Long Record Poems
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An Uppercut I RememberDad hit me only once, an upper cut to the solar plexus. It nearly lifted me off my feet. I was 17 then and already fairly tall, 6’1.” He was 48 and of medium height,...
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Categories:
record, father son,
Form:
Blank verse
Limericks Ii - Nature and AnimalsLimericks II - Nature Poems and Animal Poems
Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the way that I’m dressed.
I wouldn’t change even one spot!"
Clyde Lied!
by...
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Categories:
record, animal, humor, humorous, light, nature, nonsense, silly,
Form:
Limerick
Words of Young Generation - a Message To Nigerian YouthPlease be informed:
The Nigerian youths have agreed together in love and oneness that in 2023 presidential election and in every other elections, whether state or local government. We will not vote for anyone who...
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Categories:
record, 5th grade,
Form:
ABC
Enola GayEnola Gay
There on the ‘North Field’ tarmac of Tinian Island, Marianas;
Taxis the sleek designed ‘Boeing B-29 Superfortress’ to ready for take-off. 1
Glistening, polished aluminum under the blaring floodlights filmed for posterity,
Maneuvers' the ‘Enola Gay’, chosen...
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Categories:
record, education, history, usa, war, world, world war
Form:
Verse
Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers IiiPoems about Fathers and Grandfathers III
Success
by Michael R. Burch
for Jeremy
We need our children to keep us humble
between toast and marmalade;
there is no time for a ticker-tape parade
before bed, no award, no bright statuette
to be delivered...
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Categories:
record, family, father, father daughter, father son, fathers
Form:
Rhyme
Employment TraumaMy protagonist today,
a Gay Black Religious Mature Male,
not quite ready for silver-grey Obama temples
Is off this morning
to a new full-time job,
8 to 5,
Monday through Friday.
He has been out of his calming,
regular custodial collared routine,
for over...
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Categories:
record, betrayal, caregiving, culture, health, prejudice, religion, work,
Form:
Political Verse
Father Time's InterviewHi.
We don't have a lot of time,
or, well, I guess you do,
but I don't,
so let's plunge right into the first big question:
Which came first, form or function?
False dichotomy. No such thing as a totally dysfunctional...
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Categories:
record, allegory, earth, environment, nature, philosophy, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About Children IvPoems about Children IV
Salat Days
by Michael R. Burch
Dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch, Sr.
I remember how my grandfather used to pick poke salat ...
though first, usually, he’d stretch back in the...
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Categories:
record, child, childhood, children, dad, father son, grandfather,
Form:
Rhyme
Some PoemsA Stolen Memory
A Mirthful Chorus
By Sy Roth
We surrounded him
Asked to let go.
She stared at the misshapen face,
Unshaven sandpapery skin
Eyelids a tabula rasa
Fluttery sere skin
And we could see the humor blossoming in his...
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Categories:
record, dream, loneliness,
Form:
Free verse
Let His Love Shine - Candle of Hope Style~Let His Love Shine ~
(Candle Of Hope )
Let
Love Hope
Peace fill heart
As walk with the Lord
In Him find best friend
May heart rejoice
Love the Lord
Worship
Him
Let your heart sing Him praises
With His Love be...
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Categories:
record, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Dillen's Continuing Dmv AdventuresI wrote a sad but true urban legend called “Dillen and the DMV” last week.
Here follows an update.
Background Review:
One of my health care employees, Dillen, has wicked ADD, borderline intelligence, not qualifying for disability supports,...
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Categories:
record, betrayal, culture, health, humanity, language, political, race,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Let His Love Shine - the Candle of Hope Style~ Let His Love Shine ~
(Candle Of Hope )
~O~
Let
Love Hope
Peace fill heart
As walk with the Lord
In Him find best friend
May heart rejoice
Love the Lord
Worship
Him
Let your...
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Categories:
record, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Sunday Morning JoggersGoodness, I nearly lost my balance on the spiral seashells and broken sea stone chipping matrix.
My quaint obsession with marine life and that skyline paradox blossoming so tantalisingly, might be a source of some...
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Categories:
record, age, art, birth, devotion, feelings, heart, irony,
Form:
Prose
Lifeboat the SinkingAs to the this and the that and the how and the why,
I pass no judgement on the tale at hand.
And leave it to scribes to much later decide
...
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Categories:
record, adventure, allegory, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Villanelle: No Man Can On His Own Escape Written Fate, For Thiru-ValluvarVillanelle: No man can on his own escape written fate
For Thiru-Valluvar, the “nameless” author of
the THIRUK-KURAL
Note: In my previous posts, especially on Canto 38, I...
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Categories:
record, beauty, character, creation, god, identity, truth,
Form:
Villanelle
Prose Poems IiProse Poems II
by Michael R. Burch
These are prose poems (is that an oxymoron?) and experimental poems...
briefling
by Michael R. Burch
manishatched, hopsintotheMix, cavorts, hassex (quick!, spawnanewBrood!); then, likeamayfly, he’s suddenly gone: plantfood.
bachelorhoodwinked
by Michael R. Burch
u are charming...
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Categories:
record, poems, poetry, rose, roses are red, world,
Form:
Prose
Women and their ManWhat went wrong with women and why women worry.
Some women worry for it’s in their nature. They grew up watching grandma worry and momma worry. They lack confidence. They too often need reassurance. Their insecurity...
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Categories:
record, change, forgiveness, god, hurt, men, relationship, women,
Form:
Narrative
Dillen and the DmvTO: Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner, Chief States Attorney
FROM: Dillen Dye’s Employer
8/16/16
RE: Some apparent non-compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act; common courtesy, civil respect; freely accessible pursuit of health, happiness, and prosperity
I don’t...
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Categories:
record, culture, discrimination, health, political, race, perspective, integrity,
Form:
Prose Poetry
With All His Love - First and Last Style~ With All His Love ~
( First And Last )
~O~
Each day give thanks to God above
His love He sends us as a dove
Gives his blessings right...
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Categories:
record, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Echoes of the Angel's FallenInvocation to the Muse
From the gleaming skin of life’s underbelly,
sin unreconciled, formed from Nephilim seed,
fleet footed jokers mask pawns into flight;
To the epistle of the Most High.
For in the beginning, the true and only...
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Categories:
record, allegory, angel, christian,
Form:
Epic
SO CIRO YOU FINALLY DICIDED TO KILL ME WHILE DYINGI'M REALLY SORRY TO HEAR THAT WE HAD SO MANY LAUGHS ON EVER SUBJECT BOY THE FBI SCRATCHED THIER HEADS LISTENING TO US 7 YEARS RIGHT SOMETIMES I WISH I COULD ORDER THOSE TAPES...
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Categories:
record, allah,
Form:
Naat
Poems About Children IiiPoems about Children III
Miracle
by Michael R. Burch
for Jeremy
The contrails of galaxies mingle, and the dust of that first day still shines.
Before I conceived you, before your heart beat, you were mine,
and I see
infinity leap in...
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Categories:
record, adventure, child, childhood, children, dad, father son,
Form:
Rhyme
Driving Alone Through the Sand Hills of NebraskaMy love is light (a fairy kiss?)
Like the pressure of...
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Categories:
record, lost love,
Form:
Blank verse
The Reason I Write“I thought about the former days, the years of long ago.” *
If you saw something beautiful in a people, a place, a thing;
If you heard about something captivating and fantastic;
If you felt something soothing...
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Categories:
record, family,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Rosalia - the Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part SevenRosalia - The Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part Seven
The Final Days: Rosalia’s Death and Destruction
In the wake of such evil, debauchery and depravity what can be said now in the case of...
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Categories:
record, allegory, evil, halloween, horror, magic, mythology, scary,
Form:
Narrative