Long Shrine Poems
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The pain of not knowing
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A lament of Love? and Loss
In the silence, I hear your voice,
A whispered reminder, of my foolish choice.
I was blind to your needs, and deaf to your pain,
And now I'm left...
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Categories:
shrine, anxiety, betrayal, black love, crush, cute love,
Form:
Light Verse
Matsuo Basho Haiku TranslationsThe first soft snow:
leaves of the awed jonquil
bow low
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
Come, investigate loneliness!
a solitary leaf
clings to the Kiri tree
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch
The cheerful-chirping cricket
contends gray...
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Categories:
shrine, animal, butterfly, death, earth, life, nature, seasons,
Form:
Haiku
Peace PrayerThese are peace poems, prayer poems, hymns and lullabies I have written for family, friends and the world over the years ...
Peace Prayer
by Michael R. Burch
for Jim Dunlap
Be calm.
Be still.
Be silent, content.
Be one with the...
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Categories:
shrine, beauty, blessing, love, nature, peace, prayer, time,
Form:
Free verse
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:
shrine, animal, beauty, imagery, nature, philosophy, world,
Form:
Haiku
No MarkNo Mark
by Michael R. Burch
A wave implodes,
impaled upon
impassive rocks...
this evening
the thunder of the sea
is a wild music filling my ear...
you are leaving
and the ungrieving
winds demur...
telling me
that nothing returns
as it was before...
here where you have...
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Categories:
shrine, break up, change, divorce, extended metaphor, farewell,
Form:
Verse
The Moon As a Metaphor For Your MouthThe Moon as a Metaphor for Your Mouth
by Michael R. Burch
When I was closest to love, it did not seem
real at all, but a thing of such tenuous sweetness
it might dissolve in my mouth
like a...
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Categories:
shrine, candy, love, metaphor, moon, romantic love, sweet,
Form:
Sonnet
Enheduanna TranslationsEnheduanna is the first writer we know by name. She created the first poetry anthology and hymnal, circa 2250 BC, in ancient Sumer. She was the daughter of King Saragon the Great.
Lament to the...
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Categories:
shrine, god, moon, poems, poetess, poetry, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
The Sleeper and the Supernaturalist
"The Sleeper and The Supernaturalist"
The Sleeper
shone as she walked
through the Woods
shining alive
like nothing
natural could
caught
in the moonlight
unaware
the innocent
red-caped roses stared
the trees whispered,
"beware, beware"
barefoot softly
the Supernaturalist
transfigures instead
from under shine
she bares...
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Categories:
shrine, muse, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Michael Joseph JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural...
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Categories:
shrine, abuse, addiction, america, angel, anniversary, appreciation, beautiful,
Form:
Free verse
Secret Love - 2nd Place Contest WinIf you spill your secrets to the breeze,
Don't blame the wind for laying them to light.
Once said, words are disclosed, even to trees.
And claim peace in the leaves that rustle and fight.
Whispered tales of a...
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Categories:
shrine, analogy, appreciation, beauty, love,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Held AloftWe'd laid old George to rest the week before,
at ninety-one he now rejoined his wife,
no heirs to his estate, so one thing more
to do, and that's clear where he'd spent his life.
Downstairs had been quite...
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Categories:
shrine, heartbreak,
Form:
Sonnet
Journey Through Time Part TwoAs time passed on by, they settled and married
producing a fine brood of children
yet growing more and more unsettled
until one day they headed off again
this time going to the far north
where the lands were bound...
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Categories:
shrine, adventure, journey,
Form:
Epic
Categories:
shrine, dream, humanity, inspirational, self, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Gnarled ShadowsThrough shadowed trails beneath the moon’s cold stare.
Its Amber gaze: a burden hard to bear.
This feathered prize found peace in my gut
No slumber dreamt; no...
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Categories:
shrine, conflict, dark, emotions, gothic, horror, pain, psychological,
Form:
Narrative
Beloved Femme Fatale
“Beloved Femme Fatale”
Musk and Neroli satin skin spoons
Naked feet ‘neath The Pillars of Petra
She towers majestic above you, colours your grey skies
You are worshipping her on your knees
What does it matter, anymore? Before your eyes,...
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Categories:
shrine, love, romance, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
The Foot of the TreeThey met at the foot of the tree when the temperature was minus zero degrees, the wind was blowing, the trees were shaking, and her body was subdued in the cold. She has been living...
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Categories:
shrine, appreciation, caregiving, change, community, death, earth, flower,
Form:
Narrative
The First BloomYou wonder why, my love
These memories flitter in the hallways of my mind
Knocking on the door
of every room
Where I’ve hung
Do not Disturb Signs
For I don’t want to remember you
My Paradise Lost and yet….
Oh, you wonder...
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Categories:
shrine, flower, sensual,
Form:
Narrative
Treading Down the Journey of LifeTreading Down the Journey of Life
I have...
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Categories:
shrine, body, faith, god, journey, life, self, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
My TownFrom north, south, east and west
This is the town to beat the rest,
Where history and present blend
As through its many streets you wend.
Where once a monastery so great
From every view would dominate,
Where Pilgrims...
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Categories:
shrine, city, history, home, me, places, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
A HomePlaced 9th in:
A Brian Strand Premiere No. 1224 Poetry Contest
...
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Categories:
shrine, god, home, inspirational, spiritual,
Form:
Concrete
Revenge Kisses and Afternoon ShamsHave I failed you as a man?
Our only communication was what washed up on shore
But there's so much space between the ocean floor and the sand
One cascades and the other crystalizes
But you...
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Categories:
shrine, emotions, extended metaphor, fear, imagery, irony,
Form:
Free verse
Soul Cry
"Cry for the soul that will not face the body" Dory Previn
...
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Categories:
shrine, journey, life, self, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
shrine, confidence, motivation, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Interview with the Mirror
Where do I start? Ha! I've lost my cool.
Do beg my pardon - I'm a blubbering fool.
I'm here on behalf of the Soul Deep Express -
To interview you in the hope you'll confess....
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Categories:
shrine, addiction, appreciation, beauty,
Form:
Rhyme
I Heard the Wise WordsI HEARD THE WISE WORDS
The day wise words were spoken
It was over near the beaten path;
Where I first heard them uttered.
“Beware of the fool in his folly
Who may be clever in presenting his story;
Only for...
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Categories:
shrine, life, voice, wisdom, words,
Form:
Prose Poetry