Long Moth Poems
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SnapshotsSnapshots
by Michael R. Burch
Here I scrawl extravagant rainbows.
And there you go, skipping your way to school.
And here we are, drifting apart
like untethered balloons.
Here I am, creating "art,"
chanting in shadows,
pale as the crinoline moon,
ignoring your face.
There...
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Categories:
moth, divorce,
Form:
Free verse
Whats Behind The CurtainI used to dream of a dark hall. Dim. Empty with thick cheap navy curtains.
The breeze. It felt hot and old. It shivered in the curtains that lined the walls on both sides.
The breeze....
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Categories:
moth, anxiety, dark, dream, imagery, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
behindI used to dream of a dark hall. Dim. Empty with thick cheap navy curtains.
The breeze. It felt hot and old. It shivered in the curtains that lined the walls on both sides.
The breeze....
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Categories:
moth, anxiety, depression, emo, suicide,
Form:
Blank verse
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:
moth, bereavement, death, death of a friend, funeral,
Form:
Sonnet
MODERN SONNETS IMODERN SONNETS I
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
Maker, Fakir, Curer
by Michael R. Burch
A poem...
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Categories:
moth, art, freedom, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
Landsbyen -Into the North- an epic poem 74
“There,” Lumi said suddenly and Joulupukki looked through the trees, seeing a small house.
“Wait here said Joulupukki, I'll be right back.”
He made his way...
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Categories:
moth, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
The Dilettante Diaries: The Divine Feminine - A Tale of Seduction
“But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet;Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
–“He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven,” by W.B. Yeats
“I love you...
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Categories:
moth, friendship, fun, happiness, journey, love, romance, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
Differences you sayDifferences – you say !
I – me Lass – brave Helios, rides his golden chariot,
drawn by fiery Steeds, into the vastness of this universe.
These mighty Titans, dispatched – brilliant, glowing -
ruled, controlled the blueness...
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Categories:
moth, friend, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
LOVE POEMS IVLOVE POEMS IV by Michael R. Burch
These are love poems by Michael R. Burch: original poems and translations about love, passion, desire, lust, sex, dating, romance, relationships and marriage.
She Was Very Strange, and Beautiful
by...
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Categories:
moth, desire, love, lust, marriage, passion, relationship, romance,
Form:
Rhyme
World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt BrechtWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt Brecht
The Burning of the Books
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
When the Regime
commanded the unlawful books to be burned,
teams of dull oxen hauled...
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Categories:
moth, books, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
The Canopy and EconomySun and traffic - day economy.
Six a.m. drive to plywood mill. Too tired
to be angry. Each day a step
toward death. What is being accomplished? The
small satisfactions
within each day. Book consciously read.
And frustrations. Package dropped, honey...
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Categories:
moth, baby, day, history, jobs, teacher, tree, wind,
Form:
Verse
Cocoons Hibernating In SummerI made a U turn at dusk as dark night creeps upon me
I tried to catch my breath from the horrible smell that was stifling me inside
I did not know which way to turn...
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Categories:
moth, america, angel, christian, community, environment, insect, truth,
Form:
Narrative
PART ONE - A Gunshot Wound to the Heat - A short story from my memoirGUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEART
From a two-room schoolhouse high on a hill over the Fundy Bay, I sat at an old wooden desk daydreaming. The ink stains and etchings which were dug deep into...
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Categories:
moth, nostalgia,
Form:
Prose
Phantom MechanismsMechanism 1
Part #1
The things outside of my window dry out my eyes. The egg that I saturated has mold on it. The moon decays when I speak. The stars are all just God’s germs. Lately...
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Categories:
moth, mystery, me, night, people, me, moon, night,
Form:
Free verse
Of unknown originNylon waste is often akin to a brushed out stable, manger, or stall. But brushing the carpet is often a resemblance of a swirling cloud of dust and tobacco shards and tobacco shards are not...
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Categories:
moth, beach, beautiful,
Form:
I do not know?
eyes of the orient
(oh, mercy ... )
amazing eye whites,
perfect and pure as glacial ice -
they draw me in,
like diving into a clear Caribbean lagoon,
fluid and cool ...
brown iris...
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Categories:
moth, beauty, metaphor, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
THE SENTINELTHE SENTINEL
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I took the elevator to the lobby of the small hotel
I’d been here six days the ennui was starting to tell
I’d been sent to cover an international gathering
Sessions so long and dull...
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Categories:
moth, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
Amanda ChallengeAmanda's Challenge
My name is Amanda; I am pleased to meet you.
I must tell you my story I swear it is all-true.
It happened one day I was feeling quite low.
I had run out of answers I...
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Categories:
moth, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th
Form:
Rhyme
Pandora's TemptationFor the third time Pandora stands before the box
Inlaid with jewels ivory and gold
In her hand is the key – she closely examines
Intrigued by its intricate patterns - so ancient- so old
Her Creator’s mandate she...
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Categories:
moth, desire, hope, love,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Men, Do not give up your dreams for these girls, keep sleepingMen, do not give up your dreams for these girls, keep sleeping.
My cousin had read this phrase to me in August, when my wife left me for a harvard graduate that moved in our...
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Categories:
moth, desire, feelings, future, good morning, humor,
Form:
Free verse
Venus and the Soldier AntVenus politely introduced herself to the passing soldier ant,
The ant did gaze for long, at the pretty crimson plant-
Impressed by Venus's beauty, it listened to her talk,
And even thought them pretty, the seven leaves upon...
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Categories:
moth, fantasy, feelings, children, friendship, imagery, insect, life,
Form:
Rhyme
The 80s revisitedThe General Blues
c.1984-5
Again and again searching through grains of sand
hoping to find that certain elixir,
recovering lost bottle caps,
when the silicon appears, i lose it..
To the ones who don't want or need it,
I feel...
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Categories:
moth, fantasy, loss, philosophy,
Form:
Bio
The Old House And The SpecterThe pale apparition swirls in on night mist.
It envelopes her body, then breathes out its kiss.
Cold to her cheek as the fog to the shore;
She utters a sigh then sleeps deeply once more.
She’s new...
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Categories:
moth, dark, evil, fear, house, murder,
Form:
Narrative
Jay Pallen A Wonderful Sister And FriendOn a silver moonlit pillow’s blissful patch I dreamt nirvana
verses for my sister Jay and our magic mutual bond, that
gem-laden treasure chest, that life support as ironclad rampart
for our twin psyche sparkle,...
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Categories:
moth, angel, beautiful, best friend, blessing, dedication, deep,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Two Fireflys and a White MothSomething prolific pulled me from my bed
It dragged me through the battered door
and land me on the main road
I wasn't dreaming or sleep walking
I wasn't having an outer body experience
I was literally walking...
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Categories:
moth, angel, blessing, confidence, courage, dark, freedom, independence
Form:
Narrative