Long Ornament Poems

Lady’s Favor
by Michael R. Burch

May
spring
fling
her riotous petals
devil-
may-care
into the air,
ignoring the lethal
nettles
and may
May
cry gleeful-
ly Hooray!
as the abundance
settles,
till a sudden June
swoon
leave us out of tune,
torn,
when the last rose is left
inconsolably bereft,
rudely shorn
of every device but her thorn.


The...

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The Exaltation of Inanna: Opening Lines and Excerpts 
by Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon I of Akkad and high priestess of Inanna
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Lady of all divine powers!
Lady of the resplendent light!
Righteous Lady...

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Lament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

You hack down everything you see, War God!

Rising on fearsome wings
you rush to destroy the land:
raging like thunderstorms,
howling like hurricanes,
screaming like...

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2020 has been a year of blue,                            ...

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No one suspected or may have expected
As it was mind-boggling to even conceive
Of events to transpire that night by the fire
On a cold wintry Christmas Eve.

The Elf on the shelf was left by himself
And shenanigans...

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Keep Me Good Company…

TODAY MY MATE SAVES MY DAY... 
From spiraling into unconstructive decay, 
Plugging my volcano of negative gossip & hearsay, 
Planting productive advice to direct my way,
Removes pokey cacti from under my feet,...

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Two bails of straw, an ornament, 
                            ...

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I’m at the acorn, a coffee shop, trying to write a poem but my mind is blank. I got here early enough to get one of the comfy chairs - yeah, I’m a self-indulgent monster...

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Our English Rose
by Michael R. Burch

for Christine Ena Burch

The rose is—
the ornament of the earth,
the glory of nature,
the archetype of the flowers,
the blush of the meadows,
a lightning flash of beauty.

This is my translation of ancient...

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Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
POETIC LYRICS BY RENATA TLH ANDRESS



From a journey---soft-'n-smooth---tender/foot-ed/'n-bare/footed
A-Lass---so/true!
A/car/pet---earth/en-BARE---FOOTED-'N/TRUE!
Hands-PINK-'N/TRUE!
Fingers/reach---pointed/stars!
TRACES---THE/NORTHERN---STAR!
A-star/so-true!
DO-WON/DERS---RING-TRUE!
And-if/TRUE------are-glassen/REFLEC-TIONS
WOND-ERS---TOO!
And-if/TRUE---are-glassen/REFLEC-TIONS
WON-DERS---TOO?
YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
AND-ALL/TOO-TRUE!
'CUZ---YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
Soft-'n---ten/der/PINK---SKIN---'N---SMOOTH!
Long---legs/ARCH------TO/THE---STARS!
She------WASHES/AWAY!
The------Earthen/Scars!
She's------SOFT-'N/TENDER!
And----ALL/TOO---TRUE!
And---they---ASK!
ARE------YOU/BEAUTIFUL!
In---reflected---lights------HER/EYES!
SO------BLUE-'N/TRUE!
TO---YOU!
She's---beau-ti/ful!
She's---beau-ti/ful!
She's------a/STAR---SO/TRUE!
A---WON/DER---TOO!
And---her/GLASSEN---RE/FLECTIONS!
RING/TRUE------and
ALL---TOO---TRUE!
And---with---her---hair---of/GOLD/LONG'N---SMOOTH!
She---BEDS------THE/NIGHT!
Pink------'n------SMOOTH!
SHE'S---BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S---BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL/AND-TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL/AND-TRUE!
And---an---ORNAMENT---GLISTENING/TRUE!
In---Pink---'n---Blue-------LIGHTED/CANDLES!
And------SCENTS---SO---TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL---AND/TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL---AND/TRUE!
And---a---hand/TOO---TRUE---TORN/'N-TESTED!
BURNT---'N/BLACK------AND-A---SOUL---BLACK-'N/BLUE!
HIS------EYES---DROP------IN---PAIN!
AND---Buckets---------held---so/long!
HELD---a/mo-ment!
DON'T------CON/TAIN!
HER------EARTHEN---SMILE!
AND------LIPS---SO---TRUE!
ROSE---'N------PINK!
OR------PINK'N------BLUE!
Their------eyes------squint!
HOME------AT------LAST!
YOU---ARE------BEAU---TIFUL!
AND---SO------ARE------YOU!
IT'S------------EXCALIBER!
IT'S-------------THE------HOLY---------GRAIL!
IT'S------BEAUTIFUL!
BECAUSE------------YOU'RE------BEAUTIFUL!
YOUR---BLOOD------the------stains------cross---your
CRESTED/GOLD/HEART!
BECAUSE------------YOU'RE------BEAUTIFUL---TO/ME!
The------Scabbard---------Shelved!
EXCALIBER---------GLISTENS!
SILVER---------FLASHES!
With------memories------magical!
"A------White------Knight------Remembered------And------A
Lass------So------True!"
BEDDED------------AT/LAST!
The---------Hearth------'n------Pot!
THE---------WARM---------SCENTED------CLOUD!
OF---------LOVE!
SCENTS---------THE/AIR!
BECAUSE---------------SHE-WAS-BEAUTIFUL!
AND-BEAUTIFUL-TO-ME!...

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Apni Marzi se
by Nida Fazli Shayari
translated by Mandakini Bhattacherya and Michael R. Burch

This journey was not of my making;
As the winds blow, I’m blown along ...
Time and dust are my ancient companions;
Who knows where I’m...

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of terminally opinionated snake charmers
for art's sake of course
well what else could define our course of action
when the end of unknowing
is only a mouse click away
when we'd still rather quack like a sinking duck
and bark...

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On the first day of Christmas my granny gave to me, an ornament to put on the Christmas tree
On the second day of Christmas my granny gave to me, two jingle bells and an ornament...

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Barking dogs echo beyond the doors of the pitch black night.Mysteries of the anxious dark buried deep in the heart of villains playing rock and roll at the poker table, coughing and spitting, feasting and...

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Suddenly, I would give anything to be near you.
I would buy back our old house, broken down, dilapidated.
Loquat trees and rainbows removed.
Hammocks and honeysuckle given to the wind.
But where would you be?
Would you visit me...

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Hubby works in the next town, and I drop him off… quietly each morn.
But when it’s night…  and time to pick him up…Dragon comes along.
Dragons there, daily, so crazy things tend to happen, I...

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The Feather of Love:
I aired a stray feather to see it flying;
I gazed it flowing in the wind;
I loved its whitish tone;
I loved the natural print upon.
I don’t know how it managed to come back,
How...

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Top shelf cologne exhibits sensual tail of peacock
Entrances my senses at our eleven a.m embrace
Eyes shut, my erratic stamina borrows comfort 
Curled into leather front seat, chest inhales safe


Our waterfall guffaws cascade in establishments of...

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In my blooming brokenness,
        I seek for a 
    clue of something meaningful,
but what if nothing    of velvety value
   ...

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My post-mortem may bear the stroke of your hand, in your lap,
On your knees with a single tear so priceless
That may fall on my cold cheek with power to revive, resurrect.
But not this time, not...

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Which speaks: or yo whom is in
concern
competion among contenders
to be champion one must
wait his turn
ranked among the best one must
chore and labor
to stand head tall above the rest
one must toil and labor


   ...

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Vishwamitra was enraged 
how he been duped 
by Deity King Indra
felt ashamed of 
lost all the virtue
gained through years
after penance and asceticism
distanced from mother so child 
got back to penance. 
Menaka birthing queen melody
left newborn...

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When you clean houses you get to see the strangest ornaments,
Some collections are a defence and a wall of armaments,
Others represent a lifetime of memories and recollections,
A wonderful improvement on memory’s imperfections.
Perhaps the strangest objects...

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When you clean houses you get to see the strangest ornaments,
Some collections are a defence and a wall of armaments,
Others represent a lifetime of memories and recollections,
A wonderful improvement on memory’s imperfections.
Perhaps the strangest objects...

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When you clean houses you get to see the strangest ornaments,
Some collections are a defense and a wall of armaments,
Others represent a lifetime of memories and recollections,
A wonderful improvement on memory’s imperfections.
Perhaps the strangest objects...

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