Long Hesitate Poems
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The Hardships of Honesty - Neither Will II often surprise many people in many ways
With the words I say…with the actions I make…
It’s extraordinary how many seek high praise
With the words they say…with the actions they fake…
Neither will I…
Assume the worst in...
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Categories:
hesitate, angst, conflict, emotions, endurance, faith, hope, passion,
Form:
Free verse
The Back BurnerI heard you calling my name in an echoing whisper
I saw a bird take wing in the whirling wind of disaster
I put my weary head on your broad shoulders
The moment we touched, I...
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Categories:
hesitate, deep, depression,
Form:
Lyric
Zen Death HaikuZen Death Haiku
Brittle cicada shell,
little did I know
you were my life!
—Shuho, translation by Michael R. Burch
Returning
as it came,
this naked worm.
—Shidoken, translation by Michael R. Burch
As dew glistens
on a lotus leaf,
so too I soon must vanish.
—Shinsui,...
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Categories:
hesitate, age, autumn, bereavement, death, death of a
Form:
Haiku
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:
hesitate, bereavement, death, death of a friend, depression,
Form:
Epitaph
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:
hesitate, age, animal, autumn, father, moon, mother, nature,
Form:
Haiku
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:
hesitate, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
Social NondarwinistsWe need to talk.
Is this one of those times
where you need to talk
and I must pretend to listen
while you rant?
Well, yes,
if you could extend this favor.
Your topic?
Social Darwinism.
Isn't that the birthplace of unfettered Capitalism
and Fascism
and...
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Categories:
hesitate, environment, gospel, health, humor, psychological, social,
Form:
Political Verse
A Letter in Forewarning of Melancholia--Part I(Somewhere in late 18th-century Europe a friend, Laetitia, by way of a letter warns her beloved girlfriend, Euphoria--a young, gay and unsuspecting mistress--against the almost inevitable seductions of the infamous and maundering philanderer, Melancholia.).
Dear Euphoria,
...
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Categories:
hesitate, depression, friend, metaphor, philosophy, psychological, uplifting, wisdom,
Form:
Prose
Thor's Cave
In a small village in the green valleys of the Peak District, Sarah gave birth to a son, after a decade of trying for a child with her husband, Peter B Perfekt. It was...
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Categories:
hesitate, allusion, perspective,
Form:
Narrative
Across Country With CrystalskyHello CRYSTALSKY*. ...
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Categories:
hesitate, america, travel,
Form:
Free verse
The Crow Ghost of Haunting FootstepsBreak my neck; snap it in two, snap it in half
don't give me that incredulous, frightened look as I ask
don't hesitate in front of me, please just do me this favor
so I gain a halo,...
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Categories:
hesitate, i love you, i miss you, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
By the SeaAs she saw it.
The mountains and the meadows were always so beautiful this time of year. It seemed as if a fresh new world always came to life. The high cliffs turned sharply downward....
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Categories:
hesitate, beautiful, body, desire, grandmother, imagination, me, mother,
Form:
Verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 41Several 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:
hesitate, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Remorse With a Touch of Ripened Radiance XdI grieve for your safety, sis, and I pray for you almost every day –
Depression does leave a big impact on us in a negative way
But I think you think I’m crazy…tell me if...
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Categories:
hesitate, betrayal, change, freedom, hope, sad, sister, uplifting,
Form:
Verse
Inception: Crying a River - Collab With Mikey Part 0You’re like a backpack, jam-packed with memories of High School’s fun times and hard times…I know I had weaknesses back then; in addition, I had strengths that I still lack
You carry everyone’s weight including my...
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Categories:
hesitate, betrayal, blessing, dark, depression, desire, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
2020 Earthrights PartyTell us what everybody most needs to know about the 2020 Global EarthRights Party.
Well speaking for myself,
and I guess probably my extended family
of diverse relatives and friends and neighbors,
certainly including the polar bears and turtles
and...
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Categories:
hesitate, earth, games, health, humor, political, power, psychological,
Form:
Political Verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Remains the pain within the dark
A song so soft of love and heart
Yet, holes this deep leave their mark
Like life's sorrowed canvas art
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Elf King,” said DynDoeth, “Erlenkönig means Elf King.”
Joulupukki...
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Categories:
hesitate, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Brought Low Till I Had EnoughI found out, walking the difficult route,
That falling in love ain’t a friend at all
No one can hear my midnight shout, I’m out
Try to knock me out, but I’ll stand tall
Help is on the way...
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Categories:
hesitate, emotions, endurance, fear, hope, hurt, love hurts,
Form:
Rhyme
When Was It Ever GreatAsk if we'll ever see the end of wars and you're bound to hear,
that it will never happen, not in a thousand years.
I hear you loud and clear, but I just don't accept it.
For someone...
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Categories:
hesitate, america,
Form:
Rhyme
Nightingale - Part III...cont
She flew back to her nest that she so carefully tended and loved,
the angel close behind her.
“Why do you stay,” he said angrily.
“I have given you your wing.” He stopped to think.
“I have offered...
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Categories:
hesitate, fantasy,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Around 4 Am - Idiotic Insomnia Is IckyI can’t help, but feel kinda restless
Can’t sleep because I’m hopeless
You got to save me from myself, my restful dear
You are asleep in your melodic, swaying chandelier
Prayers please……
Give me starlit and moonlit ease
The sun...
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Categories:
hesitate, angst, anxiety, confusion, fear, hope, how i
Form:
I do not know?
Regretless of Yesterday**the lyrics in parenthesis is family-friendly rap without piano**
Fretless…
For your sake of distress
Regretless…
Of our lives' endless progress
(I stay inside my own space
Stray outside with vast grace)
If I stay here without a trace,
I will...
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Categories:
hesitate, angst, hope, loneliness, longing, pain, poetry, stress,
Form:
Lyric
Chatgpt-4 Shockingly Rates One of My Sonnets a 94 Out of 100“ChatGPT-4, can you give me your literary opinion on the following sonnet? By the way, it is preambled by an explanatory prolegomenon which discusses the sonnet’s theme and my inspiration for composing it:”
Mental “Masturbation”
(The title...
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Categories:
hesitate, extended metaphor, satire, sin, smart,
Form:
Sonnet
Landlord-Tenant Relationship Protection Available Help Hot-LinesLandlord-Tenant Relationship Protection: Available Help Hot-Lines!
Greetings everyone and I pray that each of you will overcome this coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted many communities in various ways. The Census Bureau assessment paints an image that's...
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Categories:
hesitate, angst, conflict, feelings, heartbreak, humanity, people, soldier,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
MY Collaboration with Actor, Singer: Ricky Nelson in the Mid Winter of ''80: PART IICONTINUES PART II:
Then she departs, ... his newfound friend
stands (clueless me, no intro of her) I with Rick ... waiting
wife comes--(Hellooo Oh) newfound by brochure stand
he says, "My wife Kris." "Hm" <--(My utterance--smiling, as I'm...
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Categories:
hesitate, appreciation, celebrity, girlfriend, imagery, lost, peace, wife,
Form:
Narrative