Long Lingered Poems
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That Long Evening
When you came to me...
Not that you wanted me. Oh, no! It was I who wanted you,
Your comfort... your caring... your
... compassion, your compassion...
Your body, beautiful and young, perhaps that as well at...
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Categories:
lingered, feelings, lost, thank you,
Form:
Free verse
Juvenilia: Early Poems XiJuvenilia: Early Poems XI
Myth
by Michael R. Burch
after the sprung rhythm of Dylan Thomas
Here the recalcitrant wind
sighs with grievance and remorse
over fields of wayward gorse
and thistle-throttled lanes.
And she is the myth of the scythed wheat
hewn and...
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Categories:
lingered, boy, poems, poetry, student, teen, teenage, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Sonnets Xlii-LiSonnets XLII-LI
Distances
by Michael R. Burch
Moonbeams on water?
the reflected light
of a halcyon star
now drowning in night...
So your memories are.
Footprints on beaches
now flooding with water;
the small, broken ribcage
of some primitive slaughter...
So near, yet so far.
A Surfeit of...
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Categories:
lingered, bereavement, death, death of a friend, funeral,
Form:
Sonnet
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Vi - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich FriedWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - VI - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried
After My Death
by Chaim Nachman Bialik
translation by Michael R. Burch
Say this when you eulogize me:
Here was a man—now, poof, he's...
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Categories:
lingered, holocaust, race, racism, truth, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
Fortunes Re ToldFORTUNES READ the sign displayed
TRINKETS, CHARMS AND SPELLS
The store had not been here yesterday
shades of candles, books and bell
Drapes were hung from side to side
The windows all were dark
Where was this place a day ago?
Just...
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Categories:
lingered, surreal,
Form:
Epic
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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Categories:
lingered, poems, poetry, poets, teen, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
The MirrorThe Mirror
When I look in the mirror I don’t see me, I see who I used to be. A little lost girl that was so abused and so misused, so ashamed of who she...
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Categories:
lingered, change, child abuse, endurance, family, growing up,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 72Each of the new deer adjusted quickly to the pace of the ones they had been paired with, and the sleigh tracked smooth and true. The effects of the extra four deer were easily...
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Categories:
lingered, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Winter, 1948WINTER, 1948 [40 Saxton Street]
for W.W
The winter nights that pass now
are so unlike the winter nights
that passed before, that I often
struggle back in those suspended moments
when sleep grapples for a hold,
to once again hear the...
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Categories:
lingered, age, childhood, family, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Justice In the Quest For LoveI saw how martyrs longed for love, and so began the play of my flitting heart
A strange girl had I become, with airs of fickle dream,
My heart an embodiment of wonder to all that dared...
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Categories:
lingered, beauty, birth, change, inspiration, life, light, love,
Form:
Narrative
Chapter 91-- Damian Delilah Mallory: ChangesDate: April 2041
It's been one week now. There
Was no sign of the Black China
Men. The other Hakim family
Members decided to take residence
Closer to the foundational family.
Which was Greatgrand and
Carter Hakim...
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Categories:
lingered, africa, black love, books, death, Lullaby,
Form:
Alliteration
So Soft Is the Sonnet of WillowsThis is a very long poem and I will understand if you choose not to spend the time reading it.
It is something I wrote a long time ago and I thought I’d just put...
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Categories:
lingered, life, longing, love,
Form:
Rhyme
My Poetry, a Catharsisstared at the two passionate lines for the longest time,
what I wrote ..I created ... as if in a trance, as if in a surreal dream ..
...
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Categories:
lingered, inspiration, introspection, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
No Love LostFor several years I'd worked as a life coach, assisting clients day by day,
Like blazing colors in the shank of the evening, chases deep blues away.
It was an occupation that I enjoyed, as helping others...
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Categories:
lingered, best friend, break up, fantasy, imagery, love,
Form:
Couplet
AwenTo witness no trace of a step, that has lingered beneath the dewy lush grass.
Then to gaze upon greatest glory! While creation unfolds right in front of you.
Revealing its treasured secrets, while you stand stunned,...
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Categories:
lingered, creation, mythology,
Form:
Narrative
Another Apricot SunriseIt was just one of those splendid days, which held no excitement;
Moreover it required none, for in its stillness, I was content.
Lying on the forest green grass, luxurious blue skies in my eyes,
Summer winds brought...
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Categories:
lingered, destiny, friend, imagery, nature, travel, universe,
Form:
Couplet
LiatraPasha Acremodios grew greedy,
discontented with the domain he dominated,
so he turned covetous eyes toward Farabia,
sending his soldiers to seize this ripened plum
Spoiling for a fight and fighting for spoils,
his army swept across Farabia
like a bloody...
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Categories:
lingered, dance, death, desire,
Form:
Free verse
Spy Breidenthal -Part 1-“Without you, now I see
How fragile the world can be
And I know you've gone away,
But in my heart you'll always stay” –Katie Melua
There is a peculiar feeling I remember experiencing when the news came
...
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Categories:
lingered, animal, appreciation, cat, dedication, heartbroken, life, missing,
Form:
Narrative
Once Again, It Is HeFor so long I have fought my monsters in the war lands. For so long I’ve been by myself in the wake of my chaos. Others tried to stand beside but shortly fell or shortly...
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Categories:
lingered, abuse, betrayal, break up, emotions, sad love,
Form:
ABC
Chapter 35 -- Delilah Damian Mallory: Intro JasonAPRIL 2024-
Hours passed as 3 month old
Damian Junior slept. Dolly and
Molly Reminisced and thought
about the future and the pass about
Damian and Their families.
Dolly checked The time saying
"Damian will be Here in...
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Categories:
lingered, absence, color,
Form:
Alliteration
Knowing God
When I was five, I asked the Lord…
To please protect my mom, my world
He whispered to my soul, “I will”
And went on to protect her from pain
From worry, doubt, fear and depression
From all the things...
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Categories:
lingered, faith, god, hope, inspiration, inspirational, joy, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Watcher
Into the woods we ventured, where darkness began to encircle us,
Their ancient murmurs mingling with the forest’s ominous chorus.
A chilling breeze, as if the very breath of the woods sighed,
Veiled in tempestuous clouds, the stars...
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Categories:
lingered, dark, death, evil, fear, gothic, nature, poems,
Form:
Rhyme
Feathers of Pride and HumilityIn twilight's realm, where moonbeams entwine,
Two owls engaged in a contrast of minds:
A Great Horned Owl, proud and strong,
And a Great Gray Owl, cunning and long.
Amidst the trees, their feathers shone,
"Who is the wisest?" their...
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Categories:
lingered, allegory, education, humanity, philosophy, pride, visionary, wisdom,
Form:
Didactic
American Innocence, Our Children Now and ThenAs we know, sometimes we can see the big picture by peeking through a keyhole. And in America today perhaps we can see better the state of innocence among young children by looking at a...
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Categories:
lingered, youth,
Form:
Prose
Sugar MansionAfter picnicking in a pretty meadow, on a warm and sunny day,
I relaxed upon my soft blanket, and fell asleep where I lay.
When I awoke I took a walk, through the grass and flowers,
Lined on...
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Categories:
lingered, adventure, fantasy, friendship, imagery, memory, nature, sweet,
Form:
Couplet