Long No comment 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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An early wintry storm hit late last night on this date, September 11th, 2035. There was strangeness in the air like a stale aftermath of partying.  Frigid. Strange that people still celebrate Freedom Day...

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When Sid first met me he laughed 
Sat in his seat of an old Ford 135 
Tractor red rust and wet sticking mud
Swathed in a great green rain coat
A friendly laugh he said
“Bet you wish...

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Children's Poems IV

These are poems for children and poems about children and their mothers, fathers, grandmother, grandfathers and extended families. 



Boundless
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

Every day we whittle away at the essential solidity of him,
and...

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Are you out of your goddamn mind?
What even is a TOS at this point anyway?
Copper meets gray matter in a stellar show!
Self-inflicted; this is what your ticket paid for!

Here's your endless stream of consciousness
Concisely squished...

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Did i a) release a co-written novel
----------------with a guy who promised his sister and created a book of own poetry
-------2) sat beside my son and heard him giggle
-------W)hat is going with his let hers and...

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>Why did that writing bug, choose me?
Why is it when I lay down at night?
That is the time I have to write.
Otherwise when I rest my head.
Words float around inside instead.
When I should be, fast...

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Words I write...erased
Words I speak comes out one ear
Love I send...hated

Your words left unsaid
But, instead, tucked in my head
Wondrin' when it's said...

I dread the silence 
I need you, I want you now 
Patience...self-control 

Singing and...

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Dependable Defender Jésus Christ of Nazareth Football Club

This morning lost His appeal for the red card He received

During His side game with the highly rated Pharisees

He’ll  be unavailable for their match against the Sadducees


He...

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Thirty Five


At thirty five I am starting hear,
That old age will soon be here.
The wolf whistles,stares and male conversation,
Are now friendly comments and admiration.

"Don't you look good for someone your age!"
This compliment is all the...

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Maybe the guff was empty—Cancer full moon eclipse

Left field call on the black wall phone
faint cry from the distant end
spoke with throat lump of capital
disaster and a troddened womans most
everydom—lost before found—somehow Jan
knew and put...

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My pocket like a onion
I eat onion a lot,
Cos I feel so good about it taste,
The flavour from my lips,
scare's men that gossip,
away from me,


My pocket like an onion,
I understand the benefit,
 of an onion...

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My Sullivano photographed bad 
                              ...

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Speechless
Unstable
so now I'm off popping more antidepressants
after jonesing for the truth
so glad someone
anyone could offer me reality
that I'm truly
seriously
deluded and misunderstood
and now i know there is nothing i can say

Oh sinead
what does the con man...

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Here comes a word,
A word that cuts as a sword,
You could have heard it’s foreword,
From a songbird or a ladybird,
But I renew your memory,
Of the rocks in our eyes.

I will whisper, mime or even shout,
If...

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2025.3.22

Life is full of surprises and mysteries.
It enfolded when you were least worried.
I met two individuals within 12 months,
At first, I thought they had something in common.
As time went by, I clearly identified,
The huge differences...

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....My Poem....            
  I dare you not to like "my poem"...not to read my writing...but when you do...you passively read it like it's...

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Over the Edge

So your mad at me
What can I say, except
Go away and come back again another
Day shut your mouth you just
Hide the shame and let me take all
The blame and now I see how
You...

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My problem is – I am selfish:
I want to read and comment on other poems
But my time in front of the PC is limited
And my fingers and mind would rather
Create their own poems and post...

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"Do I know why I wrote this? No. Will it win the contest? No comment. Did I like writing it? Yes! Does pants mean something different to everyone reading the poem? Shut up brain!"
Quote by...

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streamlining trough the objections life presents
the flower had a leaf but it repents
sunshine through thou darkness while we blend
the mixer destroys the suspect
hopping hop-hop
raining down with tone
it struck his mind with bedazzlement of
and grabs him...

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My senior year has arrived
    and it's almost over
     But one thing that's yet to start
        is prom and graduation
 ...

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Who slander's a poem? Can count just to 'One'
With no rhyme or no reason, at best is not kind, 
And if not this, a rapist, who'd fain waste my time, 
Am I fool who's seduced...

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Further observations in the THIRUK-KURAL on those* who would be King: K389 and K390 WITHOUT COMMENT

[* such as short-term presidents, chief and prime ministers, governors, dictators and the like]

K389: chevikaippach chotporukkum panpudai veenthan
  ...

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Those Successful


No comment upon the richness of science
It glamoured lives offering meagre chance
A class of successful notes 
Further tyranny from unwanted games.


May be in the form of war or peace 
A nudity of success hitting...

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