Long Moment in the sun Poems

Poems about Children II



On Looking into Curious George’s Mirrors
by Michael R. Burch

for Maya McManmon, granddaughter of the poet Jim McManmon

Maya was made in the image of God;
may the reflections she sees in those curious mirrors
always...

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Final Lullaby
by Michael R. Burch

for my mother, Christine Ena Burch

Sleep peacefully—for now your suffering’s over.

Sleep peacefully—immune to all distress,
like pebbles unaware of raging waves.

Sleep peacefully—like fields of fragrant clover
unmoved by any motion of the wind.

Sleep...

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I awoke after hearing a noise on the roof of the cottage, it sounded like a couple of seagulls, probably fighting over a piece of bread.
I was wide awake now and looked over at the...

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The Tapestry of Leaves
Michael R. Burch

Leaves unfold
as life is sold
or bartered, for a moment in the sun.

The interchange
of lives is strange:
what reason—life—when death leaves all undone?

O, earthly son
when rest is won
and wrested from this ground,...

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To me, fair friend, you never can be old,
For as you were when first your eye I eye'd,
Such seems your beauty still. 
~ William Shakespeare


I have looked into the mirror
Looking for a trace....a trace of...

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About time,
I've paid my dues I've crossed the line,
This moment I thought would never come,
Is in my grasp, the deed now done.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my Mum,
But all that passed would surely stun
Even...

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Winter solstice is approaching. Night advances as
day retreats, aiding my studies, though December
winds and persistent festive music cut, cold and 
careless, to the heart. I am warmed as I think 
of seeing you, and soon.

Winter...

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It is ironic that those who guard the gates of poetry rarely, 
if ever, 
manage to enter into it themselves. 
I came in through a secret back door, 
a door hidden from the eyes of...

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“Grandma look! Wildflowers!” I’m going to pick one for you and one for me.”
Grandma smiled, shook her head then said, “I think it’s best to let them be.”

“Some people think wildflowers are ours to pick…but...

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My Dear One,

If our time dwindles down, to a single day...only hours, left to have 
To spend it weighted down by tears, such a waste of time that is

I would want to share the simple...

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Will you allow your lovemate to go after you've misunderstood yourselves? 
You need a dream whilst the feelings in your heart is dying, 
Every checks made of you suggests a revival, 
Thinking you know best...

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You were in the rear view mirror of my life
That one chance encounter to last a lifetime
What a wonderful day it was

Frolicking about the pool two strangers in a foreign land
The ocean waves beckoning us...

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We sit inside a vault prepared to die

Proned to ashes scent fragrance ellusive tide;
Strong impulse as a caged rat hidden in a hole
The path is now broadened to the dire sentiment unseen,
The rocks that caress...

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The Month of July

Under the shade of willow boughs, dipping low,
Beside the lily pond where lovely larkspur grow.
My love and I recline in the midday of summer,
In the month of July when temperatures swelter.

I ravish...

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After the sunset

It was a scene of romance and novelty
A place of love full of sincerity
How could i forget the magic it brought me?
For it witnessed how I fell in love with thee

I was looking...

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In the room where light dances through the curtains like a timid dream,
I wonder if friendships are not just dusty treasures on the shelves of forgetfulness,
once shining like stars on a never-ending night,
now just silent...

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All day long we toil in a shop 
which we clean from the bottom to the top,
Like bees in a colony or ants in a nest 
Back and forth  , all day long ,trying...

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If what you seek is mediocrity
Then you'd better not follow me
Though I fight and sometimes struggle
These are only minor hurdles
I will jump them one by one
Until my dreams and goals are won
I will not settle,...

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I suppose
there’s always good reason
to cry
sadness never has a tough time making friends
ominously,
this dark acquaintance often approaches 
lending water for eyes
to cry

I suppose
there's never better time than now 
to moan
grunting and moaning are long lost...

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The rain that showered us all evening had stopped.
although many drops were still clinging to the trees…
As I walked a few of those drops fell down on me
coaxed off their leaves by an early morning...

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The ripples flow steadily then flutter away
The illusion of an impossible feat
The Earth consumes the sun at the end of the day
A beautiful sight, a sun setting treat

Somehow it seems like the sun melts in...

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I wanted to sing, play and dance,
Live every moment under the sun,
Why was I subjected to so much of misery?
I was shattered,
I deserved all that I claimed for honestly...(1)

Just as a fresh flower bud is...

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I Have Nothing Left To Say

my moment in the sun
and in a sweeping motion
the clouds took it all away
with you by my side
I wait for another day
I'll pen my thoughts
pull the blue 
and erase the...

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Heart to heart we live as one inside this castle for two 
soulmates for life we hoped, but we never really knew  
Hands interlocked, shoulder to shoulder , we toiled all day 
only the...

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Life in the nocturnal glow
The ethereal haze of street light days
Paves the way
For those who cannot sleep
And for those awake before the sun
A sweet kiss
Melting lips like chocolate
Stray not from the path
Illuminated by owl eyes

Life...

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