Long Paused Poems
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The Hotel CaretakerHow unparticular the day had particularly been,
On March the third of two-thousand and eighteen,
For the caretaker at an historic Adirondack Inn,
Had lacked company, and therefore, dopamine.
‘Twas Sunday when all the guests had fled,
From either...
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paused, death, grief, introspection, march, mystery, remember,
Form:
Rhyme
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 34I listened to his heart profusely,
For a beat like his was much to ponder
I often wondered, his thoughts, and,
A light in me knew, with wretched wonderment
What the whispers in his mutterings meant to me
They...
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Categories:
paused, desire, destiny, endurance, feelings, heart, leadership, psychological,
Form:
Epic
Megan's Quest Part 1of7Moon sprites dotted the sky like lilies at dawn
in a ballet meant to cause nocturnal delight.
While Fairies and Pixie Dust covered the lawn
in a dance that would...
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Categories:
paused, adventure, courage, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
The Badly Drawn GoatThe pencil now resting the image was 'testing' for the creature before him, (his badly-drawn drawin') had come out 'not right' somewhat twisted and tight.
The picture in question, it burst with suggestion, for lines that...
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paused, animal, creation, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Hither, Thither, and YonOnce upon a time, there were two little villages, Rowling and Tolkien, that lived in peace with each other. Rowling and Tolkien had many, many children, some very young, others young, and a few...
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paused, children, conflict, family, fantasy, parents, peace,
Form:
Prose
4th Generation Soda Jerk -- Both Audio and TextThis is one excited kid and one PROUD father...
I took my son to the lumberyard last Tuesday afternoon. The day itself, though toasty, was the best in quite some time.
And when we’d finished shopping -...
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Categories:
paused, father son, relationship, youth,
Form:
Narrative
MemorabiliaMy wife and I met more than a few of this type of “shifty wheeler-dealer” during our many years dealing in antiques and collectibles.
...
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Categories:
paused, sports,
Form:
Narrative
Strangers In PeoriaI met a proper woman in a proper pub on a Monday in Peoria. It was noon, time for lunch, and we were sitting stool to stool over very large burgers at a long mahogany...
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Categories:
paused, break up,
Form:
Prose
Tiny Town Events - 1st Half -- Text With IllustrationNOTE: THIS IS ONLY THE 1st half of this piece-- its 2nd half is posted separately due to Poetry Soup's poem-lengths-limitation. Be sure to check out the balance of this poem = "Tiny Town Events"...
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Categories:
paused, love,
Form:
Narrative
The Tea LeavesPart 2.
Come on in, the phone is on the wall there. I’ll go and change. You’re on the Massey farm. Do you want a bite to eat with your coffee?
Yeah, thanks. Genecia looked around, the...
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Categories:
paused, anger, hope, journey, love,
Form:
Free verse
Apocalyptic Poems IThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
The Vision of the Overseer’s Right Hand
by Michael R. Burch
“Dust to dust ...”
I stumbled, aghast,
into a valley of dust and bone
where all men become,
at last, the same color...
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paused, earth, earth day, environment, future, humanity, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Connected - Part 1 - See Part 2 For This Poem's Ending"How ya' doin''" the youngster asked...a girl I'd never seen..."you're lookin' pretty good for a guy your age."
"I'm on the 'final chapter'," I surprised her, "of my life"...and not that long before my final page!"
She...
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Categories:
paused, relationship,
Form:
Rhyme
Film NoirFilm Noir
By the lampost at night
with the pale moon shining bright
but obscured by the fog
I saw her in the harbor
standing where my boat lay moored
but she knew that
her azure eyes beckoned me to come
smoke from...
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Categories:
paused, remember,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
On Fam'Ly Traditions - 2nd ThirdOn Fam’ly Traditions - 2nd third -
“Might as well grab us some food an' some beer...some ice...and some bundles o' wood, an' prob'ly some charcoal....there ain't nothin' better than walleye from right off a...
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Categories:
paused, family, together,
Form:
Narrative
A Free-Verse EpicThus it begins—
A free-verse epic
Into the mind of
A writer and an idiot—
A romantic and,
Often a pessimist
Conjoined in arbitrary glory
Are the thoughts and words
Of one overly-worked mind—
Charismatic and, of course,
On the pushover, pitiful
And usually...
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Categories:
paused, beautiful, confidence, conflict, courage, deep, freedom, love,
Form:
Free verse
Visit to Heaven
I dreamed I went to heaven,
...
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Categories:
paused, dream,
Form:
Rhyme
Terror Bugs: Part 3 - A Freezer Mice Adventure[Continued from ‘Terror Bugs: Part 2 - A Freezer Mice Adventure’]
__________
London’s streets resembled an al fresco mausoleum
They tracked a trail of body parts which led to a museum
A thousand Terror Bugs were massed, in...
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Categories:
paused, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Spineless In the RunningWas this a bold endeavour or worst-case high risk plot?
In one sense I was caught between two poles apart concerns.
One must never underestimate indeed trivialise a devilish
difficult decision.
A decision that may...
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Categories:
paused, age, august, beautiful, care, city, creation, fate,
Form:
Prose Poetry
My Daughter the Need a Walk From the Dark Side, Into the DarknessMy Daughter
My beautiful Daughter, walks life’s paths alone,
She does so, by design – not of hers – on her own.
She travels heavily !, from place to empty space,
from space to vacant place – in what...
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Categories:
paused, daughter, girlfriend,
Form:
Rhyme
Film NoirFilm Noir
By the lamppost at night
with the pale moon shining bright
but obscured by the fog
I saw her in the harbor
standing where my boat lay moored
but she knew that
her azure eyes beckoned me to come
smoke from...
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Categories:
paused, forgiveness, i love you,
Form:
Ballade
Shame On Me -- In Both Audio and TextEvery day, ‘round 8 am, I climb up from the subway and pass a guy - a blind guy - who is there to beg for change.
But one day, as I paused to watch...
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Categories:
paused, heartbreak,
Form:
Narrative
The Giant of LisbellawStood I there, that last day,
On an iron bridge...
An aqueduct by design,
Where, looking dreamily out over
The Ernes Lower Lough,
My compressed shadow
Momentarily paused -
To contently recline:
Amidst coy Junes radiant beams
of sweet benign!
All was stilled,...
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Categories:
paused, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
On Noms-De-PlumeJustin Von Depathos strode across the ballroom floor
To sit with Carlton Vishizwa and Charlotte Genivieve,
While I watched, in silent fascination, from the door,
The “major players” waltzing ‘round the room that Friday eve.
Thurston Beaumont...
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Categories:
paused, funny, humor, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
Long Before IsisThirty years ago, long before ISIS started executing Kurds, Muslims and Christians, I hired a Pakistani Muslim as an art director in Chicago. I was an Irish Catholic editor putting out a small national magazine....
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Categories:
paused, friendship,
Form:
Prose
A Former Great Nations Squandered Wealth ISwept up into piles; everywhere
Abouts; in collected heaps all
Around.
It is almost as if the drab
Streets were strewn...
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Categories:
paused, philosophy, senses,
Form:
Rhyme