Long Kindnesses Poems

Sonnet LXXXI-LXXXIX

Day, and Night
by Michael R. Burch

The moon exposes pockmarked scars of craters;
her visage, veiled by willows, palely looms.
And we who rise each day to grind a living,
dream each scented night of such perfumes
as drew...

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(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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Placed Second in :
Confidence, Clean Air, Clash of Civilisations Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” Confucius

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Random acts of kindness
and mercy
are right-brain experienced
as healthy invitations to stretch kindness
throughout all nature/spirit boundaries,
secular/sacred midways.

Random stories and kind myths of diverse cultures
have been transactionally told and retold
invested and re-invested
and transcendently heard
with compound cooperative interest
and...

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Sarah did not remember her mother’s green eyes, or her smile.
She did not remember how gentle she was or her kindnesses to others
Sarah had only been four when her mother ran off; but Ben remembered....

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I am a captive
   and a prisoner of your affections
    draw me with robes of purple
      wrapped with cords of silver  
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Funny as I remember now - 

I went out to the animal shelter to-rescue my little Annie one day-
some time not to long ago; and-from...

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Title 3/ Confluence Quote:  Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius

In the poetic story of my life, 
I hesitate and ponder 'don't be so obvious,'
but whatever I am thinking - becomes a poem.

Sometimes life hurts, when lost upon crossroads of fate,
until those...

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I will dwell in security
because the arms of your salvation
        have embraced me
higher than the mountains peaks
is the persuasion of your kindnesses
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Once upon a time of more than 100,000 moons ago; a time before bees
or birds were seen in the blue skies. Many bright sunrises and breathtaking 
sunsets ago, there was an eagle rapidly walking across...

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FREE VERSE VI

Reason Without Rhyme
by Michael R. Burch

I used to be averse
to free verse,
but now I admit
YOUR rhyming is WORSE!

But alas, in the end,
it’s all the same:
all verse is unpaid
and a crying shame.



What the Poet...

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Sojourners in a land not our own
seek we the place we will call our home
archetype of the promise you gave to Abraham
the future children they shall possess the land

Servants of the Truth dwellers of the...

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Gentle as the sunlight,
Reflecting hope over snow covered ground,
Softening the heart and soul…
	With a soothing whisper,
The kiss of kindness, blissful – healing,
	Wistful memories, silent dreams
All the blessings, the many things…
That make up a lifetime, timeless...

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He told the tales     with likes and similes
human character          dressed as grass and trees
the fragility of life     ...

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Okies silly one now I want a verse about an old broad who thought she was a flamingo!  
(BIG SMILES  Thank you for the fun challenge!)

 “She Thinks She is a Flamingo”

“Me hablo...

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Quote: Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius

A Water Fall is an awesome example of a supernaturally engineered portrait, captured by time and space, and displayed in a living masterful frame. It's inhuman but embraces a...

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Recovering From Life

Life, when full of sadness, can break a person’s spirit.
It happens all too often; you can see it in their eyes.
Children bullied around, whipped; why, they know not.
Women, beaten, ridiculed, and abused by...

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Oh , Israel of God
        how your King has loved you
your courtyard paved
        with instructions made of gold
your teaching is transparent
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“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” - C.S. Lewis


In spite of the fear, the darkness, the dread
That comes from...

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Paying forward kindnesses done...
courtesy family, friend or stranger

Appreciative when nonagenarian
papa telepathically hears me yelp
and/or non twisted sisters,
who time and again offered
unsolicited beneficial help.

Indeed unable to reciprocate
that's not quite all he wrote
when kith/kin allotted this ole...

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He crossed the room toward the door as evening fell, 
the daylight slowly fading and spilling on the floor 
     in pools of black. 
The child was still there on the...

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He crossed the room toward the door as evening fell, 
the daylight slowly fading and spilling on the floor 
     in pools of black. 
The child was still there on the...

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He crossed the room toward the door as evening fell, 
the daylight slowly fading and spilling on the floor 
     in pools of black. 
The child was still there on the...

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Picturing the hills green of Ireland
And sunsets of Hawaii secondhand
There are times when I think 
How one day as quick as a wink
This beautiful crazy life we know
Will be naught but an old scenario

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