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Poems About Butterflies and BeesPoems about Butterflies and Bees
Flight
by Michael R. Burch
It is the nature of loveliness to vanish
as butterfly wings, batting against nothingness
seek transcendence...
Album
by Michael R. Burch
I caress them—trapped in brittle cellophane—
and I see how young they were,...
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on the road again, animal, butterfly, flying, insect, sky, wind,
Form:
Rhyme
Chapter 73 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Historical Hakims' Hit the Road10 o'clock am the morning
Quest: A country side bike ride.
Molly woke Dolly and Damian.
Woke Everyone on that July
Morning of 2038. They had a Bicycle
Expedition to tend to plus a newly
Minted swimming pool...
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on the road again, cancer, missing you, nonsense, rude, scary, visionary,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 85 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Young SolomonsDamian Stood in the morning sun.
The sun felt good on his face.
Delilah was still sleeping. He
Kissed her face and caressed
Her belly until she awoke.
Hey my Mrs. Me. Come on babe.
We will be leaving today...
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on the road again, adventure, birth, business, father son, women,
Form:
Alliteration
I CryI cry at baptisms, funerals, and touchy movies. There are more ...
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on the road again, change, family,
Form:
Verse
Matsuo Basho New Haiku TranslationsMatsuo Basho New Haiku Translations
Air ballet:
twin butterflies, twice white,
meet, match & mate
—Matsuo Basho, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Denied transformation
into a butterfly,
autumn worsens for the worm
—Matsuo Basho, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Dusk-gliding...
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on the road again, animal, death, earth, life, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
The House of DoorsMy friends and I were out strolling, in a lush park one day,
Just enjoying the scenes of the afternoon, as time flew away.
Sun kissed blooms blushed and swooned, under pale lazy clouds;
And nature was lush...
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on the road again, fantasy, friend, house, imagery, magic, nature, summer,
Form:
Couplet
Sign LanguageI was pretty talkative, and spent all of my days chit chattering,
Like galaxies of glinting stars, all the dark universe scattering.
I was always on the move, and loved cacophonic sights and sounds,
Like the deep thrill...
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on the road again, beauty, fantasy, joy, language, nature, peace, silence,
Form:
Couplet
Chapter 31-- Delilah and Damian: Marry MeDamian had a restful sleep.
Up at 9 simply shaved
Showered savagely ate. And
On the road at 10 to retrieve
His future. He hoped she was
anxiously anticipating
The surprise. The weekdays
The road was...
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on the road again, family, marriage,
Form:
Alliteration
The Secret PactMy eyes open with the morning to witness the break of dawn and we waited quietly in the room for the signal to begin our journey at noon.
The instructions were clear and everyone was briefed...
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on the road again, adventure, business, change, character, culture, endurance, environment,
Form:
Narrative
The Way SideThey left their lovely home to fulfill a promise that was not found, one big happy family board up their house pack their luggage in the back of a truck and went in search of...
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on the road again, business, community, environment, international, nature, river, voyage,
Form:
Narrative
The Healer Part Ii (From My Life Story)Ms Agnes finally presented herself in front of me and ordered me to stand. I remember
feeling small as I looked up into Ms Agnes' face, looking into eyes covered with an opaque
blue film....
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on the road again, mystery, native americanme, me,
Form:
Free verse
A Sense of ReliefWhat fear absorb the world when much of the story is untold, what fear absorb the world when the miracle is yet to unfold. The secret ballot is already unleashed and the people began to...
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on the road again, birth, celebration, celebrity, change, community, corruption, courage,
Form:
Free verse
No ChargeWe two had never met,
but somehow he learned
of our plight of auto disrepair,
to which he responded in a most kind
and gracious fashion, in a manner one
seldom experiences in the whole of life.
The fact that I...
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Categories:
on the road again, care, love,
Form:
Haibun
Hitchiking TalesApril 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales
When I was young and foolish
Broke and stubborn
I hitchhiked across the USA
Started in Salt Lake City
Where my greyhound bus pass
Was stolen...
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on the road again, travel,
Form:
Free verse
Zen Death Haiku VZEN DEATH HAIKU V
These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku.
A cat in heat
can't catch a mouse? —
pathetic!
—Kinpu, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
It's getting to the point
of sucking on...
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on the road again, age, analogy, angst, animal, anxiety,
Form:
Haiku
GreeniesA workmate friend of my sister; Donella was her name,
was asking questions about snakes and how she felt the shame
of murderers who kill them off; ‘They’re God’s creatures too you know’,
but she had then admitted...
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on the road again, animal,
Form:
Rhyme
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To DreamlandI could see, feel, and hear it. The fragrance was of an arresting aroma. ...
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on the road again, bible, destiny, dream, faith, god,
Form:
Narrative
Mastering My FateI am the master of my fate - William Ernest Henley
I once wrote a tribute to my oldest brother who passed on several years ago. ...
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on the road again, destiny, fate, god,
Form:
Prose Poetry
There's Nowhere To HideThis feeling of needing something more is eating me up inside
It keeps washing over me like a tidal wave...there's nowhere to hide
When the icy water of isolation hits my skin,
It leads me back to the...
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on the road again, brother, deep, love hurts, pain,
Form:
Lyric
ME AND COUNTRY'S LEGENDSME AND COUNTRY’S LEGENDS OF FOREVER
Do I wake to you or the cosmos?
Do I wake to singing birds chirping as if there’s a fire?
or a chorus of you Ain’t Nothing But A Hound Dog
sung by...
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on the road again, america, music, western,
Form:
Free verse
A FriendA FRIEND
A Beautiful Flower, has lost the battle she did wage
against Autumn's decay and winter's icy rage.
We must close the book !, this being the final page.
The play has come to an end, the actress...
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on the road again, friendship, beautiful, lost, adventure, beautiful, hope, lost,
Form:
Rhyme
Hitch Hiking Tales Part TwoNext day
A beautiful woman
Drove me to near Chicago
In a red mustang
Might have been
The girl in the song
Took it easy
Digging her vibe
She invited home
But was not sure...
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on the road again, america, travel,
Form:
Free verse
The Strange Tale of Turtle and Salt WomanTurtle heard that Salt Woman was on the road again, and he was
wanting a taste of her. Some miles from Cochiti, he stopped
for directions at a Speedway gas station.
The dwarf who ran the...
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Categories:
on the road again, humanity,
Form:
Prose Poetry
When Your GoneThey say home is where the heart is but for me that isn’t true
Because my heart is out there somewhere,
Riding along with you……
When you’re gone.
Well every now and then you’re on the road again
But...
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on the road again, dedication, devotion, girlfriend-boyfriend, happiness, love, song-me, heart,
Form:
Lyric
Mission of the Yellow SongbirdMission of the Yellow Songbird
A long highway road stretched its legs before me,
In a place where tumble weeds were conceived,
December evening chasing daylight back to morning
Dusk robed in faded colors starving out the sunshine
Miles put...
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Categories:
on the road again, bird, blessing,
Form:
Free verse