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Sonnets Lii-LxSonnets LII-LX
The Endeavors of Lips
by Michael R. Burch
How sweet the endeavors of lips: to speak
of the heights of those pleasures which left us weak
in love’s strangely lit beds, where the cold springs creak:
for there is...
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Categories:
illustrious, dream, flower, hair, longing, love, pain, sensual,
Form:
Sonnet
A Vain WordA Vain Word
by Michael R. Burch
Oleanders at dawn preen extravagant whorls
as I read in leaves’ Sanskrit brief moments remaining
till sunset implodes, till the moon strands grey pearls
under moss-stubbled oaks, full of whispers, complaining
to the darkening...
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Categories:
illustrious, autumn, beauty, extended metaphor, grief, heartbreak, moon,
Form:
Sonnet
Veronica Franco TranslationsVeronica Franco translations
Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.
Capitolo 19: A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I)
by Veronica Franco
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
"I resolved to make a virtue of...
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Categories:
illustrious, desire, french, joy, love, lust, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Unidentified Extraterrestrials Willingly Abducted MeUnidentified extraterrestrial(s) willingly abducted me
As a divergence
from the apocalyptical, dialectical,
geomorphological, judgmatical,
metaphorical, philosophical...,
I share an out of this
(webbed wide) world,
light hearted anecdote
ye may find far fetched.
Believe me you,
an unspecified number of...
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Categories:
illustrious, absence, adventure, august, blessing, confusion, courage, dream,
Form:
Free verse
Beloved Face, Translation of Bharathiyar's Poem Asai Mugam By T WignesanTranslation of Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s poem: “Asai Mugam” or “Beloved Face”
...
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Categories:
illustrious, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Fall
"FALL"
I wrap
my Autumn world
around you
Calliope turning
raising the
season’s poetry,
I am she
returning
dancing
with Summer’s
dying leaves
Twirling you up into
my warm golden brown
symphony
hear me sing,
whispering notes,
holding keys
towards you
you're approachable
reaching...
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Categories:
illustrious, autumn, symbolism, winter,
Form:
Epic
Unidentified Flying Object Abducted Yours Truly,Unidentified flying object abducted yours truly,...
a willing experimental subject
to escape untenable married life.
Upon falling into a deep slumber,
the following subconscious
somnambulant scenario arose
allowing, enabling, and providing
temporary alleviation from
outa harried...
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Categories:
illustrious, absence, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, blessing, courage, destiny,
Form:
Free verse
Once a Pawn a Time Within Castellated BishopricOnce a pawn a time within castellated bishopric
We purchased 2020 Hyundai Elantra
at Enterprise Car Rental
1207 West Ridge Pike
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
April thirteenth two thousand twenty three
witnessed greatest amount of money
I spent at one time.
The following day...
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Categories:
illustrious, appreciation, april, bible, black love, dark, dream,
Form:
Rhyme
The Perspective of Alabaster ScroogeTHE PERSPECTIVE OF ALABASTER SCROOGE
In modern English people time, when the world was full of eminent joy, there lived a man of prestige who was totally the opposite of anyone who strives to form the...
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Categories:
illustrious, culture, humanity, i am, identity, image, mentor,
Form:
Imagism
Hay Un Dia Feliz By Nicanor Parra, Translated By T Wignesan
Hay un dia feliz by Nicanor Parra, Translated by T. Wignesan
To come by a happy day
(In this poem, Parra maintains lines of...
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Categories:
illustrious, childhood, family, father, feelings, music, nostalgia, philosophy,
Form:
Quatrain
La FermeIt was a cool, overcast and windy Sunday afternoon in March 2014. We were about 50 miles from Paris, at my Grandmère’s (grandmother’s) farm. She lives in Paris, but she owns a Château and surrounding...
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Categories:
illustrious, 4th grade, easter, family, friendship, grandmother, murder,
Form:
Free verse
A Real CliffhangerIt was tranquil sultry August, and the birds were singing,
The insects were all buzzing, and toad frogs were springing.
And I was deep in the mountains, taking snapshots of nature;
For I felt I was a good...
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Categories:
illustrious, adventure, bird, devotion, fantasy, flower, magic, tree,
Form:
Couplet
Reply To Carl BrouardIt is not mandatory
However, I feel that it is my duty
To respond to Carl Brouard
‘Knowing how to drink is not an art
Drinking is not a duty’
But a necessity which is obligatory
As it is crucial even...
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Categories:
illustrious, chocolate, drink, inspiration, literature, poems, poetry, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Fight For What You Believe In1.
WHAT?
Are we going to enter the ill-fated whirlpool
...
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Categories:
illustrious, humanity, life, love,
Form:
Free verse
Don'T Just MurmurDon’t Just Murmur
1.
WHAT?
Are we going to enter the ill-fated whirlpool
...
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Categories:
illustrious, visionary,
Form:
Didactic
Murdering Pluto
"Murdering Pluto"
On Pluto,
they deal with trauma
in the best possible way,
they murder it slowly
in poetic hell
day after day.
the dark Seraphim
have their way.
their ways are stellar.
some say they hover
in the stratosphere,
but that's...
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Categories:
illustrious, dark, muse, mystery, psychological, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
Grant This Civil Yankee To Doodle Till Lee Gets Blue In the FaceGrant this civil yankee to doodle till Lee gets blue in the face
blowing 99 red balloons April 9th, 2023
will signal 158 years since Appomattox
plus what would have been ninety sixth birth
of the late...
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Categories:
illustrious, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, america, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
Never Say NeverThere are moments when troubles enter our life’s
And we can do nothing to avoid them
But the one's we can
They look convoluted unless we demystify
But we think they are byzantine
As we think the mysteries in them...
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Categories:
illustrious, encouraging,
Form:
Blank verse
Love VowsAs we stand hand in hand
As the wings of LOVE
enfold our hearts as ONE
under the arboresque
Majesty Of LOVE
Utterly at the ineffable abode
Under the trellis bower of our hearts
As the innocent image of LOVE
emanate clearly...
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Categories:
illustrious, cute love, i love you, love, marriage,
Form:
Lyric
O' How Long and Well This Night's Dark Shadows Oft Play, Poet Dedication SeriesSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE-- Number One- (INSPIRED BY AND FROM HIS FROST AT MIDNIGHT POEM).
(1.)
O' How Long And Well This Night's Dark Shadows Oft Play,
Poet Dedication Series
O' how long and well this night's dark shadows oft...
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Categories:
illustrious, allusion, appreciation, art, beautiful, creation, meaningful, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Enhanced VisionsThings can be intimidating within this future of life as we know
like a luring spiritual souls path intricately lingering
departing its everlasting glow
Nullifying life’s hardships
Prospering life’s greatness
Alluring as my mindset is trying...
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Categories:
illustrious, destiny,
Form:
Rhyme
Kite Flying SeasonSpring had sprung and the weather was wild, the winds were everywhere.
Yep, it was time to fly kites, but with Dragon involved, a time to be beware!
A great kite-erian was invited this year, from Japan,...
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Categories:
illustrious, adventure, fantasy, fun, funny, humor, humorous, imagination,
Form:
Light Verse
Unquotable Quotes: Witch-Doctors and Tribal Headmen - Xxv Part TwoUnquotable quotes: Witch-Doctors and Tribal Headmen – XXV (Part Two)
Which Asian “King” would crown himself “Emperor” during an elaborate theatrical ceremony while facing and exhorting the ruins of his Illustrious Ancestor’s capital?
Which commoner army captain...
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Categories:
illustrious, allegory, bullying, child abuse, humanity, people, truth,
Form:
Epigram
Silent MajoritySecrets are anxiously being kept with a behavioral struggle, as one of the special few enters the room; obviously preoccupied with his thoughts. Bottom teeth are nipping his upper lip tucked tight, rope acting as...
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Categories:
illustrious, betrayal, fear, metaphor, power, silence, society, integrity,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Dragon Day Celebration:Running of the DragonsI cried: Dragon I beseech Thee… Not to tempt me with your crazy ways!
Yet here I am, always… again… caught in your vortex every, single day.
Now he wants a statue, made in his own image...
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Categories:
illustrious, adventure, fantasy, fun, funny, humor, humorous, imagination,
Form:
Light Verse