Long Revealed Poems
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Hitchhiker From Another World 4“Come on, let's get introduced to my play mate in a palm.
Linda, these are Joshua’s true other selfs.”
Lelia emitting a peculiar chuckle.
A comic situation arose where I changed my voice for each of my...
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revealed, art, beautiful, beauty, celebration, character, emotions, environment,
Form:
Prose
Psychologically still thirteenPsychologically still thirteen
Ordinarily meaning pre Internet days
familiarization with me would entail
bringing the avid listener
into my private mancave hideaways
less a physical place than a juncture in relationship,
(whereby one or the other of us)...
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revealed, 7th grade, age, angst, birth, blue, family,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About FlowersLady’s Favor
by Michael R. Burch
May
spring
fling
her riotous petals
devil-
may-care
into the air,
ignoring the lethal
nettles
and may
May
cry gleeful-
ly Hooray!
as the abundance
settles,
till a sudden June
swoon
leave us out of tune,
torn,
when the last rose is left
inconsolably bereft,
rudely shorn
of every device but her thorn.
The...
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revealed, flower, june, rose, roses are red, spring,
Form:
Rhyme
VacuumVacuum
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:
revealed, education, extended metaphor, farewell, first love, graduation,
Form:
Free verse
Roses and LilacsWinter
by Michael R. Burch
The rose of love's bright promise
lies torn by her own thorn;
her scent was sweet
but at her feet
the pallid aphids mourn.
The lilac of devotion
has felt the winter hoar
and shed her dress;
companionless,
she shivers—nude, forlorn.
Published...
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revealed, desire, longing, love, nature, romance, rose, roses
Form:
Verse
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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revealed, education, history, usa, war, world, world war
Form:
Verse
Apocalyptic Poems IiThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
Beast 666
by Michael R. Burch
“... what rough beast ... slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?”?W. B. Yeats
Brutality is a cross
wooden, blood-stained,
gas hissing, sibilant,
lungs gilled, deveined,
red flecks on a...
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revealed, earth, earth day, environment, future, visionary, weather,
Form:
Rhyme
State of the Art IiState 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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revealed, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Haiku Translations of the Oriental MastersGrasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch
Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by Michael R. Burch
The first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow...
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revealed, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
Various Heresies 2Various Heresies 2
You
by Michael R. Burch
For thirty years You have not spoken to me;
I heard the dull hollow echo of silence
as though strange communion between us.
For thirty years You would not open to me;
You remained...
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Categories:
revealed, atheist, bible, christian, god, jesus, religion, religious,
Form:
Verse
Mirza Ghalib TranslationsNear Sainthood
by Mirza Ghalib
translation by Kanu V. Prajapati and Michael R. Burch
On the subject of mystic philosophy, Ghalib,
your words might have seemed deeply profound
and we might have pronounced you a saint...
if only we hadn't found
you...
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revealed, soulmate, spiritual, tamil, truth, urdu, women, words,
Form:
Verse
Fadwa Tuqan TranslationsFadwa Tuqan has been called the Grand Dame of Palestinian letters and The Poet of Palestine. These are my translations of Fadwa Tuqan poems originally written in Arabic.
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by...
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Categories:
revealed, allah, culture, earth, love, nature, voice, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Chaucer Translation: RejectionRejection
a roundel by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Your beauty from your heart has so erased
Pity, that it's useless to complain;
For Pride now holds your mercy by a chain.
I'm guiltless, yet my sentence has...
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revealed, beauty, french, heart, innocence, nature, pride, women,
Form:
Roundel
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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revealed, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Factoidman and Shallowman - Part 2[Now ShallowMan is quite content
receiving FactoidMan’s consent
to quibble and express dissent
as long as keeping covenant
with fingers crossed and belfry bent
when viewing Facts in sealed cement:]
SM
“The Facts you give me circumvent
those ‘truths’ your chuckles supplement;
although they...
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revealed, society, truth, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Chapter 119 -- Damian Delilah Mallory Damali Desharah DJ: Desharah's and Sedanah's New DigsDesharah woke early morning 8 am.
She wanted to check out her new
House. But she waited for Sedanah
To come out of her dreams.
"WAKE UP SEDA." They roomed
Together. That's what her mother
Wanted....
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Categories:
revealed, absence, confidence, voyage,
Form:
Alliteration
A Vain WordA Vain Word
by Michael R. Burch
Oleanders at dawn preen extravagant whorls
as I read in leaves’ Sanskrit brief moments remaining
till sunset implodes, till the moon strands grey pearls
under moss-stubbled oaks, full of whispers, complaining
to the darkening...
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revealed, autumn, beauty, extended metaphor, grief, heartbreak, moon,
Form:
Sonnet
Love Poems VLOVE POEMS V
These are love poems by Michael R. Burch, about life, the dream of love, virtue, a first kiss, a first crush, the birth of a first relationship, the joy of a first love...
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revealed, birth, confusion, crush, dream, joy, kiss, longing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Poet of Palestine: Fadwa TuqanEnglish translations of Arabic poems by Fadwa Tuqan aka "The Poet of Palestine"
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Enough for me to lie in the earth,
to be buried in her,
to sink...
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revealed, allah, arabic, culture, nature, poetess, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
Veronica Franco TranslationsVeronica Franco translations
Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.
Capitolo 19: A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I)
by Veronica Franco
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
"I resolved to make a virtue of...
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Categories:
revealed, desire, french, joy, love, lust, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
History's Greatest Miracle PlayHistory’s Greatest Miracle Play
Let me tell you a story - Prologue
Actors gather to play their parts
To set the stage – backdrops and props –
In history’s greatest miracle play
Called to speak their lines
On redemption’s stage
In a...
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revealed, jesus,
Form:
Narrative
Old Pharaoh - 2 of 2For Pharaoh still exalts himself and thinks he’s in control,
But if he won’t release my folk, he’ll pay a heavy toll.
Tomorrow I will bring down hail like Egypt’s never seen,
On plants and trees and man...
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Categories:
revealed, bible,
Form:
Ballad
Self Destructive Wickedness Arrested, Convicted, and GaoledSelf destructive wickedness arrested, convicted, and gaoled...
with kidnapping little boy
ordered to suffer
life sentence without parole.
The deadly scourge of
one obsessive/compulsive disorder
nearly left me starving to death.
Anorexia nervosa absent bulimia
nadir of onset
diagnoses...
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Categories:
revealed, 2nd grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, absence,
Form:
Free verse
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:
revealed, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Positive Political PsychologyI question my own interplay of psychology and political science.
Does this too facilely root analogy within ecology of climate health v pathology?
Intersections of sociology and psychology are at least academically commonplace.
I have a friend with...
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Categories:
revealed, culture, health, political, psychological, religion, science,
Form:
Prose Poetry