Long My child Poems
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Open Oceans
"Open Oceans"
Kneeling on pearls
wisdom preys
praying
preying
hungry hearts
count the days
wasting away
in all that preying
for prayers
to be answered
children become
strangers
reading
strange words
finding
themselves puzzled
genuflecting to a deity
they do not know, nor wish to
fumbling
mouths closed,
swallowed hole
in the...
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Categories:
my child, journey, love, mother daughter,
Form:
Epic
The True Mother
“The True Mother”
What part of a heart
in another could one trust
when betrayal comes
like a silver bullet, words and deeds
sharp piercing to burrow
bleed out Life’s dreams
rust crumbles to dust
Virulent apathy spreads
Betrayal’s destruction
hand...
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Categories:
my child, betrayal, imagery, love, mother daughter, psychological, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Understanding(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)
The student stands where shifting sands of thought
Once firm with reason
now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes
a threadbare fading strand,
A quest for wisdom
in this digital land.
Sage:...
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Categories:
my child, journey, passion, philosophy, psychological, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Otomo No Sakanoue No Iratsume TranslationTo a Daughter More Precious than Gems
by Otomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Heaven's cold dew has fallen—
and thus another season arrives.
Oh, my child living so far away,
do you pine for me...
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Categories:
my child, child, childhood, children, daughter, girl, mother, mother
Form:
Tanka
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak VinerWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray...
I long for a pair
of deep blue eyes....
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Categories:
my child, evil, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
I PromiseTo my dearest,
On this day you turn thirteen, officially a teenager! This meaning you are on the very first stage of discovering yourself, your music tastes, your food preferences, your style of clothing and even...
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Categories:
my child, beautiful, growth,
Form:
Free verse
Slots poker machines unsolved murders IllinoisLake county music company filled with
slots carney folk real carny folk the little
pete's illegal gambling road show throughout
the Midwest gaming like your idol Frank Peter
Balistreiri the mad bomber stops Metropolis...
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Categories:
my child, allah,
Form:
Nazm
1969 Abraham Lincoln Tomb Springfield IllinoisMy first grade field trip begin Joseph Medill school of journalism Chicago my first grade class sang African American spiritual hymns performing at the Schubert theater the museum of science and industry the museum of...
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Categories:
my child, allah,
Form:
Kyrielle
Poems About Children IiiPoems about Children III
Miracle
by Michael R. Burch
for Jeremy
The contrails of galaxies mingle, and the dust of that first day still shines.
Before I conceived you, before your heart beat, you were mine,
and I see
infinity leap in...
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Categories:
my child, adventure, child, childhood, children, dad, father son,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 37The cold air seemed to help clear his head but the lullaby was persistent and
he could not get it out of his mind. He walked for just a few moments
before passing the the...
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Categories:
my child, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Xenophobia Pt 1TITLE:
Xenophobia
Heed the warning
This isn't for the faint of heart
Verbalizing my deepest yearnings
They're bound to be a bit tart...
Because where I'm from is called the Bible Belt
Where folks...
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Categories:
my child, america, anxiety, prejudice, universe,
Form:
Lyric
Innocence LostRemembering that day in May - when I became corporate prey
On this unforgettable day - an innocent child was thrown away
Last night as I lay in bed - I read the news here's what it...
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Categories:
my child, abortion, baby, betrayal, boy, child, confusion, creation,
Form:
Free verse
Talk To Me Stop TalkingJust a view on the inner critic. Every time I read what I wrote I see a different angle. This person never even opened their eyes. Some day you can't.
The day had begun. Simple. It...
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Categories:
my child, mental illness,
Form:
Prose
The Pain of LoveThe Pain of Love
by Michael R. Burch
for T. M.
The pain of love is this:
the parting after the kiss;
the train steaming from the station
whistling abnegation;
each interstate’s bleak white bar
that vanishes under...
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Categories:
my child, age, bereavement, death, farewell, funeral, pain,
Form:
Verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 36They were joined by Ceridfen, Lumi, Gwaldon and several others a bit later in
the day for a late mid-day meal. Seileach, the efficient elf that he was, had already forwarded a letter containing specific...
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Categories:
my child, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 109-End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A babe born, in darkness braved
Bring love to the world if only for a day
No questions asked, nor answered, nor saved
Let peace abide in every child, we pray
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As they stood watching their son, enthralled in...
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Categories:
my child, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Desert, Wilderness, StormTHE DESERT THE WILDERNESS THE STORM
I am parched, my back is arched,
my body racked with pain,
Nothing green in sight,
my thirst, my plight,
eyes playing tricks on me again.
An illusion of rest beside...
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Categories:
my child, christian, destiny, god, life,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 12His words stung me, as the cries from the maelstrom seem to retort
Their scattered, foreign words and wails retching their say
I listened, almost mesmerized,
Pulverized
“Come,” Said he,
With threatening authority
Upwards, higher than the balcony from which we...
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Categories:
my child, adventure, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, conflict, hope, muse,
Form:
Free verse
Contend With MeContend with me while you can
Contend with me and I will deliver the master plan
Contend with me and I will make you smile
We have been through worse than this
And we have always rise up...
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Categories:
my child, anti bullying, betrayal, birth, celebration, destiny, earth,
Form:
Narrative
Sun ThiefOnce upon a time, there lived a boy called Simon.
He was an ordinary boy who did what ordinary nine year old
boys do: collecting bugs and putting them in jars,
speaking to imaginary friends, riding a bike...
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Categories:
my child, conflict, fantasy, imagery, mystery, myth, power,
Form:
Narrative
Words the Ship Melanie Dear Melanie Troubled Times LosstouchWords
The ship
Words come to me like spring.
They set free, they shed the shroud,
open with all their glory, beauty and sing.
They stand tall, they ring out loud,
from a life that blossoms with...
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Categories:
my child, daughter,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 13“Are there many Fairy Folk other than the elves?” Joulupukki queried.
“Not so many as before the humans took control of the world. The ones left behind in Erin...
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Categories:
my child, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Mother SnapAs I pivot to confront my offspring, I anticipate the sight of terror etched in their innocent eyes, a reflected horror that would mirror the abyssal darkness that has long resided within me.
Instead, I am...
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Categories:
my child, dark,
Form:
Free verse
TimeTime
Did we think that time would always there for us?
An infinite amount of time to use as we please.
Never counting time.....and never thinking it would end
Did we ever doubt that someday time would be...
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Categories:
my child, 10th grade, angel, anniversary, appreciation, birthday,
Form:
Free verse
Held AloftWe'd laid old George to rest the week before,
at ninety-one he now rejoined his wife,
no heirs to his estate, so one thing more
to do, and that's clear where he'd spent his life.
Downstairs had been quite...
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Categories:
my child, heartbreak,
Form:
Sonnet