush
Which, will unlock,
Moments that...
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Categories:
hauled, animal,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnets Xxv-Xxxii
Sonnets 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:
hauled, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
My Most Popular Poems On the Internet I
My most popular poems on the Internet (I)
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:
hauled, internet, poems, poetry, poets, social, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Modern Sonnets Ii
MODERN SONNETS II
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
In Praise of Meter
by Michael R. Burch
The...
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Categories:
hauled, art, romance, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems Ii - Bertolt Brecht
World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt Brecht
The Burning of the Books
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
When the Regime
commanded the unlawful books to be burned,
teams of dull oxen hauled...
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Categories:
hauled, books, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
I Knew Anne Silently - My Ravenous Poe
**Trigger Warning**
"I Knew Anne Silently - My Ravenous Poe"
I knew Anne.
you’d think
with a name like hers
she’d be able to find her way
out of unchartered waters.
it didn’t come as a suprise,
then, on...
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Categories:
hauled, dark, love, poets,
Form:
Narrative
The Epic of the Great King
There sits behind deep forests hidden,
A sight to behold, place of all sins ridden,
Where the great rivers give life and churn,
A thousand diamonds and the trees sing
Along with the wind, ruled by the great King.
Generous...
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Categories:
hauled, life, loss, love,
Form:
Metrical Tale
Row Houses
Newfoundlanders can row, you should see some of'em go,
when they puts a punt on a pond.
But I don't like this mess, all this Race foolishness,
I'd never seen so much goings on.
If you wants to...
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Categories:
hauled, courage, funny, hero, uplifting,
Form:
Ballad
Chapter 152-- same day--DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: The reception and These Hawaiian Daze
Date: April 2051
Wondrous water ways Hawaiian Daze
And Daze and Daze. The Hakim
Family wondered how long their
Stay would endure as their return
Home was inevitable. Now as the
Ceremony ended. Everybody
Remained in festive...
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Categories:
hauled, allusion, birth,
Form:
Alliteration
Kate and Isobel
*There are only two damsels in this tale; all variations were simply for ease of writing.
Once Kate and Isabella went
To see the pretty fields of Gwent
And traipse through forest shade
They packed a picnic lunch for...
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Categories:
hauled, character, friend, girl, hero, history,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
PainKillers and Immunity
{"Corrupted abandonment issues
swathe me as a probable hazard, and I remain far from sane, I coat over my sentiments and violate the evidence so nonentity would find the remnants of my body,
I am...
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Categories:
hauled, absence, anger, betrayal, dark, death, deep, depression,
Form:
Free verse
Then and Now
To this day, the breath labours on still
Marrow birthing blood same as ever
to keep this battered carriage oiled
The soul wills the flesh to hobble on
and prays the spirit keeps aflame
The game...
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Categories:
hauled, africa, betrayal, culture, endurance, england, journey,
Form:
I do not know?
Blame
[Non-Fictional Preface: Fictional Old Folks Home/Apparition] "This is the story of two friends, both considered themselves start-up writers, whereas, one who was a bit more of an upstart, was merely known as, Robert Frost. Frost's...
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Categories:
hauled, confusion, death of a friend, emotions, forgiveness,
Form:
Narrative
Scary Tale Of New York
It’s Christmas Eve, Babe
In the car pound
It shouldn’t be this way
Should not have been found
But I’m the lucky one
I am the thirteenth one
And when I got a scare
I hi-tailed out of there
But everywhere I went
It...
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Categories:
hauled, america, horror,
Form:
Lyric
Darius Was the Medo-Persian King
Darius was the Medo-Persian king,
Which means he was in charge of everything.
One hundred twenty satraps gave account,
So he would have an up-to-date amount;
All this so that he might not suffer loss.
‘Since that’s a lot of...
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Categories:
hauled, bible,
Form:
Rhyme
Land Is a Loom
Land Is A Loom
I sailed the fiord like inlets between Powell River and Drury Inlet.
The land itself spoke from mountains, torents, islet
From bird song and bear splashing fishers
From rutting moose and cougars sharp incisors.
The...
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Categories:
hauled, adventure, environment, nature,
Form:
Blank verse
Straight Outta Lockdown
You are now about to witness my lack of street knowledge
Straight outta lockdown,
lazy brother named THE DUDE
Formed a gang called diggers With Altitudes
Work is called off, I got a paid off
Strains getting quicker, and bodies...
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Categories:
hauled, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
A Hunger Unfed
"Robert Frosts', friend, Edward Thomas was an indecisive fellow, until that one day they took the other road Edward wanted, and of course, Robert's piece was not Edward's choice to say the least, so when...
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Categories:
hauled, brother, depression, friendship, hurt, missing, poems, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Bunyip Forest Revisited
Along the road called forestry, the silver ash weeps over me
as I meander 'round the dell and glade.
Pass scars of sand pits long disused, where gullies, washes speak ‘abused!’
Reclamation offers now a new facade.
Need for...
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Categories:
hauled, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
A Tribute To My Dog
"Who can bear to lose a tie
With a dog that is man’s best ally? .......by poet
"Here lies my dog, motionless in his kennel
unable to wag his tail as he always did.
yesterday when I saw him,...
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Categories:
hauled, angst, animal, death, dog,
Form:
Free verse
Strolling, Not Stalking, Greeneville Ct
When guys get so old
pubic hairs
are as long as penises
It's not time to grow
a longer and fatter, more drivable,
penal delivery system
promising retributive rape
of an entire planet.
It is time to trim back
over-Yanged investment hedges
blocking more pedestrian-friendly
RightBrain...
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Categories:
hauled, caregiving, community, education, environment, health, history, native
Form:
Political Verse