Long Once burned Poems

These are early poems of mine, written as a high school student in the 10th grade. 

as Time walked by
by Michael R. Burch

yesterday i dreamed of us again,
when
the air, like honey,
trickled through cushioning grasses,
softly flowing,...

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Canticle: an Aubade
Michael R. Burch

Misty morning sunlight hails the dawning of new day;
dreams drift into drowsiness before they fade away.
Dew drops on the green grass echo splendors of the sun;
the silence lauds a songstress and...

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As you glance down into the black emptiness that awaits inside your soul,your mind. 
Will it come to you and clench your words now,or will you ever escape the tangled web they continue to weave,the...

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Can you still remember
How it used to be
The poetic fire we had
When our pens were chemistry

The dance floor was full
But it was only you and me
Your gentle whisper
How you could set me free
In my mind...

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Who’s Texas oil rich, just five-feet-six
and always seems to get out of a fix?
He’s married with four kids, and eyes bright blue -
a guy you love to hate. . . Still need a clue?

He came...

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These are my early poems, or juvenilia...

alien
by michael r. burch

there are mornings in england
when, riddled with light,
the Blueberries gleam at us—
plump, sweet and fragrant.

but i am so small ...
what do i know
of the ways of...

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Walk Through Me

If I could be there by your side.
If only some way you could see.
I’d take you gently by the hand
and take a walk through me.

Be cautious of the broken road,
it gets better as...

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Healing Dream

Three days before my mother died,
the family on deathwatch,
I had a dream, remembered a song 
I received on a mountain trail. 
It guided me to find the dark tower
defending the foothills where 
the skirmishes...

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Written: June 24, 2023
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Sadness erupts; who is suffering sails?
In the depths where hope once dwelled.
A vessel that was gone, love's dying exhale
Lost by the cruel hand of fate, they were felled.

Surf cracks at the damaged...

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Early Birthday thoughts
of you and me !
Sixty years young ?
November 9th / November 12th  / 42

The Bear’s growl !, has he lost his voice ?
The Bear’s fangs !, gone, has he lost his bite...

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Written: June 23, 2023
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Extemporaneously, all seemed lost.
As flames of anger consumed what we had built,
Our love, once vibrant, is now adrift and tossed,
In a tempestuous sea, our hearts wilt.

In the ember embrace, our love did...

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Hide Her Away


Tucked away in shame, to hide his own discretions...he hid her away....
Of the world of social media so that he shall lift his own insecurities and feed his plate of lust, desire and...

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Sitting in silence is like holding your soul’s hand
I can picture us there side by side where we stand
I hear nothing and everything at the same time 
I imagine this is what it sounds like...

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A life and a nation much like a flame 
When young burns bright 
Only to grow old and fade in the night. 

Especially when that wind is blowing right 
Too quick with the energy to...

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Deep in the woods... beside a well-worn trail
A lone fireplace stands… in solitude, abandoned
Upon a bare foundation... the dwelling long absent
No signs or markers or plaques... no history

What happened to the cottage here… when, how,...

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Biding her time, stalking her prey;
Knowing that far he can not stray
The huntress has readied her bow
And just waits for his heart to show

She’s set a trap and, once again
The hunted bites finding naught within
But...

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“You love him so much, you're too blind to see
He's only playing a game
He's never loved you, he never will
And darling, don't you know he' ll never change?”  Elvis Presley - It Hurts Me...

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The Flame Burnt Hot.
The air was thin, standing looking out of the small window
Flying to Tunisia through a cloud level that was low
Stretching my legs and peering down the fuselage 
From the flight deck, appeared...

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It was lonely, but I was searching for a dumb excuse, so I could explain that I only needed a break. 
  A breath of fresh air would do me great wonders, for these...

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This is written by a 12 year old student. I am the vehicle. This is amazing

Tears consumed his emerald eyes
This time there was not flicker of hope in his iris as he wept over the...

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A scene of disgust in these modern times.
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Went to sleep last night reading poems by Robert Frost
So tired was I that the book slipped and fell then
Stirring in my dreams was visions of chimney's exhaust

The chimney's sparks did fly even though cut...

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Where Frozen Embers Still Burn

Grace holds the fire of past bliss
spiritual love so dearly do I miss
Family greatly missed now passed on
Fire of Love once burned so strong

Still smoldering in my yearning heart
embers burning still...

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Love that once burned so bright,
Lost in the darkness of endless night.
Distance drove us far apart,
A divide between us, a broken heart.

You needed space, I found someone new,
But my heart still longed for only you.
Five...

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And it's true, he was not listening,
Lived besuto, as in oblivion
He was trying to save that soul,
That once burned in the darkness.
And He tried us in science
To give a daughter, Pauline calling,
And He wanted to...

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