Long Prattle Poems
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Poems About Poems I
Poems about Poems (I)
What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch
What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~underwater~~~
watching the shoreline blur
sees through his breath’s weightless bubbles...
Both worlds grow obscure.
Muse/Goddess
by Michael R. Burch
“What will you conceive in...
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Categories:
prattle, creation, god, muse, poems, poetry, poets, words,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Butterflies and Bees
Poems 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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Categories:
prattle, animal, butterfly, flying, insect, sky, wind,
Form:
Rhyme
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:
prattle, 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:
prattle, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Observance
Observance
by Michael R. Burch
Here the hills are old and rolling
carefully in their old age;
on the horizon youthful mountains
bathe themselves in windblown fountains...
By dying leaves and falling raindrops,
I have traced time's starts and stops,
and I have...
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Categories:
prattle, loneliness, lonely, longing, loss, lost, seasons, time,
Form:
Sonnet
Dot dot dot, and in other news devil's advocate claims Teflon Trump
Dot dot dot, and in other news devil's advocate claims Teflon Trump
courtesy the comfort of his mancave,
I (a mutated batman wannabe)
doth prattle and stump
and display wide whirled webbed
and variegated tail feathers
(also...
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Categories:
prattle, abuse, america, anxiety, august, destiny, freedom, november,
Form:
Rhyme
The Moon Also Rises - the Midwatch
The Moon Also Rises
The Midwatch
Harry Mayer
The X.O.’s in the shower
and the Captain’s in his bed.
The Chiefs’ are playin’ poker
as we’re steamin’ to the Med.
“I’ll take that bet and raise you”
is what the Bo’sun says
from the...
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Categories:
prattle, humor, military, sea,
Form:
ABC
If Dullness Be Your Plunder
63.
If Dullness Be Your Plunder
Speech be silence gone amiss
But if speech be ne'er to be.
Choose words with...
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Categories:
prattle, angst, humanity,
Form:
Rhyme
Dandelion Woman
Oh look here— behold a dandelion woman
the original wild flower!
I go where I want to go
I grow where I want to grow —
don't matter if y o u say no
dandelion wine...
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Categories:
prattle, beauty, conflict, courage, endurance, life, metaphor, woman,
Form:
Free verse
Booby Trapped Within Apartment Unit B44
Booby trapped within apartment unit b44
Circa August 18th, 2021
three bajillion years ago to date,
nevertheless I count blessings,
so please do not hashtag me
as worse than an ingrate
or one whose dire financial straits
attributed...
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Categories:
prattle, adventure, anxiety, confusion, divorce, environment, grief, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Saul's Spite of David
*Image of David and Saul issued by Public Domain as it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1926.
Saul's Spite Of David
I may not be the chosen, say Samuel, man...
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Categories:
prattle, angst, evil, hero, jealousy, sin, song, youth,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
W S Rendra translation of 'Hai Ma' or 'Hi Mom'
My English translation of "Hai Ma" by W. S. Rendra, a son to his mother and soulmate.
HAI MA ("HI MOM")
by W. S. Rendra
translation by Michael R. Burch
for Zeelhan Zahraa
Mom,
It's not death that disheartens my heart
but...
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Categories:
prattle, death, heart, life, mother, mother son, nature,
Form:
Free verse
On Those Who Diminish Truth, Part I
There seems to be an excess of people
who question the validity of truth,
from post-modern professors teaching crap,
to poisoned and indoctrinated youth.
Some claim that objective truth can’t exist,
or if it does, it can never be known,
others...
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Categories:
prattle, how i feel, meaningful, people, philosophy, political,
Form:
Rhyme
A Runt In the Land of Giants
Here is a tale of the runt, in the land of giants
Bearing the brunt of her size and growing defiant
This pint sized gal was a mere 23 feet tall
Compared to others at 30, seemed like...
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Categories:
prattle, adventure, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Total Eclipse of the Sun August 21, 2017
Though the starry eyed corona sporting sun dance
cosmic phenomena (stealthily slated to describe mid expanse
night during broad daylight), this astronomical event common at a glance.
Said Hal lens neigh saying Trojan Horse
...
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Categories:
prattle, adventure, angst, anxiety, blue, community, cool, innocence,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
God's Confession
God's Confession
I was sitting along
In a god forsaken bar
Somewhere on the lunatic fringes
Of society
Enjoying my lonely drink
Drinking by my lonesome self
With my partners
Jimmy Dean, and the Walker brother
And his old Granddad
Just drinking and hanging
With the...
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Categories:
prattle, angst, anxiety, dark, fear, god,
Form:
Free verse
Call it Bazball or just Test Cricket
We knew from the get go after Brendon accepted the call…jettisoned old school for new cool..the Kiwi on the balcony who looks like he’s smoked some bud..having a kip..let slip..quick to quip..almost let rip..did appall..won't...
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Categories:
prattle, england, sports, summer,
Form:
Rhyme
The Careful Dissemination of Funds
I hear their idle chatter and wish that sound was optional.
A box checked in a menu, a simple click and forget.
The rapid dilation of my pupils brings me back.
Back to hypnotic aisles of temptation and...
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Categories:
prattle, computer-internet, funny, life, people, philosophy, political, social,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Moon Princess: Part Two
"What were you doing around here," I said.
"Don't you know what happens to men who are
Caught by my huntresses?"
The man built up his courage and stood up
His eyes traveling the course...
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Categories:
prattle, god, magic, men, moon, mythology,
Form:
Epic
Death Via Boredom: a Dragon's Demise
Death Via Boredom: A Dragon's Demise
Stamping forth from his lair,
Preceded by billows of smoke
The great dragon's murderous red-eyed glare
Penetrated the gloom as he wrathfully spoke.
"Who dares disturb my thoughtful repose?"
Thundered the Worm, rocking back on...
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Categories:
prattle, fantasy, vanity,
Form:
Rhyme
Booby Trapped Within Apartment Unit B44
Lemme titillate thee
regarding myself daily soldiering thru breastworks
read out loud to experience where dangerfield lurks
twenty five years a husband unknown marital perks
bachelorhood to die for, cuz warp and weft
courtesy webbed and wedded bliss
incorporates life threatening...
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Categories:
prattle, abuse, adventure, confusion, courage, horror, humorous, husband,
Form:
Rhyme
The Natural Man
Tomorrow I'll awake and slip into my threads
the epiphanies of tonight I'll probably lose
that train of thought a garden of delight
but the problems of tomorrow life will choose
I'll have made my decisions life to...
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Categories:
prattle, angst, dedication, devotion, education, faith, inspirational, introspection,
Form:
Verse
Imagine
Imagine all the people
who trade in human life,
imagine all the reasons
given to this particular vice.
I visualize the rivers
that run with coagulated blood,
I visualize the tyrant
that stir the waters good!
Imagine all the evil
where nightmares are conceived,
imagine...
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Categories:
prattle, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
Why Bother
The clock chastises me,
as painted petals bloom brilliance
in illuminated wonder that attempts
escape from the hidden crevices
deep within my beleaguered mind.
The beauty I seek is but an allusive dream,
flowing rags...
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Categories:
prattle, how i feel, humor, self, words,
Form:
I do not know?
Revere the Founding Fathers, Part Ii
...And Alexander Hamilton,
though know for controversy,
served alongside Washington
in the war to make us free.
Helped build up our new armed forces,
set the stage for our economics,
the prosperity we still enjoy,
he had a lot to do with...
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Categories:
prattle, america, appreciation, freedom, history, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme