Long Settled Poems
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The Only Northern Northern StarAs winter hazes of January spraying
While I was meditating on how
To write this riveting poem which
Seemed to be for someone who
I never cast in my sight.
Despite her name is not an odd in me
But I...
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Categories:
settled, africa,
Form:
Ode
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:
settled, 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:
settled, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, science, space, time,
Form:
Limerick
Ice Cream Gran 5 - Turbo, We Have a ProblemIt’s heading for our planet at ten thousand miles an hour
To stop it all the experts say we haven’t got the power
All the nukes in all the world won’t constitute a plan
So someone said, ‘All...
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Categories:
settled, grandmother, hero, space,
Form:
Rhyme
Nemesis, Confrontation and the Rejoined Battle, Now CompletedNemesis, Confrontation And The Rejoined Battle,
Now Completed
(Nemesis) - Part One
O'lord of blight dare thee to now abide
Leaving thy abode to earthen realm ride
As punisher with dark universal might
As grief bearer, humanity to smite!
Dar'est thee enter,...
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Categories:
settled, art, creation, faith, humanity, light, meaningful, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
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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Categories:
settled, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
This Is Feminist UsIt's peaceful here in my backyard.
The crows sound happy
with warm October sunlight.
I just read about a deadly gathering in Las Vegas.
Absence of sun-drenched peace.
Inconvenient this time of lost loss.
Death is always inconvenient,
even when invited.
A veteran,
about...
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Categories:
settled, anger, fear, humor, integrity, mental illness, military,
Form:
Political 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:
settled, allah, culture, earth, love, nature, voice, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!
Why I...
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Categories:
settled, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
Form:
Limerick
BergfriedI. The Settlement
Hickory bark bluffs
at the blend of two
...
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Categories:
settled, adventure, allusion, metaphor, myth, native american, remember,
Form:
Narrative
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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Categories:
settled, allah, arabic, culture, nature, poetess, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
Paul and Sarah - Part TwoConditions were harsh out in Kansas,
For the children and Sarah and Paul.
Neighbors and friends packed up and were gone;
Headed west they could hear fortune's call.
Never sure year to year of the harvest,
So their talents were...
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Categories:
settled, adventure, america, love,
Form:
Rhyme
DEADLY GAME OF MRSAHow the Nation of Islam saved my granddaughter
from Catrina Bell queen pin gang leader it was a warm
day i was suffering from traumatic brain injury raising
five children including my granddaughter only four...
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Categories:
settled, beautiful, daughter, granddaughter, grandmother, my child, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Miklos Radnoti Translations of Holocaust PoemsPostcard 1
by Miklós Radnóti
written August 30, 1944
translated by Michael R. Burch
Out of Bulgaria, the great wild roar of the artillery thunders,
resounds on the mountain ridges, rebounds, then ebbs into silence
while here men, beasts, wagons...
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Categories:
settled, death, grave, holocaust, horror, humanity, memorial, world
Form:
Free verse
The Story of My LifeI want to tell you the story of my life. I was born in a barn at dawn. There
were eight of us but I was the only one with spots. I was...
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Categories:
settled, cat, life,
Form:
Prose
FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CONFIDENTIAL HUMANS SOURCE CRISIS TEAMCRISIS TEAM:HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP
AGENT BROWN: HELLO I AWAKEN EVERY NIGHT BETWEEN THREE OR FOUR AM I CANNOT BREATHE PANTING HEARING MY FETUS HEARTBEAT SO LOUDLY
CRISIS TEAM: YOU ARE...
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Categories:
settled, america, analogy, anxiety, art, career, inspirational,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Adopting YuaThe dust had all but settled from the sultry morning air when Sergeant Kessler tapped me on the arm to wake me up.
“Gonna be a hot one,” he announced, “a chance o’ rain...and could get...
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Categories:
settled, child, daughter, inspirational, inspirational love, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Proxy WeddingSweat is dribbling down my face, I am feeling hot
I can still hear the cracking sound swirling around
And the night dancing to its own rhythm
The night suddenly fades in and the journey begin
That night...
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Categories:
settled, character, destiny, england, heaven, hope, love, romantic,
Form:
Narrative
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 76The night sky was dark but for the beam of light that glared through the trees before them as they walked into the woods. Joulupukki and Lumi were careful not to get to close...
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Categories:
settled, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
In My Beautiful BalloonWith summer nearly gone, we all wanted to do something special,
And decided it should be daring, rather than the usual and dull.
So, we listed the things we desired to do, but hadn't yet tried,
And we...
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Categories:
settled, adventure, beauty, fantasy, lost, miracle, nature, prayer,
Form:
Couplet
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 109-End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A babe born, in darkness braved
Bring love to the world if only for a day
No questions asked, nor answered, nor saved
Let peace abide in every child, we pray
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As they stood watching their son, enthralled in...
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Categories:
settled, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Make Yourself a - Better DealThis piece is based on a true series of events --
First time me an’ Jessie seen him - walkin’ in from nowheres -
couldn’t o’ been a stranger sight - as each of us recalls,
But...
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Categories:
settled, inspirational, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Mystical Song of TreesPRELUDE.
When the sky and world are dark no sounds are heard in the woods. Perhaps the scrabbling of night creatures on the hunt fo food. But no sound of woodpeckers ra ta tatting, bird song...
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Categories:
settled, animal, conflict, desire, environment, fairy, grief,
Form:
Free verse
Chapter 83 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Adult ExcursionThe day after the mutiny incident:
DJ again pitched his idea.
He gathered the Older children
Again, "Okay everybody we have
To make up to Dad Ma and Auntiema.
Today." The children remained
In the large kitchen...
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Categories:
settled, 11th grade, 9th grade, child, confidence, home,
Form:
Alliteration
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 92“So, you do not wish to present your daughter to me in joining,” Joulupukki looked directly at Raðulfr and spoke in a serious tone. “Well, this may change things. I thought she was...
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Categories:
settled, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic