Long Retired Poems
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RipR.I.P.
by Michael R. Burch
When I am lain to rest
and my soul is no longer intact,
but dissolving, like a sunset
diminishing to the west...
and when at last
before His throne my past
is put to test
and the demons...
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Categories:
retired, death, dream, funeral, grave, judgement, sleep, sunset,
Form:
Verse
Juvenilia: Early Poems VJuvenilia: Early Poems V
Poetry
by Michael R. Burch
Poetry, I found you
where at last they chained and bound you;
with devices all around you
to torture and confound you,
I found you—shivering, bare.
They had shorn your raven hair
and taken both...
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Categories:
retired, poems, poets, teen, teenage, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Old Man Crabb - Both Audio and TextSixty some odd years ago, when I was just a kid, our home was on the very edge of town.
The man that lived next door to us - a Mr. - O. M. Crabb -...
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Categories:
retired, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
Once Upon A Time In Milton CreekThe sun was rising high in the east over the town of Milton creek
It was the eighteenth day of December, the start of Christmas week
All the store fronts were decorated; it was a colourful sight...
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Categories:
retired, america, anniversary, christmas, remember,
Form:
Narrative
Back Door Side Door Front Door : Which Door Might a Confucian TakeBack Door Side Door Front Door : Which door might a Confucian take
..................for René ETIEMBLE (Jan. 26, 1909 – Jan. 7, 2002)*
In homage - dedicated to the Chair Professor of Comparative Literature
.................at the prestigious...
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Categories:
retired, books, eulogy, french, poems, son, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
Ol' Babe - Both Audio and Text Versions - W-IllustrationHey…did I ever tell you ‘bout the greatest baseball game,
Or should I say…the one that gave “Ol' Babe” his famous name?
Like several other great ones, there were many hits that day,
And if it hadn't...
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Categories:
retired, baseball,
Form:
Verse
Truth Is All An Act In Government ExposedOne small little country which houses
one of the highest paid governments
in this modern world joke ran upside down
A big part of our life existing reality
when the backbone is gone snakes appear with...
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Categories:
retired, betrayal, ireland, political, rights, society, truth,
Form:
Political Verse
A Chance Conversation At Osmers Hill 1999 Part 1On a typical English day late June Joe travelled the above country road, his buisness was in the construction field, and this day he was estimating work as per customer enqiriy, this being the case...
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Categories:
retired, appreciation,
Form:
Narrative
America Wasn'T So Bad Back ThenWe have something in common, a fellow I talk to now and then. We’re about the same age and perhaps the only ones in the diner who think our past lives are interesting. So when...
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Categories:
retired, america,
Form:
Prose
A Most Courageous American President For the AgesA Most Courageous American President for the Ages
I thought it would be most appropriate for me to take a moment to
share some of my reflections on the life and distinguished public
service of the late 41st...
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Categories:
retired, america, celebration, character, inspiration, patriotic, political, tribute,
Form:
Narrative
My Odyssey
Here, I am...
Retired,
Happy,
Sitting on the relaxing throne of my age,
Reminiscing what I went through in life.
A mere spectator I have now become,
Observing in silence the works of men,
Having no worries
Of carrier advancement,
Of acceptance,
Of recognition...
My only...
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Categories:
retired,
Form:
Bio
The Cowboy Way - Final ThirdThis is, as indicated, the final THIRD of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 3 parts.
The 1st and 2nd thirds...
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Categories:
retired, crush, first love, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
My CompilationMany of my favorite poems
How About This for Veterans Day
A monthly Monday morning military meeting
Would be great for them as way of greeting
Talking about things happening another day
Of past successes and prices they had to...
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Categories:
retired, analogy,
Form:
I do not know?
My Last Las Vegas CesMy Last Las Vegas C.E.S. (1)
(A Memorial Poem)
I long counted Steve Bristow a friend (1) and we'd fly off to lunch
some days (Steve would get 'hours in' he needed for license - small planes).
It was...
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Categories:
retired, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
Many of My Favorite PoemsHow About This for Veterans Day
A monthly Monday morning military meeting
Would be great for them as way of greeting
Talking about things happening another day
Of past successes and prices they had to pay.
Enlisted Term of Service...
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Categories:
retired, allegory, analogy,
Form:
I do not know?
Chapter 110 -- Damian Delilah Mallory Damali Desharah DjDate: June 2046
Damian traveled into town to
Observe results of the Deuces
Bar renovation. Joshua Godfrey
Barrington Shadir and Matthias
We're in the gym trying to play
A type of cruel ball...
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Categories:
retired, birth, business, devotion,
Form:
Alliteration
Children Are Why We Need Higher TaxesSteven is a retired teacher disturbed by the problems he sees in education. Schools weren’t perfect when he was teaching but they were better than they are today. He has ideas for improvements.
Some of...
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Categories:
retired, child, education, school, , 9th grade,
Form:
Prose
Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be BawdyCOME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES - PLEASE SOUP MAIL POEMS AND I WILL ADD THEM...
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Categories:
retired, giggle, jobs,
Form:
Limerick
Poem About Trump PoemPoem About Trump Poem
Are often things I may forget to mention
Some are both you and your opinion
And many things we have to decide
Not having anything we should hide.
Following poem I did have to prepare
This is...
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Categories:
retired, allegory, anger, anxiety,
Form:
Couplet
Hilda's Family ReunionPaddy didn't want to go to his wife's family reunion. He told her that in the same nice way he had told her in years past so as to avoid other reunions over the many...
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Categories:
retired, family, marriage,
Form:
Prose
The Epic of the Great KingThere sits behind deep forests hidden,
A sight to behold, place of all sins ridden,
Where the great rivers give life and churn,
A thousand diamonds and the trees sing
Along with the wind, ruled by the great King.
Generous...
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Categories:
retired, life, loss, love,
Form:
Metrical Tale
Terror Bugs: Part 4 - A Freezer Mice Adventure[Continued from ‘Terror Bugs: Part 3 - A Freezer Mice Adventure’]
__________
The Terror Bugs pursued them through the skies toward the river
Cody flew just fast enough but still he felt a shiver
“Any slower and we’ll stall...
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Categories:
retired, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Deleted - Both Audio and TextBeing fired for no good reason, particularly just before you qualify for your pension, is a very devastating experience. This happened to one of my sisters -
...
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Categories:
retired, business,
Form:
Narrative
A Memory From The Past
AN ANECDOTE FROM THE PAST...
Names of places and persons have either been changed or omitted to protect identity.
It was a late summer’s night warm and balmy,
Camping we were high in the lofty mountains;
I was lying...
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Categories:
retired, confidence, conflict, friend, hero, lost love, mountains,
Form:
Free verse
A Stranger In the Soup Kitchen Spills the BeansI have a friend, old and retired, who keeps busy helping the poor. Let's call him Ted because he wants to remain anonymous. Some of his ideas, he says, wouldn’t make many of his neighbors...
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Categories:
retired, poverty,
Form:
Prose