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I Am My Father's SonThey were gambling in front of the house.
Manservants and pages bustled about
Serving Suitors who just curse and carouse.
Few mix wine with water. I heard one shout,
"Clean down the tables with wet sponges! Rouse
Yourselves! And when...
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its all greek to me, adventure, anger, anxiety, bullying, father, history, introspection,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Honey Bee Flying Around In WinterI have been reluctant to pen this verse
Because I don't understand what it was all about
I have been reluctant to pen this verse
Because I don't want anyone to get hurt
Morning comes and evening...
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its all greek to me, angel, blessing, business, community, freedom, mythology, people,
Form:
Narrative
CurrentsCurrents
by Michael R. Burch
How can I write and not be true
to the rhythm that wells within?
How can the ocean not be blue,
not buck with the clapboard slap of tide,
the clockwork shock of wave on rock,
the...
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its all greek to me, assonance, extended metaphor, language, metaphor, music, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Frequency
“Frequency”
we are separated
from the others
by a thin membrane
electromagnetic
we are receptors
unignited ununited
only tuned into our own
frequency
existing to be lit
the fuses touching
reaching delicately
that which we do
and do not see,
believe
answers embedded
in tablets read...
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its all greek to me, future, humanity, muse,
Form:
Narrative
An Bee Cailleach
“Éagmais croí a dhíscaoileadh ar gach eagla.
Faoi dhíon taobh istigh de na blianta seo.
Fanacht i bhfianaise, a dhíscaoileadh ar gach eagla.
Ós rud é go ndearnadh tú a chaitheamh.
Briseadh an tost seo”
"An Bee Cailleach"
She lives to...
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its all greek to me, fantasy, imagery, joy, life, love, magic, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Iii - Grab BagLimericks 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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its all greek to me, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers IiiPoems about Fathers and Grandfathers III
Success
by Michael R. Burch
for Jeremy
We need our children to keep us humble
between toast and marmalade;
there is no time for a ticker-tape parade
before bed, no award, no bright statuette
to be delivered...
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its all greek to me, family, father, father daughter, father son, fathers
Form:
Rhyme
What Good Are Our TearsWhat Good Are Our Tears?
by Michael R. Burch
What good are our tears?
They will not spare the dying their anguish.
What good is our concern
to a child sick of living, waiting to perish?
What good, the warm benevolence...
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its all greek to me, child, child abuse, children, death, poverty, sick,
Form:
Free 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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its all greek to me, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
EcclesiaAn old Greek word, ecclesia,
is often translated as church,
but could also be thought of as a civilization
acting civilly,
as a citizenry
acting as responsible citizens.
The noun side of Ecclesia
casts residents as consumers
of democratic and economic cooperative systems,
while...
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its all greek to me, culture, fear, health,
Form:
Political Verse
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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its all greek to me, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
Sonnets Xc-XcviiSonnets XC-XCVII
Artificial Smile
by Michael R. Burch
I’m waiting for my artificial teeth
to stretch belief, to hollow out the cob
of zealous righteousness, to grasp life’s stub
between clenched molars, and yank out the grief.
Mine must be art-official?zenlike Art?
a...
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its all greek to me, art, grave, grief, life, night, pain, smile,
Form:
Sonnet
Animal 'Quackers' - Comments and Response From Poemhunter========================================
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Lora Colon – Poemhunter.com
Okay, Long Tooth. You have some explaining to do. Really. I'm not sure what you are trying to say in this poem.
I 'sort of' get the...
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its all greek to me, appreciation, engagement, humor,
Form:
Didactic
Nowhere ManNowhere Man
Star dust, the stuff of a fool’s dreams.
Oh !!!, to travel upon star dust streams
- that glorious, never ending journey -
into the realms, the space of many.
This old spirit, seems, not to fit into...
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Categories:
its all greek to me, history,
Form:
Rhyme
TeatalkDo you share my concern that your happiness and healthy life are too ephemeral,
short-lived?
No! Why? Do you know something I should know?
Not likely.
Just wondering,
awed by your capacity,
your relentlessly positive energy for life,
despite the odds of...
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Categories:
its all greek to me, culture, earth, health, history, love, political,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Apocalyptic Poems IiiThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems about the earth, climate change, global warming, extinction events, and mankind's role on an endangered world ...
Polish
by Michael R. Burch
Your fingers end in talons?
the ones you trim to...
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its all greek to me, earth, earth day, environment, humanity, nature, tree,
Form:
Rhyme
Noneastern Family PoliticsI began reading Jane Anna Gordon's "Creolizing Political Theory"
from the back toward the front,
as usual,
because if I appreciate where this narrative journey will end,
then I probably will find we start off with similar questions
of...
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Categories:
its all greek to me, culture, health, power, , literature, , western,
Form:
Political Verse
Deor's LamentDeor'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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its all greek to me, destiny, england, fate, old, poems, poetry, poets,
Form:
Verse
Poems About Eros and CupidPOEMS ABOUT EROS AND CUPID
These are translations of ancient Greek poems about Eros. Eros was the Greek counterpart of the Roman god Cupid. While today we tend to think of Cupid as an angelic cherub...
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its all greek to me, cute love, desire, god, heart, love, lust,
Form:
Epigram
No Part of the WorldNO PART OF THE WORLD (Part 1)
Have you read Jesus words at John 17:16?
Referring to his disciples he said
"They are no part of THE WORLD, just as I am no part of THE WORLD"
What could...
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its all greek to me, bible, christian, god, gospel, hate, humanity, truth,
Form:
Didactic
Inside the Great Halls of Us
“Inside the Great Halls of Us”
Inside
The Great Halls of Us,
there resides a ghost
IT hides in plain sight,
waiting quietly, alone,
in our dark
there, IT holds ITs light,
to draw us further in,
we nervously laugh IT...
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Categories:
its all greek to me, i am, science fiction, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
The Splice of Life
“The Splice of Life”
When colour
was to be
washed out
of the world
the evil ones
didn’t care
the Actor led
with his
Dementors
either side of him
Laundry,
they resolved
to be the best
pristine method
for...
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its all greek to me, humanity, political, religion, science,
Form:
Free verse
Origin of ChristianityOrigin of Christianity
(If you don't like religious writes don't read on)
It may surprise some that Jesus was born a Jew, his parents Joseph and Mary were Jewish, both from the tribe of Judah, in the...
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its all greek to me, bible, christian, faith, history, jewish, religious, truth,
Form:
Didactic
My Odyssey
Here, I am...
Retired,
Happy,
Sitting on the relaxing throne of my age,
Reminiscing what I went through in life.
A mere spectator I have now become,
Observing in silence the works of men,
Having no worries
Of carrier advancement,
Of acceptance,
Of recognition...
My only...
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Categories:
its all greek to me,
Form:
Bio
My Brother--Nelson Mandela, Umtata, South Africa--Tribute PoemNelson Mandela, crossed my spirited mind today, a visionary legend of peace, love, equality, and unity of all people.
As a prevailer of great affliction, he was like a Greek God fighting for the—"Common man!”
I had...
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Categories:
its all greek to me, brother, confidence, dedication, discrimination, inspiration, motivation, strength,
Form:
Couplet