Long Murmur Poems
Long Murmur Poems. Below are the most popular long Murmur by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Murmur poems by poem length and keyword.
Village In the ValleyVillage in the Valley left behind, and then it's a fine find
Mountain in the making...in the dark alleys of my mind
You're a flashlight
In the night
You are a friend
Till the end
Bite the bullet
You're the village...
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Categories:
murmur, deep,
Form:
Free verse
Poems of Recanted BachelorhoodPoems of Recanted Bachelorhood
bachelorhoodwinked
by Michael R. Burch
u
are
charming
& disarming,
but mostly ALARMING
since my resolve
dissolved!
*
Disconcerted
by Michael R. Burch
Beth, my sweet,
fresh as a daisy,
when I’m with you
my heart beats like crazy
& my future gets hazy ...
*
What Goes Around, Comes
by...
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Categories:
murmur, desire, engagement, first love, girl, love, marriage,
Form:
Verse
Halloween Poems Ivthe Horror
by Michael R. Burch
the Horror lurks inside our closets
the Horror hides beneath our beds
the Horror hisses ancient curses
the Horror whispers in our heads
the Horror tells us Death is coming
the Horror tells us there’s no...
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Categories:
murmur, dark, death, evil, grave, halloween, horror, scary,
Form:
Rhyme
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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Categories:
murmur, poems, poets, teen, teenage, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Where Does the Butterfly GoWhere Does the Butterfly Go?
by Michael R. Burch
for the children of the Holocaust and the Nakba
Where does the butterfly go
when lightning rails,
when thunder howls,
when hailstones scream,
when winter scowls,
when nights compound dark frosts with snow ...
Where...
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Categories:
murmur, holocaust,
Form:
Verse
VillanellesVillanelles
The villanelle is a poetic form based on repetition, with a double refrain.
Villanelle: The Divide
by Michael R. Burch
The sea was not salt the first tide...
was man born to sorrow that first day,
with the...
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Categories:
murmur, moon, repetition, romance, romantic, romantic love, sea,
Form:
Villanelle
Apocalyptic Poems IiThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
Beast 666
by Michael R. Burch
“... what rough beast ... slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?”?W. B. Yeats
Brutality is a cross
wooden, blood-stained,
gas hissing, sibilant,
lungs gilled, deveined,
red flecks on a...
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Categories:
murmur, earth, earth day, environment, future, visionary, weather,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poems IiiPoems about Poems III
Radiance
by Michael R. Burch
for Dylan Thomas
The poet delves earth’s detritus?hard toil?
for raw-edged nouns, barbed verbs, vowels’ lush bouquet;
each syllable his pen excretes?dense soil,
dark images impacted, rooted clay.
The poet sees the sea but...
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Categories:
murmur, poems, poetry, poets, visionary, words, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my soul abide in heaven, or hell?
Only the sea gulls
in their...
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Categories:
murmur, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
Cooperative Family PoliticsI think he's talking about a cooperative bicameral political system,
with "How to talk to the other side".
And what could that possibly mean, dear Yang?
Well,
I was watching this Ted-talk from Marin,
by Robb Willer, as I anciently...
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Categories:
murmur, culture, earth, family, freedom, health, humor, parents,
Form:
Political Verse
Rondels, Roundels and RondeauxRondels, Roundels and Rondeaux
These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.
Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation Michael R. Burch
Your eyes slay me suddenly;
their beauty I cannot...
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Categories:
murmur, art, beauty, heart, repetition, romance, romantic, romantic
Form:
Roundel
Miklos Radnoti Translations of Holocaust PoemsPostcard 1
by Miklós Radnóti
written August 30, 1944
translated by Michael R. Burch
Out of Bulgaria, the great wild roar of the artillery thunders,
resounds on the mountain ridges, rebounds, then ebbs into silence
while here men, beasts, wagons...
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Categories:
murmur, death, grave, holocaust, horror, humanity, memorial, world
Form:
Free verse
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 to the house and called...
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Categories:
murmur, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Apocalyptic Poems IThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
The Vision of the Overseer’s Right Hand
by Michael R. Burch
“Dust to dust ...”
I stumbled, aghast,
into a valley of dust and bone
where all men become,
at last, the same color...
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Categories:
murmur, earth, earth day, environment, future, humanity, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Where To WanderFeel more than free to take a quick tour into my mind's eye
Then, you'll find that you're on my mind and I don't know why
Dare to wonder Where to wander
Dare to wonder What I...
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Categories:
murmur, deep, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Come post presidential election 2024Come post presidential election 2024...
heil to the Wharton chief firebrand -
more worrisome than an ovarian cyst
every race, religion, nationality,
gender, creed, et cetera with impunity dissed
brigand able, eager, ready and willing
to punch contenders throwing...
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Categories:
murmur, 11th grade, 12th grade, america, angst, anxiety,
Form:
Free verse
Chapter 154-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Time To Go --EventuallyDate: April 2051
Next day:
Fresh air in the middle of paradise morning!
"Yeah" everything is fine. Alright every
Time." Damian was thinking out loud
And Dolly being the inspector she
Was, and...
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Categories:
murmur, africa, allusion, black love,
Form:
Alliteration
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 33“Please allow me to answer that question,” he offered.
When Rian saw him his face went white. Is this a ghost? He questioned himself. Could it be? It looked like Erlenkönig but...
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Categories:
murmur, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Like WaterLike water
I was the river
You were the sea
I dissolved into you
And thought I was free.
Out of the cage I flew
But landed on my knees
As I tried to flee
The heavy clouds
And storms, of responsibility
Your love...
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Categories:
murmur, allegory, betrayal, confusion, courage, trust,
Form:
Rhyme
20162016
Less than 24 hours,
2016 will take over and 2015 will be broken towers
It will be remembrance in a photo shoot album
Reminders of ups and downs in the past, present and future...making us feel numb and...
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Categories:
murmur, anxiety, art, cheer up, deep,
Form:
Verse
A Different TuneEverybody is singing a different tune
Everybody is dancing to a different beat
Everybody is praying to a different God
And here I am feeling very sad
I am here, you are there but I have no fear
The politicians...
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Categories:
murmur, america, appreciation, christian, community, endurance, faith, growth,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
While RememberingBrazil
As I drove through the heavy snow of Manquiville,
Deep in silence back to Grandfather's house, all frightened faces
Full of solemnly dreams, I remember the smell of the sea.
The unseen Grandpa's hands, pulling and pulling
The full...
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Categories:
murmur, grandfather, relationship, old, sea, old, sea,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Dandylion
"Dandylion"
The guy was a
Dandylion
there was
no denying it
full of promises
and making wishes
residing over
this new world
poetically
speaking, he
shone like
the Sun
he sat on his throne
for all to see
the mane man
roaring non-garrulous
declaring
to...
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Categories:
murmur, dream, humor, muse, word play,
Form:
Narrative
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iii - Miklos RadnotiWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - III - Miklos Radnoti
Miklos Radnoti was one of the greatest of the Jewish Holocaust poets. He died on a Nazi death march, shot to death in cold...
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Categories:
murmur, holocaust, murder, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
Will You ComeIf I ask you to come and get me tomorrow
Would you turn down my request to come?
If I ask you to come and get me tomorrow
Would you lay down your burden and come?
Tomorrow might be...
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Categories:
murmur, care, community, courage, endurance, environment, friendship, giving,
Form:
Narrative