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Vacuum
Vacuum
by Michael R. Burch
Over hushed quadrants
forever landlocked in snow,
time’s senseless winds blow...
leaving odd relics of lives half-revealed,
if still mostly concealed...
such are the things we are unable to know
that once intrigued us so.
Come then, let us...
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Categories:
put back, education, extended metaphor, farewell, first love, graduation,
Form:
Free verse
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:
put back, 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:
put back, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Disability, Illness and Fundamentalism
Disability, Illness and Fundamentalism
My brother died of Cystic Fibrosis,
When I was twelve and he fourteen,
It took away his ambitions,
To study at Oxford - the pipe organ’s steam.
I understand being born with...
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Categories:
put back, atheist, cancer, health, prayer, religion, rights, science,
Form:
Rhyme
Sonnets X-Xvi
Sonnets X-XVI
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
put back, art, body, god, life, romantic, visionary, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 89
The magic disappeared. The lead Troll's hand fell through the air where the magic was released and he lost his balance almost falling to the ground. He hesitated feeling the emptiness in front...
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Categories:
put back, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Modern Sonnets Ii
MODERN SONNETS II
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
In Praise of Meter
by Michael R. Burch
The...
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Categories:
put back, art, romance, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
Beary Tales Episodes 1-6, Poet's Notes
(Remembering Innocence)
Note to Readers of Previous Versions:
There are so many new vignettes scattered throughout the poem that I hope you will reread the whole thing! There are new tales, improvements to previous verses, and improved...
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Categories:
put back, adventure, best friend, blessing, innocence, love, mentor,
Form:
Quatrain
Knowledge Is a Genie Once Let Out of the Bottle It Cant Be Put Back
1
Profound insight climbing the mountain
The higher you go the more beautiful view
Opens up wide spread in front of you
You see the world under your feet
Overwhelmingly liberating experience
Shocking overpowering, and scary
You play walking on...
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Categories:
put back, allusion, deep, humanity, philosophy, symbolism, visionary, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
Megan's Quest Part 7of7
Megan saw what had happened and motioned a reply
to the others who turned for a look.
When ever so slowly the Troll King opened his eyes
as the poor...
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Categories:
put back, adventure, courage,
Form:
Rhyme
I Would Be---Wood
"I Would Be....WOOD"
"Knock On Me!" or more correct "Knock On WOOD!" You've probably said that and rapped your knuckles against me while saying it! I know you've knocked on me many times...
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Categories:
put back, image, writing,
Form:
Personification
Juneteenth
Juneteenth
Juneteenth let's go down history
For years it was a mystery
Slavery had parted
Let's find out where it started
June 19,1865
Slavery had no longer been deprived
We had been freed
From picking cotton
Being forgotten...
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Categories:
put back, america, art,
Form:
Political Verse
The Lone Bone
Free-falling in the fire,
In the fire of desire
Of your coal soul
As darkness takes its toll
Walking into the shadows of the unknown
I am lost and found like an odd lone bone
I groan in shame,
I...
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Categories:
put back, angst, dark, emotions, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
A Great Little Survivor - Part 2
After four weeks...
A cruel infection, poor Ted, now prevents
you receiving Mummy's milk; nourishment
vital for the whole of you. We long for
you to breathe, to cry, to see. The waiting
of all who hope for you, so...
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Categories:
put back, baptism, birth, for him, miracle, stress,
Form:
Narrative
A Lifetime of Cars
I did not learn to drive until my twenties.
My two poor kids I hauled inside a wagon!
That wagon creaked when filled with groceries!
Fed up, I said, “My kids I won’t be draggin’!”
I got my...
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Categories:
put back, car,
Form:
Quatrain
Easter Service and Then Some
The local Zookeeper decided that he wanted Dragons’ cute penguins back.
So he offered to help make this Easter, for them, way more special, that’s right!
He made them anchovy filled, jello colored eggs for them, to...
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Categories:
put back, adventure, fantasy, fun, funny, humor, humorous, imagination,
Form:
Light Verse
New Horizons
New Horizons
One.
His lips kiss my skin
Whispering that I am not from sin
Words powered by artificial lust
Weaving lies into my vulnerable mind
Just to make me think it’ll be alright
Crimson regrets that line my arms and heart
Pleading...
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Categories:
put back, absence, angst, happiness, identity, poems, poetry, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Contaminated Planet
CONTAMINATED PLANET
Coronavirus, well
If it's all like that ;
Well hell,
14 days, then 14 days
never through.
Don't touch nothing or (anything).!
The cycle never done;
Oops, spray your shoes,
leave um outdoors, in the sun.!
Uh-huh those Muslims were...
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Categories:
put back, america, cancer, community, conflict, death, literature, meaningful,
Form:
Prose Poetry
In Search of Lazarus
"Fragments and crumbs of life, all the little pieces, John Ruskin, 1853
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I had no friends and was totally striped of personal pride and self respect. ...
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Categories:
put back, angel, christian, food, humanity, love,
Form:
Personification
I Wish
I wish I can talk to you again. But I can't since where no longer friends. It kills me, but that's life, I guess. If only you understood more than just sex. Love is what...
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Categories:
put back, break up, devotion, farewell, pain, pride, song,
Form:
Free verse
Miscellaneous Pursuit
There are some things that you have to do, to make your long-awaited dream come true. The morning with all its glory is listening silently to your body, it watches your heart beat for signs...
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Categories:
put back, america, appreciation, career, change, confidence, destiny, emotions,
Form:
Narrative
The Window Of My Soul
She stood at the window all day watching the children at play, she never leaves that room she stands there morning, night and noon, and the only time she leaves that place is when she...
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Categories:
put back, animal, blessing, business, change, community, culture, environment,
Form:
Narrative
The Prose of My Broken Parts
Intristically woven and intensely painful this agony is raging in (angers unleashing) quietly depressing. She took apart the left over pieces of her heart that were left strewn all over the floor for the stomping...
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Categories:
put back, abuse, courage, identity,
Form:
Free verse
The Babaji Wheelbarrow
It was a dry, dusty day when I saw the wheelbarrow, with long handles made of dark wood.
The wheel is struggling as it carries its burden, but it manages the job that it should....
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Categories:
put back, bereavement, children, conflict, dad, father daughter, fear,
Form:
Rhyme
Chat Rooms Where You Fingers Do Your Talking and Are Your Voice
Hello friend
Step inside this chatroom if you
find yourself with no else to converse
with but yourself
Start by clicking on the box that
say's I hereby solemnly swear and
declare I am not a robot
And I promise you...
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Categories:
put back, loneliness,
Form:
Free verse