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Epigrams
Epigrams by Michael R. Burch

If brevity is the soul of wit
then brevity and levity 
are the whole of it.
—Michael R. Burch

To write an epigram, cram.
If you lack wit, scram!
—Michael R. Burch

Conformists of a feather
flock together.
—Michael...

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Categories: quicker, bible, metaphor, philosophy, poetry, wisdom, words, writing,
Form: Epigram



Premium Member THE LAST GOODBYE
This is for the Contest - 'Titanic - Fare Thee Well' Sponsored by Tom Woody.
                    ...

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Categories: quicker, death, inspirational, loss, love,
Form: Narrative
Fahr An' Ice
Fahr an' Ice
by Michael R. Burch

From what I know of death, I'll side with those
who'd like to have a say in how it goes:
just make mine cool, cool rocks (twice drowned in likker),
and real fahr...

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Categories: quicker, death, drink, fun, humor, humorous, light,
Form: Light Verse
Malkavian Three
His glowing golden eyes glistened with a comprehension beyond the mortal condition

A well-toned, tall, and tanned man, who most, not all, would call handsome

A brightly bleached stalactite overbite gleaned between the mean features of an...

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© Nathan D.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, dark, psychological,
Form: Bio
Before the Day Ends
I saw a girl at the museum. I had to take her number
It was like my heart woke up from a long slumber

She was admiring a Picasso painting.
 I knew nothing about art so I...

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Categories: quicker, longing, love,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Skin of Terror
Skin of Terror
- Daniel Henry Rodgers

(The stage lights come up slowly on Michael's face, which is crisscrossed with wrinkles from his fuming anxiety. He peers out into the gloominess at the wheel and tightly clutches...

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Categories: quicker, horror, mental health, mental illness, psychological,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member I Survived '75
KEY - W: Will/Me - F: Friend - M: Mom

Thanksgiving week of '75, as a concurrent student earning multi-degrees from two campuses, and one off. I lived above the Uni, uphill, panicview Hilo Town and...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, 9th grade, angel, boy, friendship, happiness, natural
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A new day begins and new promises made
The child guiding his way
Finally warmed he seemed less afraid
As through the snow they slowly made headway
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     “Who is this child?” he whispered to...

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Categories: quicker, christmas, fairy,
Form: Epic
The Frog Prince - Part 1
A funny frog called Mr Snog,
once lived beside a slimy bog,
he was a most peculiar fellow,
his hat was red, his boots were yellow,
his waistcoat was an olive green,
the strangest sight you’ve ever seen,
no matter where...

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Categories: quicker, allegory, fairy, humorous, metaphor,
Form: Light Verse
Poems About Poets I
Poems about Poets I


The Wonder Boys
by Michael R. Burch

for Leslie Mellichamp

The stars were always there, too-bright cliches:
scintillant truths the jaded world outgrew
as baffled poets winged keyed kites—amazed,
in dream of shocks that suddenly came true ...

but...

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Categories: quicker, inspiration, muse, poems, poetry, poets, romantic, writing,
Form: Verse
Packed Up Pachyderm
You know when I think about it now and what I have to do,
a lot of you folk out there would have a bit of envy too;
you see I'm a 'lacky' for a vet, well...

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Categories: quicker, humorous,
Form: Epic
Quest of the Heart: Chapter Four
Grey Bane and the Dark Lord


Perched on a stalagmite jutting up from the floor
Hugo was staring at length across the cave
My eyes accustomed to the glow followed his gaze
Frozen in ice was my Love whom...

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Categories: quicker, adventure, for her, journey, lost love, love,
Form: Rhyme
Motivational Truthfulness
Spark to light the fire. It’s my life mission to gain the knowledge of what makes people laugh and intrigued by my experiences in my never ending and changing life. I want people to know...

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Categories: quicker, destiny, introspection,
Form: ABC
Videocracy
Say I:

On the websites I used to share, I was frequently amazed 
     Poems got greeted with silence; it seems eyes were quickly glazed. 

It’s as if I’d morphed into a...

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Categories: quicker, culture, poetry, poets, satire,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Engraved in stone
She watched the demolition team enter her old school. In the next few days it would be raised to the ground. The end of an era she thought, Christ, it was depressing.
Suddenly a thought entered...

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© Paul Bell  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, baby, death, love,
Form: Free verse
Growing
Two girls far apart leading different but crazy similar lives 
Lots of progress and work - arousing with small talk of becoming wives
But are those emotions genuinely what you wanna explore?
The journeys we will have,...

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Categories: quicker, girlfriend, women,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member One More Rosey Trip
I'm off on the beaten path
with Little Rosey in my grasp

There's palm fronds like a giant clock,
twenty hands instead of two
And there's the honeysuckle bush
that suddenly broke through
the gap in my neighbor's greenhouse

"Bonnie!" she insists
"Bonnie...

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Categories: quicker, child, childhood, cute love, dedication, family, fun,
Form: Narrative
Eulogy For Frank
My father died prematurely while away on 
a business trip from a rogue blood clot to the heart  
I never doubted he loved me, would have liked me, 
(not the same thing), adult to...

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© Nola Perez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, hero,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member My Little Creepy Dude
At the final stroking of saint Halloween eve, it seems not so long ago,
That my trusty SUV, transport vehicle unceremoniously broke down,
Right outside the local pet cemetery, what a marvelous place to
Spend the spookiest night...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, brother, fantasy, funny, halloween, history, imagery, visionary,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the Moment
i wanted it...my God i wanted it

...but how do you do that...

                                        

         ...

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Categories: quicker, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 62
Joulupukki hesitated for a few seconds, 
     “I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but what if we feed the magic corn to a team of deer and they pull...

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Categories: quicker, christmas, fairy,
Form: Epic
Humble B Bumble - 29 - Bee In the Distance
Bee in the distance


As Humble flew along,
He could see some bees flying away in the distance.
He was so excited to see new bees,
That he flapped his wings as fast as he could,
To fight his way...

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© Aa Harvey  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, adventure, flying, friend, funny, hero, imagery, insect,
Form: I do not know?
At the Crux
4/8/24

Aww shucks
Still at the crux
In a state of flux
With reality still out of touch
I've been puzzled much
So I smoke a couple blunts
That's a double dutch
From dawn to dusk
I turned myself into a husk
Just so I...

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Categories: quicker, dark, deep, life, poetry, rap, sad, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Re: viewing the emotionally prosperous papa razz zee life I did not live
Re: viewing the emotionally prosperous papa razz zee life I did not live

The following poetic account 
written more'n a dozen 
dirty dancing decades ago, 
while I (a socially 
withdrawn Homo Sapiens) 
one indigent Yahoo 
groveled...

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Categories: quicker, abuse, america, angst, bereavement, children, confusion, daughter,
Form: Rhyme
Random Word Poetry
This is just me writing a verse
About whatever came up first when the dictionary gave me a random word

Matricide

It was all going well I'd never felt better
I've been happy since we got together
You were always...

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© Alex Duffy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: quicker, creation, poems, poetry, work, write, writing,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things