Long Shelley Poems
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Poems About Poems IiPoems about Poems (II)
Kin
by Michael R. Burch
for Richard Moore
1.
Shrill gulls,
how like my thoughts
you, struggling, rise
to distant bliss?
the weightless blue of skies
that are not blue
in any atmosphere,
but closest here...
2.
You seek an air
so clear,
so rarified
the effort leaves...
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Categories:
shelley, muse, poems, poetry, poets, work, write, writing,
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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Categories:
shelley, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Halloween Poems IiCompleting the Pattern
by Michael R. Burch
Walk with me now, among the transfixed dead
who kept life’s compact and who thus endure
harsh sentence here?among pink-petaled beds
and manicured green lawns. The sky’s azure,
pale blue once like their eyes,...
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Categories:
shelley, dark, gothic, halloween, horror, magic, scary, surreal,
Form:
Rhyme
I Want a DoggyOh how I want a doggy,
a bundle of love and fur. ...
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Categories:
shelley, dog, friend, love,
Form:
Narrative
Young Brilliant Poet That Left Us Far, Far Too Soon Second Poet In Dedication SeriesNote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Born 4 August 1792
Horsham, Sussex, England[1]
Died , 8 July 1822 (aged 29)
Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Occupation Poet, dramatist, essayist, novelist
Alma mater University College, Oxford (no degree)
Literary movement Romanticism
Spouse Harriet Westbrook
(m. 1811;...
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Categories:
shelley, appreciation, art, assonance, beautiful, blessing, encouraging, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Love Has a Southern FlavorLove has a Southern flavor: honeydew,
ripe cantaloupe, the honeysuckle’s spout
we tilt to basking faces to breathe out
the ordinary, and inhale perfume ...
Love’s Dixieland-rambunctious: tangled vines,
wild clematis, the gold-brocaded leaves
that will not keep their order in...
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Categories:
shelley, desire, longing, love, romance, romantic, romantic love,
Form:
Sonnet
Unquotable Quotes: Poets - XxxviUnquotable quotes: Poets, Poetasters and Platos – XXXVI
For James McAuley – in remembrance of a memorable week in Cardiff 1965
The greatest poet ever is NOT Homer, Lao Tse, Ovid,...
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Categories:
shelley, creation, poetry, poets, word play, words, writing,
Form:
Epigram
Poems About Children ViPoems about Children VI
Playmates
by Michael R. Burch
WHEN you were my playmate and I was yours,
we spent endless hours with simple toys,
and the sorrows and cares of our indentured days
were uncomprehended . . . far, far...
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Categories:
shelley, child, childhood, children, love, school, teen, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Subject, Aspects of Interest, and Effect of John Keats's ''On the Sonnet''“On the Sonnet”
by John Keats
If by dull rhymes our English must be chained,
And, like Andromeda, the Sonnet sweet
Fettered, in spite of painéd loveliness;
Let us find out, if we must be constrained,
Sandals more interwoven and complete
To...
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Categories:
shelley, england, fate, literature, muse, poems, poetry, poets,
Form:
Prose
Of Byron, Keats and Shelley, a Few WordsFrom my Blog:
Of Byron, Keats And Shelley, A Few Words
(1.)
Of Byron And A Visit I Once Had
Alas! Youth and its joy away has flown
I wake at the break of day with a groan
the smooth mirror...
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Categories:
shelley, appreciation, art, inspirational, meaningful, poetry, poets, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Bigger Than You ThinkBigger than YOU Think
The internet,
is large... indeed.
It starts here and never ends.
It just starts over somewhere else.
In the beginning AOL,
time spent waiting to connect.
Now we sail across the sea,...
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Categories:
shelley, addiction, allah, america, angel, appreciation, assonance, august,
Form:
Narrative
Thomas Chatterton Translation: Under the Willow TreeSong from Aella: Under the Willow Tree, or, Minstrel's Song
by Thomas Chatterton, age 17 or younger
modernization/translation by Michael R. Burch
MYNSTRELLES SONGE ("MINSTREL'S SONG")
O! sing unto my roundelay,
O! drop the briny tear with me,
Dance no more...
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Categories:
shelley, dance, death, love, romance, romantic, song, tree,
Form:
Rhyme
Stop Killing My CountryStop Killing My Country
Accused of political banter,
to speak the words, God Bless,
and America in the same sentence.
Bespeaking the fear,
of being proud,
just to be born in a land free from tyranny....
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Categories:
shelley, allah, america, anti bullying, chocolate, christian, introspection,
Form:
Narrative
Translation of Eric Mottram's a Faithful Private - 4 With a Clive Bush Comment By T WignesanTransl. of Eric Mottram’s A Faithful Private - 4 with a Clive Bush comment on Mottram's poetry
Excerpt from an article, “From space to caves in the heart recreating the collective world in Eric Mottram’s...
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Categories:
shelley, england, poetry, poets, political, , memorial,
Form:
Free verse
Nothing Ventured - Nothing Gained"The first time that I saw you, dear, we both were wearing swimsuits...I was pushin' twelve years old and you were pushin' ten...
And, bad as I'd been smitten - (I could not recall my name...
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Categories:
shelley, first love, love, relationship,
Form:
Rhyme
Does Anybody Care About Her LifeWhen I was young, ...
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Categories:
shelley, care, old, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
The Poets I Hope To Meet In Heaven - a Tribute To Chan Hurst 1979-2014A few poems written by Chan Hurst, (Just That Archaic Poet)
I hope that we can find some comfort in them at this sad time.
"A Rational Explanation"
What must I do to see this through-
Unlock the world...
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Categories:
shelley, dedication, farewell, friend, miss you, poets, remember,
Form:
Rhyme
Fragile Is Life"Life is fragile and temporary. The faces of today quickly become the faces of the past. Sorrow, pain, and anger... it all fades, except love. Love is forever and there after, even when we've fallen...
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Categories:
shelley, death, nature, wind,
Form:
Free verse
Wherein Man's Dark Curse, Felled the Olympic Gods', Part OneWherein Man's Dark Curse, Felled The Olympic Gods',
Part One
(I.)
Thus to blindness, the fallen god was blindly bound
In a blacken tragedy, doomed to darken earth:
Nature then refused to its soothing music sound
That of existence, death...
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Categories:
shelley, art, conflict, creation, humanity, mythology, vanity, war,
Form:
Rhyme
The Mask of FateThe Mask of Fate
(This poem deals with the Corona Virus.
It is very intense.)
My kid's school called.
The college.
They said that there had been...
a national concern; regarding the Sun.
No...
That was not...
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Categories:
shelley, abortion, anxiety, death, death of a friend,
Form:
Narrative
Wherein Man's Dark Curse, Felled the Olympic Gods', Part TwoWherein Man's Dark Curse, Felled The Olympic Gods',
Part Two
(III.)
Alas! Cold silence, the depths of darkening wrath
Came to invade the fallen god's newborn nightmare
Waking to find agony and his earthen path
Twas his penalty for flouting Fate...
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Categories:
shelley, art, creation, earth, humanity, imagination, mythology, symbolism,
Form:
Rhyme
PlaymatesPlaymates
by Michael R. Burch
WHEN you were my playmate and I was yours,
we spent endless hours with simple toys,
and the sorrows and cares of our indentured days
were uncomprehended . . . far, far away ....
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Categories:
shelley, adventure, best friend, boy, childhood, children, death,
Form:
Verse
The BearsAs a child I loved playing with teddy bears, ...
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Categories:
shelley, child, love, sky,
Form:
Free verse
Windswept Through the Eyes of Poets"Life is fragile and temporary. The faces of today quickly
become the faces of the past. Sorrow, pain, and anger...
it all fades, except love. Love is forever and thereafter,
even when we've fallen to...
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Categories:
shelley, poets, wind,
Form:
Free verse
Translation of Eric Mottram's the Nerves of Proust and Sitting Bull By T WignesanTranslation of Eric Mottram's The Nerves of Proust and Sitting Bull by T. Wignesan
Excerpts from an article, “From space to caves in the heart recreating the collective world in Eric Mottram’s poetry” by Clive Bush,...
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Categories:
shelley, america, french, memory, poetry, writing,
Form:
Free verse