Long Lantern Poems
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Juvenilia: Early Poems VJuvenilia: Early Poems V
Poetry
by Michael R. Burch
Poetry, I found you
where at last they chained and bound you;
with devices all around you
to torture and confound you,
I found you—shivering, bare.
They had shorn your raven hair
and taken both...
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lantern, poems, poets, teen, teenage, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Jean Lapresle: the Solitary Oak On Mount Kremlin Bicetre A French ‘Indianist’ Doctor: A Tribute to a Die-hard Humanist
...
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Categories:
lantern, celebrity, endurance, french, loss, solitude, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
Once Upon a Halloween In the 50'sThe excitement mounted as we rummaged around in the attic looking through old steamer trunks for discarded clothes and props to make Halloween costumes. With an old suit and hat of Granddads, I became a...
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lantern, nostalgia,
Form:
Prose
10 Poems About PoetryBeing a “Poet” Can Be Painful!
I’ve likely told you, more than once, that poetry can be painful, and whined about the need for penning verse
That stems from deep inside my soul...fashions every word...and has become,...
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lantern, poetry,
Form:
Verse
And Still I Drive - Part OneStars fall under failing skies...stars fall...stars fall...
And sadly...i start to drive.
Through the unremarkable village with its tall
Georgian Bay window panes, lightless,
devoid of visages; outwardly staring back at my
Abject countenance with detached contempt and...
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Categories:
lantern, heartbreak, places,
Form:
Rhyme
Reunited -- Both Audio and Text - W-IllustrationMany of us have a favorite possession from when we were young, and this
93-year old gentleman is no exception.
...
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Categories:
lantern, childhood, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
Wear His Armor - the Lanterne Style~ Wear His Armor ~
( Lanterne )
~O~
Feel
Much pain
But with His
Love I'll always
Walk
~o~
With
Lord help
...
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Categories:
lantern, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Rush Amid the Rapids PublishedThe greatest performance of my life.
Howard’s proud piece de resistance award on Poetry Nook for my magnum opus “Rush Amid The Rapids” in their daily member section.
After endless hours of toil, tribulation,...
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Categories:
lantern, adventure, age, appreciation, art, beautiful, beauty, feelings,
Form:
Prose
Love Greatest Gift -The Lanterne Style~ Love Greatest Gift~
(Lanterne)
God
Creat'd love
Is a great
Gift from Him to
You
~o~0~o~
Love
You can
Feel and have
It everyday
Too
~o~0~o~
When
You have
Love...
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Categories:
lantern, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Beast of the CaveWhen I was young, and adventure routine,
With excitement and newness still unforeseen
I was eager to spread my wings to the world
And seek more adventures as those wings unfurled
Within my long travels I happened to meet
Two...
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Categories:
lantern, adventure, dark, death, evil, scary,
Form:
Rhyme
Wear His Armor - the Lanterne Style~ Wear His Armor ~
( Lanterne Suite )
~O~
Feel
Much pain
But with His
Love I'll always
Walk
~o~
With
Lord help
Crush evil
...
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Categories:
lantern, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Early Poems IiJuvenilia: Early Poems by Michael R. Burch
Desdemona
by Michael R. Burch
Though you possessed the moon and stars,
you are bound to fate and wed to chance.
Your lips deny they crave a kiss;
your feet deny they ache to...
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lantern, poems, poetry, poets, teen, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papaApril 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa
The following words crafted soon after the soul of me daddy set adrift into the empyrean realm joining the rank and file of...
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Categories:
lantern, absence, age, anniversary, april, bereavement, death, father,
Form:
Rhyme
Resistance On the Iberian PeninsulaResistance On The Iberian Peninsula
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity),”
Scream French revolutionists as they guillotine monarchists heads, 1
Then crown Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, 2
Who commands the French forces in wars raged across Europe.
The Grande...
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lantern, education, freedom, history, irony, patriotic, war,
Form:
Verse
Wear His Armor - the Lanterne Style~ Wear His Armor ~
( Lanterne )
Feel
Much pain
But with His
Love I'll always
Walk
~0~
With
His help
Crush evil
His Light shines all
day
~0~
My
True Hope
Is the...
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Categories:
lantern, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
UnfinishA Dark Identity
Days into nights... time without time
Normalities of everyday life beckons to remain
Shadows with lights.... to find to define
I am he who goes by without a name
The world is only up to date
And I’ve...
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Categories:
lantern, on writing and words, me, world, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Resurrected HeroeRESURRECTION OF A HEROE:
CHORUS:
Far from comparison, far from fear.
Failure part of the journey; shed no tears.
Man...do... the best you can do.
Talents in your hand's only for you.
No body cares...what you goes through;
When you succeed,...
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Categories:
lantern, beautiful, beauty, hero,
Form:
Lyric
Scare Me Good Poetry ContestI crept into the pit of hell all alone. Contingent upon my lifestyle I knew this could be my last day alive…
She haunted me in my dreams. She terrorized me in the sunlight but through...
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Categories:
lantern, dark, deep, fear, scary,
Form:
Narrative
I Was Framed - Both Audio and Text‘Twere me an’ Ol’ Dan, on a cold winter night - whilst ridin’ the streets o’ McGiven
Who noticed a couple o’ fellas ride off from the house where the preacher was livin’!
Far as...
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Categories:
lantern, betrayal,
Form:
Narrative
At Heaven's Gate - Parts 1 and 2PART 1: THE MEETING
Alone one night neath lantern light, I trudged a weary mile.
Forlorn, I went with shoulders bent (the storms around me howled)
until I met...
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Categories:
lantern, fantasy,
Form:
Ballad
April 9th, 2023 Birthday Poem For Dearly Departed PapaApril 9th, 2023 birthday poem for dearly departed papa
Borne aloft into the netherland
the body bearing thee soul
of Boyce Brandon Harris
birth name given to my late father
buoyed aloft united with spirit
of mine late...
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Categories:
lantern, age, anger, anniversary, appreciation, april, bereavement, birthday,
Form:
Free verse
Even NumbersHow much I longed for the days
When the earth will rise to its glory again
How much I longed for the days
When we will give God all the praise
The earth‘s sadness will fade away
And we will...
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Categories:
lantern, adventure, appreciation, blessing, community, courage, desire, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
Bedlam and Mayhem In the Mistress's BoudoirBedlam and mayhem in the mistress's boudoir
Nsync with variations on a theme:
of drool worthy Reuben Sandwich
(consisting of corned beef,
Swiss cheese, sauerkraut,
Russian dressing between slices
of rye bread that is grilled
until the bread...
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Categories:
lantern, adventure, angel, anxiety, appreciation, beautiful, desire, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
Fireflies - Both Audio and Text - W-IllustrationDriving down a country road one sultry summer evening, with headlights sweeping through the little clouds of dust ahead,
Caused by cars that led the way…or met me in the night…I scanned the ditches, left...
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Categories:
lantern, sky, stars,
Form:
Rhyme
SurvivalLisa and I finally tested covid-free! When we saw our results, we began an impromptu dance that felt like levitation.
Although my covid case seemed much milder, Lisa’s been nothing but supportive. Why just yesterday morning,...
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Categories:
lantern, celebration, emotions, freedom, friendship, fun, humor, teen,
Form:
Free verse