Long Soothe Poems
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Enheduanna Translations
Enheduanna 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:
soothe, god, moon, poems, poetess, poetry, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Charles D'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Charles d'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Spring
by Charles d’Orleans (c. 1394-1465)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and arcs,
like ecstatic sparks
struck from coal.
What is their brazen goal?
They grab...
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Categories:
soothe, art, autumn, french, prison, spring, summer, winter,
Form:
Roundel
Medieval Poems
Medieval Poems
How Long the Night
anonymous Middle English lyric, circa early 13th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
It is pleasant, indeed, while the summer lasts
with the mild pheasants' song ...
but now I feel the northern...
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Categories:
soothe, allegory, bible, christian, england, london, nostalgia, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Charles D'Orleans Translations
Spring
by Charles d'Orleans (c.1394-1465)
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and arcs,
like ecstatic sparks
struck from coal.
What is their brazen goal?
They grab at whatever passes,
so we can...
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Categories:
soothe, bereavement, depression, desire, heartbreak, heaven, romance,
Form:
Roundel
Rondels, Roundels and Rondeaux
Rondels, Roundels and Rondeaux
These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.
Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation Michael R. Burch
Your eyes slay me suddenly;
their beauty I cannot...
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Categories:
soothe, art, beauty, heart, repetition, romance, romantic, romantic
Form:
Roundel
Oasis
Oasis
by Michael R. Burch
for Beth
I want tears to form again
in the shriveled glands of these eyes
dried all these long years
by too much heated knowing.
I want tears to course down
these parched cheeks,...
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Categories:
soothe, marriage,
Form:
Verse
A Kept Woman
Dream-worker
delves deeply into my dream;
vibrations fondle anticipation
foreplay wakes wide-eyed
swells of liquid libido quake the rendezvous edge -
a primordial being in his prime
a masculine ego quest for affaire d’amour;
her night-loving body
c h a...
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Categories:
soothe, allegory, betrayal, fate, imagery, love, lust, sensual,
Form:
Free verse
Oft In My Thought: Charles D'Orleans Translation
Oft in My Thought
by Charles D'Orleans
translation by Michael R. Burch
So often in my busy mind I sought,
Around the advent of the fledgling year,
For something pretty that I really ought
To give my lady dear;
But that sweet...
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Categories:
soothe, blessing, christian, faith, god, heartbreak, heaven, lost
Form:
Roundel
The Exaltation of Inanna
The Exaltation of Inanna: Opening Lines and Excerpts
by Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon I of Akkad and high priestess of Inanna
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Lady of all divine powers!
Lady of the resplendent light!
Righteous Lady...
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Categories:
soothe, faith, god, light, religion, religious, sin, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
A Long Loud Sigh
genius?
sometimes you are in its minimal spotted light...sometimes!
other times you just know you've been touched and you freeze,
moved but frozen...like a stranger it moves in, does its work and leaves.
...maybe it's been a while since...
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Categories:
soothe, introspection, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Liturgy for the Damned of Progress
My wounded heart drinks deep from the rotting gut of misery,
Humanity vomits its relics onto the oozing tiles of the real.
I see kids chewing syringes like candy canes,
Their innocence smashed, face down on the concrete...
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Categories:
soothe, america, change, christian, community,
Form:
Rhyme
Lament To the Spirit of War
Lament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
You hack down everything you see, War God!
Rising on fearsome wings
you rush to destroy the land:
raging like thunderstorms,
howling like hurricanes,
screaming like...
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Categories:
soothe, allegory, analogy, conflict, death, soldier, storm, war,
Form:
Free verse
The Ballad of Prince Alexander and Ramira
Sings the story at twilight
When the moon is just rising,
Sings a simple troubadour
The short tale of life.
How a fine boy,
Born in a palace,
A palace like crystal,
Became a proud...
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Categories:
soothe, beauty, cute love, emotions, engagement, fantasy, journey,
Form:
Rhyme
Wonderful Women
Mary was a virgin girl:
With big dreams and aspirations!
An angel came to visit her:
With honor and salutations!
Troubled by his sayings:
She did not know what to think!
The angel said to Mary:
My dear, no need to shrink!
Mary...
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Categories:
soothe, inspirational, women,
Form:
Rhyme
The Adverse World Unfinished Will Finish
You stole away my lonely melody, Lord,
And made it harmony according to Your accord
I’d like to thank You with all of my heart as I make sound
My mind is trying to look forward to a...
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Categories:
soothe, angst, emotions, encouraging, moving on, pain, passion,
Form:
Free verse
Unquotable Quotes: Poets - Xxxvi
Unquotable 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:
soothe, creation, poetry, poets, word play, words, writing,
Form:
Epigram
So-Called Positive Poe
Downstairs I go
Elevate me, you know
I'll get over the luv floo
Over the bad days too
Acting like a weirdo
A clown with an upside down frown... I'm a positive Poe
I'm out of my mind
I can't...
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Categories:
soothe, deep, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Granddaughter to Grandmother, Grandmother to Grandmother
The wind is blowing cold tonight
...
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Categories:
soothe, age, granddaughter, grandmother, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Letter From a Son To His Late Mother
Ma,
Why do I need to apostrophize you? Why did you flew away into the celestial regions so earlier? Is it because you are from a land where ‘twenty is plenty’ for women? And hence, ignoring...
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Categories:
soothe, emotions, family, loss, mother son,
Form:
Prose
A hundred tiny joys, a kaleidoscope of sensations blooming in my soul
A hundred tiny joys, a kaleidoscope of sensations blooming in my soul,
Warm water caressing my skin, a veil of mystery covering the world,
Birds chirping at dawn, a smile exchanged with a kind stranger,
The silence that...
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Categories:
soothe, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Rainy and Joey
Story Poem Contest
Sponsor: Carol Eastman
Somewhere deep into the night, a unicorn decided she wanted to give up her wings. Her family was so distraught and they begged her nicely, “Oh Rainy don’t give up your...
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Categories:
soothe, character, childhood,
Form:
Narrative
An Adverse World Unfurled
Suddenly, I constantly cough, cough, cough
I haven't had enough, for this life's so rough
My friend is right beside me and he truly understands
Where I stand and I thoughtfully fiddle with my hands
Oh,...
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Categories:
soothe, angst, desire, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
A View From a Window
As dawn unfolds today beyond my fractured windowpane,
a breeze beguiles the ashen drapes. Like snakes they slip aside,
revealing wanton worlds that race and run aground, insane,
immersed in scenes obscene that savants strive to mask and...
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Categories:
soothe, peace, people, political, society,
Form:
Rhyme
Hallways Of My Mind
There is a hallway trailing through my mind, that opens up to doorways that will transcend me to beautiful memories of love that were once mine
The dates are not of importance, and neither is the...
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Categories:
soothe, longing, remember,
Form:
Rhyme
Domestic violence recovery
Why do evil exist why do people expose domestic violence victims to their abusers to cause harm shame to relive terrible pains I will never understand how we seek shelter hide like spies an yet...
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Categories:
soothe, allah,
Form:
Musaddas