Long Serious Poems
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I Am My Father's SonThey were gambling in front of the house.
Manservants and pages bustled about
Serving Suitors who just curse and carouse.
Few mix wine with water. I heard one shout,
"Clean down the tables with wet sponges! Rouse
Yourselves! And when...
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Categories:
serious, adventure, anger, anxiety, bullying, father, history, introspection,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Kaos In -Part 5- Final PartHate the feelings of ew's and ugh's...let's pause before we put our paws on this unmanageable cause with silent applause (quiet interest or hushed enthusiasm)
What's the cause of these negative, gross, worthless flawful laws that...
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Categories:
serious, abuse, deep,
Form:
Free verse
Patsy Foley Was Roly-Poly In 1947It may have been the devil himself who prompted the kids in my schoolyard back in 1947 to chant "Patsy Foley's roly-poly from eating too much ravioli."
At first, no one could remember who started the...
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Categories:
serious, memory,
Form:
Prose
A Love's DialogueUnique: I need someone to hold me and tell
me it's alright.
I need someone to hold my hands and feel
my pain.
I need someone to kiss away my pain.
I need someone to look into my eyes and...
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Categories:
serious, allusion,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, AbsurdLimericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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Categories:
serious, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks I - Relatives and RelativityLimericks I - Relatives and Relativity
The Cosmological Constant
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
said E equals MC squared.
Thus all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
A$$-tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Relativity, the theorists’ creed,
says mass increases...
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Categories:
serious, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, science, space, time,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Iii - Grab BagLimericks III - Grab Bag
Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:
Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not to Bomb the Brits")
by Michael R. Burch
The English are very...
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Categories:
serious, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Chapter 71-- Damian Delilah Mallory and Polly: Cascades the Triple DateA good time was had by all at
Mother Daughtry's. The next
Day Damian was in his usual
Mood with Molly in her cozy
But large room. He layed on her
Bed she layed on top of him.
"Hmm,"...
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Categories:
serious, confidence, emotions,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 96 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Boundaries Regulations and FrustrationsDate: August 2041
Members of the Damian fraternity
Were relaxing in the backyard. The
Soon to be 4 year olds conducted
Themselves in their sandbox.
The older children picniced on
The grass. Amadeus DJ Damali
And Desharah sat...
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Categories:
serious, deep,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 18: Dolly Damian Molly and Polly: Love In DegreesDate: April 2026
The 1st degree is unknown
Damian and Polly had planned
The trip to the Copy Cat Club
For weeks with Dolly and Molly
The club was popping when
They hit the scene.
The DJ...
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Categories:
serious, beautiful, culture, fun, good night, hello, integrity,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 156-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: TIME Keepers and CRUEL BALL Plans!Date: May 2051
Raining morning dawning. Everything is
Best and rest in all Hakim Households.
Hours passed and in Damian's dome
Dolly rose and gently kissed Damian.
"Rise my husband. Strong man I remember
You." She...
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Categories:
serious, absence, allusion, child, home,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 21-- Dolly Damian and Molly: Cascades Continued IiDolly was beside herself with thoughts
Of this powerful man, Damian Possessing
Her. She wandered around his
Spacious apartment before
Returning to his bedroom
to sit on his bed.
Damian was ready and dressed...
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Categories:
serious, emotions, feelings, love, lust,
Form:
Alliteration
Chapter 15 -- Damian and Polly: 2025 Another Year With PollyA cool February evening Damian was
Asleep. He felt somebody rubbing
His chest. "Leave me girl." Polly
Rolled out of bed and announced
"Damian, you should move in with me!
I want you to move in! Wake up...
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Categories:
serious, friend, good night, happiness, passion, women,
Form:
Alliteration
The massive convoy of threatsBegins with Hyundai's my stalker fatal attraction
rushing in front of our disabled vehicle then rams break
hard causing us to panic my spouse and I both disabled
this has cause severe discrimination and victimization...
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Categories:
serious, anxiety, depression, discrimination, health, husband, mental health,
Form:
Free verse
MEMORY THERAPY-You Have Entered the Twilight Zone Poetry Contest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nick Tipton lived a quiet life,
west Kentucky, in rolling hills;
been farming there for ten years,
all according to his own will.
This simple life would’ve have kept on,
‘til one night, age thirty-three,
a nightmare burst into his mind,
so...
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Categories:
serious, memory, mystery,
Form:
Rhyme
The Witch At InvernessPlease take this time to steer your thoughts
To a wretched land of lochs and glens.
Where a village was tasked and the people fraught
At the woe and sadness life could send.
With the Dragons gone and the...
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Categories:
serious, adventure, children, magic,
Form:
Rhyme
His Love Is Divine - the Bell Style~His Love Is Divine~
( The Bell )
Lord
Can really save
His Love is divine
With Lord nothing to fear
Life can be so hard
But with him soul safe
With Lord we...
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Categories:
serious, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Boys Get In Trouble Again - the Narrative Style~The Boys Get In Trouble Again~Part 1-
(A Narrative poem)
Beth! Beth! Almanzo called out aloud for Laura upon entering their home., very late that afternoon, after so many long hours of work, since...
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Categories:
serious, beautiful, books, family, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Mark of the Beast -The Free Style~ The Mark Of The Beast ~
(Free Style )
The Antichrist is coming
People on Earth be prepared
Do not take the mark
The mark of the beast
Do not let him mislead...
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Categories:
serious, bible, christian, evil, truth,
Form:
Free verse
Various Heresies 6Various Heresies 6
Altared Spots
by Michael R. Burch
The mother leopard buries her cub,
then cries three nights for his bones to rise
clad in new flesh, to celebrate the sunrise.
Good mother leopard, pensive thought
and fiercest love’s wild insurrection
yield...
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Categories:
serious, atheist, bible, christian, faith, god, jesus, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
Random Excerpts From Ice In My Eyes, Smoke In Yours - a Novel"Hey, you philosophysing Hindu. Give me a break, Buddy. I was just pulling your leg. [...] I want the rest of the story. Really, I mean it.” Theson said nothing. [...] “I can see you’re...
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Categories:
serious, fantasy, growing up, lost, nature, religion,
Form:
Free verse
The Boys Get In Trouble Again- Part 1~The Boys Get In Trouble Again~Part 1-
(A Narrative poem)
Beth! Beth! Almanzo called out aloud for Laura upon entering their home., very late that afternoon, after so many long hours of work, since...
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Categories:
serious, books, celebrity, emotions, family, boy,
Form:
Narrative
Strangers In PeoriaI met a proper woman in a proper pub on a Monday in Peoria. It was noon, time for lunch, and we were sitting stool to stool over very large burgers at a long mahogany...
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Categories:
serious, break up,
Form:
Prose
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 14Joulupukki awoke early the next morning and hurriedly dressed. His intention was to catch DynDoeth before the crowds started gathering in the eating hall. He had but one question for him that he...
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Categories:
serious, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Someone To Love-Part 2...cont
Always wanting to get the most from life,
one morning after a terrible snow storm
she rose from bed stretching
the most radiant, playful grin spread across her face,
"I feel incredible," she screamed,
"Let's have a picnic!"
"In this?"...
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Categories:
serious, loss, love, love hurts,
Form:
Prose Poetry