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Sonnets Xxv-XxxiiSonnets XXV-XXXII
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
muscled, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
Sonnets X-XviSonnets X-XVI
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
muscled, art, body, god, life, romantic, visionary, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Archaic Torso of Apollo: Rilke TranslationArchaic Torso of Apollo
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a lamp lit from within,...
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Categories:
muscled, art, body, god, life, light, poetry, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
New Year Poems INew Year Poetry
Auld Lange Syne
by Robert Burns
translation by Michael R. Burch
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days for which we pine?
For times we shared, my darling,
Days passed,...
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Categories:
muscled, birth, celebration, change, firework, january, new year,
Form:
Rhyme
Rilke Translations IArchaischer Torso Apollos ("Archaic Torso of Apollo")
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
muscled, art, life, love, tribute, visionary, voice, wine,
Form:
Verse
Angels of MercyAngles of Mercy
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
There is not to many of us that can say that the owe their existence on this earth to a Native in a Foreign country, in my case I can say...
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Categories:
muscled, angel, father, memory, men,
Form:
Narrative
Hello Bad BoysFINAL EPISODE OF PURE FANTASY
Hello Bad Boys!
The starry, twilight zone high above, this night
With it’s shooting stars, and the moon, so bright,
Looked heavenly, even Venus, was in sight,
It was clear, could see far and beyond
Across...
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Categories:
muscled, earth,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 69Chroí awoke early the next morning, disoriented and a bit frightened. This was not her bed . It was so big. She was tired and felt drained. Closing her eyes, thoughts...
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Categories:
muscled, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Tyranny Counts the Ballots“Never forget
everything Hitler did
in Germany was legal.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
drop by drop lady liberty bleeds
red on white and blue
common sense vexatious
verboten spins askew
“We can and we must
write in the...
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Categories:
muscled, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Dare To Be Alone and TogetherSitting atop a large flat stone in an open field
Brushing aside his long silver locks
Bringing to his lips a long clay pipe
Steadying for a light, his gnarled knuckles make this a fight
His sandals dusty, brow...
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Categories:
muscled, hope, love, relationship, romance, soulmate, true love,
Form:
Narrative
Swimming Against the Current[Note: You will see in the work below connections to other poems I have posted here. Those poems are tangents to this poem that more completely tell the tale of rise, pride, hubris, fall,...
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Categories:
muscled, ozymandias, pride, sin,
Form:
Free verse
Dante's Hell Translation Canto Xxxiv Part1This is the final CANTO of Hell. I am going to publish the full translation as epub on AMAZON. It was a very hard work to find rhymes in english.
“Vexilla regis prodeunt inferni now
Toward us;...
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Categories:
muscled, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Woman of Hellboy, Liz Sherman
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Sherman is a fictional character in the Hellboy Comic book
series. She is human. Born in Kansas City, USA, She was quite a normal child
until her pyrokinetic abilities manifested at about...
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Categories:
muscled, fantasy,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Stealing From a GoddessSTEALING FROM A GODDESS
At Dawn
I wait
Beside the sea
Under the tree
Behind the dunes
For his arms.
...
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Categories:
muscled, mythology, passion, power,
Form:
Free verse
November Second Two Thousand Twenty TwoNovember second two thousand twenty two...
abuzz with Autumnal thrum
Approximately six weeks since August sum
er re: lazy dog days witnessed lolling about
sipping cocktails, whose primary ingredient rum
pulled and sated esophageal tract nsync
with thirstily quaffing...
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Categories:
muscled, 12th grade, adventure, animal, appreciation, beautiful, butterfly,
Form:
Rhyme
Unsolved Criminal Mystery Modest PrevaricationUnsolved criminal mystery...modest prevarication
Found yours truly
a grateful dead head
convenient scapegoat dejure
Norristown police officers
fingerprinted me for
casual postal employment
linked to vicious brutal crime
someone else who shared
identical name and fingerprints as mine
the latter of corpse far...
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Categories:
muscled, absence, abuse, anger, april, bereavement, bullying, cry,
Form:
Free verse
October Twenty Third Two Thousand Twenty OneOctober twenty third two thousand twenty one...02:44:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time abuzz auld Durin
(ya know whit I'm Tolkien about
Elder days long regarding) Autumnal thrum –
The perfect balm to avoid feeling glum
supine upon greensward
I...
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Categories:
muscled, america, appreciation, autumn, beautiful, celebration, color, happiness,
Form:
Rhyme
N'Ironstrife riven island corner, rough hewn by rival visitation
vexed, looking in, looking out, on the edge of places to go
thrang in thrall of other realms, banners furling, batons flung
across...
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Categories:
muscled, community, culture, destiny, history, hope, humanity, places,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Aroha Nzthis is my song,
my love song of you,
my land, my heart
love for green ferns
...
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Categories:
muscled, love,
Form:
Free verse
Deserve BetterYou pulled me in close and said youve never met someone like me
You asked me what I wanted out of this and I said you
You pulled me in tighter
You smiled wider
And...
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Categories:
muscled, betrayal, goodbye,
Form:
Free verse
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooperMein kampf synonymous as a blooper
Writer of these words,
a former Lower Providence inhabitant,
who dwelled within darkest depths
of Dante Alighieri's inferno
for most of his outlandish, impish,
and devilish growing up years
witnessed microscopic scrimmage,
where spermatozoan with most forcefulness
muscled...
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Categories:
muscled, 12th grade, abuse, adventure, angst, boy, childhood,
Form:
Free verse
Eternity To Enjoy ItI barely notice the horse as he walks,
his gait is so incredibly smooth,
we’ve been riding all morning on this ridge,
and have settled down into a nice groove.
My friend Joshua rides just behind me,
drinking in this...
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Categories:
muscled, death, god, heaven, hope, moving on, spiritual,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Siege At Baker Ranch, Part IiiIII.
It was near midnight when they came again,
four warriors armed all with flaming brands,
Myron bolted up from a fitful sleep,
and poured out bullets as the horses ran.
He managed to shoot one off of his horse,
but...
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Categories:
muscled, america, conflict, courage, hero, history, native american,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
The Devil Came To Aspen, Part Ii...The devil didn’t hide, he strutted right out,
a smile painted on his red face.
“Why my dear sheriff, how in the world
Did you ever find my new place?”
Abner stared on, seething with hate.
“An old friend told...
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Categories:
muscled, adventure, courage, evil, faith, horror, mythology,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Randy AndyYesterday I had a beer
In a place that was near
Soft light and music filled
The sight of you left me thrilled
Your name I did not know
But oh I loved your body...
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Categories:
muscled, introspection, life, love, me, voice, body, me,
Form:
Rhyme