Long Referenced Poems
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Treasures That May Be Found In Destiny's New Shift
I.
Treasures That May Be Found In Destiny's New Shift
( Mille viri sententia agere nescit donec suscipit calamum scribere.)
For a brief spell, I hung my hammock in the shade
of the ancient tall oak tree, that God's...
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Categories:
referenced, appreciation, art, blessing, care, dedication, poetry, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Polyculturing Education
Polypathic conversation with David Holmgren:
Today it is common to hear the suggestion
[cooperative] education and [therapeutic] training
is the [mindful] key to allowing people to contribute
to a more sustainable [ecopolitical] future.
Although I recognize the value of formal...
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Categories:
referenced, culture, deep, destiny, earth day, education, health,
Form:
Political Verse
Translation of 'The Story' By Kama Nasser
The Story
by Kamal Nasser
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I will tell you a story ...
a story that lived in the dreams of my people,
a story that comes from the world of tents.
It is a story...
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Categories:
referenced, arabic, betrayal, christian, conflict, courage, devotion, religion,
Form:
Free verse
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:
referenced, adventure, best friend, blessing, innocence, love, mentor,
Form:
Quatrain
The Holy Bible - the Quatern Style
~ The Holy Bible ~
(Quatern)
It tells the beginning of man
How God created all from start
He made the moon, stars, earth, day, night
It tells of...
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Categories:
referenced, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Twisting Tale of An Avian Apparition
"The discrepancies are many, the dalliances are few,
both pitched against one dynamic, lifelong achievement"
Poking through the woods of the Mill Grove Audubon Estate,
suddenly came upon an ivy-covered studio shed
tucked away amongst foliage near Perkiomen Creek,
apparently...
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Categories:
referenced, america, appreciation, art, bird, books, dream, history,
Form:
Blank verse
Bad ass beauty brought bedlam, and begat bastard child
Bad ass beauty brought bedlam, and begat bastard child...
courtesy booty call minus preemptive measures
while plugg naughty bits of tarnished knight
while he took tea and crumpets within mistress's boudoir
The following verses typed out some years...
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Categories:
referenced, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, blessing, gender,
Form:
Free verse
like a breath of fresh air
like a breath of fresh air...
and all things considered,
broadcast on national public radio
Frequency: 90.9WHYY-FM,
I (a liberal democrat)
counted myself as an avid fan
particularly listening to
the prairie home companion
during half life of mine
arbitrarily referenced yardstick
of one measly...
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Categories:
referenced, absence, adventure, america, appreciation, blessing, community, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
Bedlam and Mayhem In the Mistress's Boudoir
Bedlam and mayhem in the mistress's boudoir
Nsync with variations on a theme:
of drool worthy Reuben Sandwich
(consisting of corned beef,
Swiss cheese, sauerkraut,
Russian dressing between slices
of rye bread that is grilled
until the bread...
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Categories:
referenced, adventure, angel, anxiety, appreciation, beautiful, desire, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
Slow Hand - An Erotic Romance
Walking past each other and just by chance
My heart skips a beat and my knees turn weak
Your eyes lock with mine in a fleeting glance
In a ricochet of emotion I just cannot speak
Our time...
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Categories:
referenced, lost love, lust, romance, sensual, sexy,
Form:
Rhyme
Emily a Rose Mr
This poem is written in tribute to
...
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Categories:
referenced, appreciation, poetess,
Form:
Rhyme
Today August 29th 2021 Sluggishness Dogs Yours Truly
Today August 29th, 2021 sluggishness dogs yours truly
Forecasting to thunderous applause
fast as greased lightning draws
upon futuristic atmospheric gewgaws
hot air emanates out these slackened jaws
spluttering courtesy indentured maws
armed with four footed tall paws
gesticulations resembling horizontal seesaws....
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Categories:
referenced, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, absence,
Form:
Rhyme
Of Fate and the Choosing Between Scylla and Charybdis
Of Fate And The Choosing Between Scylla and Charybdis
(From Continued Greek Heroes And Mythology Series)
Part Two....
referenced,
*Scylla and Charybdis, *Homer, *Iliad and The Odyssey, *Hades, *Heaven
Of Fate And The Choosing Between Scylla and Charybdis
(From Continued...
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Categories:
referenced, art, encouraging, fate, history, humanity, mythology, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
I aim to live in the here ahem hair and now
I aim to live in the here (ahem hair) and now...
despite entrenched familiar
obsessive compulsive disorder behavior
distracting me courtesy
countless what if scenarios,
particularly before undergoing
voluntary drastic makeover
as iterated in a previous poem,
and briefly recounted here
as foregoing Samson...
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Categories:
referenced, 7th grade, absence, abuse, age, america, anxiety,
Form:
Free verse
As We Imagine Gods, Venus and Mars
As We Once Imagined The Gods, Venus And Mars
Universe eternally unending
expanding space infinity sending,
vast emptiness, separating its stars
as we...
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Categories:
referenced, art, creation, humanity, meaningful, philosophy, stars, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
Solitary Confinement He's Everthing I Am- I Am Everthing In Him My Spokenword
"Voluntarily solitary confinement;
He's my eternal involvement;
I live in a single thought;
With the free loving heart;
I'm isolated with the Creator;
Separated from my old self;
Deliver He's everything I am;
I am everything in Him;
I'm intimate in time...
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Categories:
referenced, absence, appreciation, desire, engagement, how i feel,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The Most Pregnant Event That Occurred
The most pregnant event that occurred...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
recorded July sixth nineteen sixty
upon birth of she who doggedly
pursued me to the ends of the earth
and what not take no as an answer.
Unbeknownst to yours truly
a...
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Categories:
referenced, adventure, angst, anniversary, anxiety, appreciation, birth, celebration,
Form:
Free verse
Lady Liberty Speaks
Art History
I stand erect with outstretched hand Representing liberty, for many, a foreign land My fire dances an incessant jubilant glow
I represent hope for the oppressed to sow
Pungent salts mixed with glassy sands
...
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Categories:
referenced, symbolism,
Form:
Rhyme
Convalescence of Richard McGeehan
Convalescence of Richard McGeehan
Spouse of my eldest sister
marital bond fixed in place
strong as mortise and tenon,
he hales of hearty Irish stock
genes of said septuagenarian
analogous to pith and marrow
wrought courtesy divine providence.
At present aforementioned brother in...
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Categories:
referenced, absence, america, appreciation, blessing, caregiving, health, journey,
Form:
Free verse
Sequestered In My Cozy Nook
I have known:
of wise detectives catching crooks
of "Thought Police" revising books
a shipwrecked family named Robinson
of lion, witch, and wardrobe magic
Heathcliff's...
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Categories:
referenced, books,
Form:
Rhyme
Exposing Public Enemy's Number One introduction Q and A
Q Is this about the actual public enemies number one that are wanted by law
enforcement agencies?
A No, it's not.
Q Who's the real public enemy's number one?
A...
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Categories:
referenced, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Prose
Soul of skeptic writhes with agonizing torture like a burning man in Dante's Inferno
Soul of skeptic writhes with agonizing torture (like a burning man) in Dante's Inferno
Self immolation as sacrificial bleating lamb
promises eternal martyrdom
awaiting voluntary die hard protester,
where countless vestal virgins provide blissfulness
(think Playboy mansion on steroids)
synonymous with...
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Categories:
referenced, abuse, allusion, america, anger, anxiety, atheist, fire,
Form:
Free verse
Reasons
Reasons
Sometimes we think,
Sometimes we drink!
Sometimes our mind,
Is lost in liquor or wine!
The trouble between both black and white,
Is that each see their view as right!
Let's work together for a single master,
Instead of fighting,...
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Categories:
referenced, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th
Form:
Rhyme
Grandma Aesop's Apples - Finale
Grandmother pointed out warning signs on the apples.
Her strong voice resonated as she referenced bruises and marks.
Her wrinkled hands brushed over minute holes and obvious incisions.
She clutched the apples in her weather-worn palms
without uttering a...
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Categories:
referenced, lifewriting, grandmother, writing, Grandson,
Form:
Free verse
Realizations
Realizations
There was a boy, Who played all day.
His name was Jam, He laughed all the way.
Sometimes sad, But others glad.
Sometimes he had, But was very mad.
Until he viewed, A young man stealing a...
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Categories:
referenced, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th
Form:
Rhyme