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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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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“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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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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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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Do you remember going to Bald Head Island? Must have been 		13 years ago now. Well, I finally went back & the wind off the ocean was working overtime. It was blowing in streams, kicking...

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his skin is hot, ocean-air scented
as he burrows his head into my shoulder
he does not want his mother
her wild ways and loud voices 
have frightened him enough today
have taken every good moment in the sun
and...

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Once I held a diamond in my hand, 
whose beauty consumed me like a fire. 
With every sparkle the flame was fanned, 
her every touch stoked my desire. 

I was afraid to let her beauty...

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Upon the misty heights I roam
And wonder, as I wander lone

For she who mystifies my dawn
And listens as I muse along

Is nearer still, as lone I walk – 
I speak in silence from the heart

Of...

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Little cream cake on the train from France 
Lit a fire in my mind and my heart began to dance 
Memories buzzing through my brain 
Thanks for the visit, I'm glad you came

Filled with fondest...

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Friends fidget, as do fellow musicians
throughout the auditorium anticipating
their moment in the sun.
To be truthful, they all wish it were done.

Notably nervous, nauseous,
She approaches the bench.
Notes are committed to memory, but...
just in case, she places...

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The autumn of our years, our moment in the sun. Still vibrant with the colors of a life fully lived. Retired from our labors.  A canvas now, painted with the brilliance of our triumphs,...

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"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                            ...

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"Beauty doesn't last forever, but for some it does" by Poet

the moment I saw you
I fell in love
butteflies in my stomach 
stars spinning across my head
I knew right there and then
that we would spend our...

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We were talking
About me leaving
For more than a month.
Almost six thousand miles away.
I'll miss our strange conversations,
Your funny, random remarks.
As sweet and innocent as a rose
with no thorns.
I'll laugh,
Remembering.
But I'll cry,
Missing you.

I know,
That when I...

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