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An Adverse World Uncurled
“I am NOT like my father!!!
You say that again, I’m going to kill you!”

I shrivel up in shame
For, I am not to blame
For the shenanigans you put me through so many times
Sometimes, I wish I...

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Categories: obey, addiction, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse



Below the Horizon - Shallow Shame
Agony be to society's demise
Labels are for fools, not for the wise
Play the familiar tune of in-unison serenity 
Fatality won't come any time soon, thankfully...

Homeless people were on the news not to long ago...I weep...

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Categories: obey, cute, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
Vacuum
Vacuum
by Michael R. Burch

Over hushed quadrants
forever landlocked in snow,
time’s senseless winds blow...

leaving odd relics of lives half-revealed,
if still mostly concealed...
such are the things we are unable to know

that once intrigued us so.

Come then, let us...

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Categories: obey, education, extended metaphor, farewell, first love, graduation,
Form: Free verse
The Making of a Poet
The Making of a Poet
by Michael R. Burch

While I don’t consider “Poetry” to be my best poem—I wrote the first version in my teens—it’s a poem that holds special meaning for me; I call it...

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Categories: obey, art, love, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form: Verse
State of the Art Ii
State of the Art (II)

These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry. 



What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch

What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer 
~~~~underwater~~~~
watching the shoreline...

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Categories: obey, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form: Rhyme



Limericks Vi - Religion
Limericks VI - Religion

Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!



Why I...

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Categories: obey, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member My Heavenly Father - the Couplet Style
~ My  Heavenly  Father  ~
( Unrhymed  Couplet )



~O~


My sweet Heavenly Father, help me to serve You better in all this day 
And with Your Holy Spirit guide me each day, as...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Sonnets X-Xvi
Sonnets 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: obey, art, body, god, life, romantic, visionary, writing,
Form: Sonnet
Doggerel Ii
Doggerel II: Doggerel about Doggerel, or, More Nonsense Verse

The Board
by Michael R. Burch

Accessible rhyme is never good.
The penalty is understood:
soft titters from dark board rooms where
the businessmen paste on their hair
and, Walter Mitties, woo the...

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Categories: obey, animal, dog, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Today and Tomorrow - the Butterfly Style
~Today  And   Tomorrow     ~
( The  Butterfly  Style )



~O~


Love  God  with all heart
He is  best  friend
Always  there
The  Lord
Greatest
In  all
Just ...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Do Believe - the Key To My Heart Style
~ I   Do  Believe  ~
( Key  To  My  Heart )



~O~



I 
Know  soul 
Never 
Dies that's 
Cause  choose 
Believe********There's a 
God and Jesus died  for my...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Dog Daze I: Poems About Dogs
Dog Daze
by Michael R. Burch

Sweet Oz is a soulful snuggler;
he really is one of the best.
Sometimes in bed
he snuggles my head,
though he mostly just plops on my chest.

I think Oz was made to love
from the...

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Categories: obey, dog, family, friend, friendship, friendship love, love,
Form: Verse
Premium Member God Knows All - the Pentaphor Style
~ God  Knows  All ~
( Pentaphor  )


~O~


 God loves  you  a  lot
 He  always knows  best
 God   is   never   wrong
 In...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Divine Comedy, Second Canto
The day was going off, and the brown air
To the terrestrial animals gave rest
For their labors; and only me was there

Just ready to withstand the war at best
Both of the journey and of the torment,
Which...

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Categories: obey, fantasy, proposal,
Form: Terza Rima
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 36
I sung all the night with the Devil,
It seemed harmony had found itself spooning with dissonance
Not indeed needing to be one or the same
Yes—the light indeed could sustain itself in the midst
Of what then was...

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Categories: obey, appreciation, dark, desire, endurance, inspiration, literature, meaningful,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Teachable Momentum
Today
we left off yesterday
to pick up
where speaking non-violent principles 
too often neglect to listen
to liberally artistic,
green and active
yet non-reactive
compassionate healers
may need to co-invest more
in co-operating democratic research
of
and for
WholeEarth DiaLogical Matriotism.

Excuse me,
but co-passioned listening
to silence
speaks not...

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Categories: obey, caregiving, green, health, light, nature, passion, spiritual,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member Day By Day - the Bell Style
~ Day By Day   ~
( The  Bell  )



Day
By day praise
Pray to the Lord
When I need a friend
He's always there for me
He shows me His goodness 
In all and that's for sure
True

~O~

Serving
The...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Your Sanity
Stuck in place…
Free in space…
you’re insane 
I’m as sweet as sugar cane…
Whatever happened to your unique personality?
Whatever happened to your sanity? 
Has it transformed to insanity?
I like the way you make me feel
Oh, you don’t...

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Categories: obey, anger, angst, appreciation, beauty, change, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Modern Sonnets Ii
MODERN SONNETS II

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.



In Praise of Meter
by Michael R. Burch

The...

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Categories: obey, art, romance, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form: Sonnet
Sandy Hook Poems 1
Sandy Hook Call to Love
by Michael R. Burch
 
Our hearts are broken today
for our children's small bodies lie broken;
let us gather them up, as we may,
that the truth of our Love may be spoken;
then, when...

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Categories: obey, children, school, student, usa, violence, war, youth,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Every Day - the Minuet Style
~Every Day~ 
(The Minuet) 


You can always spread  His  Love  to 
To all around 
Around bring  Hope
Hope,  Peace,  love  show 

Love heals the aching heart that hurts 
Hurts...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Know Thyself
Know Thyself
(one of the two Delphic commands of Apollo)



For years before the narrow windows of my senses
                  ...

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Categories: obey, god, me, world, voice, creation, fear, me,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member The Splice of Life
“The Splice of Life”



When colour 
was to be 
washed out
of the world 

the evil ones 
didn’t care

the Actor led 
with his 
Dementors 
either side of him

Laundry, 

they resolved 
to be the best 
pristine method 
for...

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Categories: obey, humanity, political, religion, science,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Trust In Jesus - the Linked Style
~ Trust  In  Jesus    ~
 (  Linked   )



~O~
 

Trust in Jesus 
T 
Jesus loves you 
R 
You, me and all 
U 
All in this world 
S 
World...

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Categories: obey, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form: Free verse
Please Remember You Had Nothing To Say
Please Remember You Had Nothing To Say
                            ...

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Categories: obey, betrayal, conflict, emotions, heartbreak, hurt, inspiration, love,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things