Long Take for granted Poems
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Spiritual Mahjong Your Move LordSpiritual Mahjong
Your Move Lord
Is there a God?
A benevolent entity.
An eternal presence presiding over me.
A creator, watching and observing.
All knowing.
Is my end determined and conclusive before it begins, before I begin?
If so, then to what purpose...
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Categories:
take for granted, bible, christian, death, i am, perspective, religion,
Form:
Free verse
Oak
"Oak"
The guardians
stood around and
shook their heads
great thoughts
quivering
from the ground, roots up,
as if to walk
confidently
with great armies
yet hesitation
was witnessed
in their waving gestures
perplexed
and touching
green crowns,
there they...
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Categories:
take for granted, dark, journey, light, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
The Messenger
"The Messenger"
Love is rich with
venom and honey.
there was a female ...
snake,
it watched
with green-eyed
avarice, covetting
a dove’s nest
the dove,
was white as snow,
not young, getting on,
tiny flecks of grey
the dove
alone,...
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Categories:
take for granted, dark, journey, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Food glorious foodFood glorious food
Asia generic guy gastronomy (and how gourmet foods eat destructively clearly beyond any) excess enthusiasm, the necessity to feed and clothe this lean mean exercising machine gunning corporeal essence christened Matthew Scott Harris...
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Categories:
take for granted, 12th grade, adventure, america, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
The Fallen
“The Fallen”
Remote,
he sees himself
in the reflection of cold close
yet distant shop windows,
his final journey along the
Hard Time Road
walking alone,
unforgiven, no home
for the rest of his natural life
a million knives...
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Categories:
take for granted, family, freedom, friendship, god, i am, jesus,
Form:
Free verse
An Affective Disorder, the Doctor SaidNo, Freddie can’t say he mourned when his father died and his father’s third wife found Freddie's number and gave him a call to give him the news. His father had been responsible, worked hard,...
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Categories:
take for granted, anxiety, mental illness, , 8th grade, ,
Form:
Prose
GilgameshGILGAMESH . . .
Story has it you used your power to run amuck
Putting fear into the people, and brides in Unuk
So the people of Unuk pray to the sky God Anu
To sort out...
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Categories:
take for granted, adventure, best friend, brother, character, deep, emotions,
Form:
Epic
Medieval Poems VMedieval Poem V
A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds, and dies alone.
2.
The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,
never indulges daring dreams,
never succeeds,...
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Categories:
take for granted, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Understanding(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)
The student stands where shifting sands of thought,
Once firm with reason, now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes, a threadbare, fading strand,
A quest for wisdom, in this digital land.
Sage:...
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Categories:
take for granted, journey, passion, philosophy, psychological, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Winter Awakens My CareWinter Awakens My Care
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1300
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter awakens all my care
as leafless trees grow bare.
For now my sighs are fraught
whenever it enters my thought:
regarding this world's joy,
how everything...
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Categories:
take for granted, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form:
Couplet
Free Verse IiiSalve
by Michael R. Burch
for the victims and survivors of 9-11
The world is unsalvageable ...
but as we lie here
in bed
stricken to the heart by love
despite war’s
flickering images,
sometimes we still touch,
laughing, amazed,
that our flesh
does not despair
of love
as...
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Categories:
take for granted, body, desire, kiss, love, together, war, world,
Form:
Free verse
Smooth Big Cat
"Smooth Big Cat"
He was one of those guys you just knew would be a dud. "Be nice", she said to herself.
She met him on the upswing from the abyss of a dismally closed final chapter....
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Categories:
take for granted, adventure, muse, mystery, romance,
Form:
Narrative
Mario William Vitale Latest WritingsThe language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems deal...
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Categories:
take for granted, art,
Form:
Free verse
A Poem For My History TeacherI wanted to write
The best slavery poem ever written—
Perhaps win a Pulitzer or Faulkner.
I had every intention of conforming
To the standards
Of modern verse and composition,
Lyrics fluidly written,
Perfect...
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Categories:
take for granted, assonance, forgiveness, history, holocaust, humanity, memorial, slavery,
Form:
Rhyme
10 Poems About PoetryBeing a “Poet” Can Be Painful!
I’ve likely told you, more than once, that poetry can be painful, and whined about the need for penning verse
That stems from deep inside my soul...fashions every word...and has become,...
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Categories:
take for granted, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 36I sung all the night with the Devil,
It seemed harmony had found itself spooning with dissonance
Not indeed needing to be one or the same
Yes—the light indeed could sustain itself in the midst
Of what then was...
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Categories:
take for granted, appreciation, dark, desire, endurance, inspiration, literature, meaningful,
Form:
Epic
White Noise and the Motherload of Dark Matter
"White Noise and the Mother Load of Dark Matter"
underneath the static
what exists
is never seen nor heard
for what it truly is
the eyes and mind
retaliate in the deciphering
the invisible return
each night and...
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Categories:
take for granted, dark, muse,
Form:
Narrative
A Letter To Poetry"A word like a river flows through the mind" ...
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Categories:
take for granted, poetry,
Form:
Personification
Translations of the Oldest Rhyming Poems In the English LanguageTranslations of the Oldest English Rhyming Poems
The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem aka The Riming Poem
Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
(excerpt)
He who granted me life...
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Categories:
take for granted, england, poems, poetry, poets, words, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Around 4 Am - Lived Life As a Loser SnoozerI have a lot to write and say, buddy, so hear me out some more
Don’t make me feel lower than I have ever felt before…
Listen, understand and stay quiet until I say no more…sorry if...
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Categories:
take for granted, addiction, anxiety, betrayal, conflict, confusion, desire, emotions,
Form:
I do not know?
With the Lord - the Bell Style~ With The Lord ~
( The Bell )
With
God endure
All each single day
Walking with Lord is Joy
With Him can only win
Through God feel see Love
With God have Love Faith Hope
Peace
~o~0~o~
The
Lord is there
He's...
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Categories:
take for granted, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 98The Council room, back on the fifth floor of the Keep, was quite busy upon their arrival. They stood just outside of the door waiting for the councilman to complete the business at hand...
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Categories:
take for granted, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Territory TrampleHeadlights messaged through midnight windows
Curtainless glass unable to subdue the urgency
Car obtained in street nearby was theirs temporarily
Three hour drive to ship leaving island next morning
Two sixteen year old girls barely registered surprise...
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Categories:
take for granted, 11th grade, change, conflict, for teens, journey,
Form:
Bio
Categories:
take for granted, history, native american,
Form:
Free verse
A Most Courageous American President For the AgesA Most Courageous American President for the Ages
I thought it would be most appropriate for me to take a moment to
share some of my reflections on the life and distinguished public
service of the late 41st...
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Categories:
take for granted, america, celebration, character, inspiration, patriotic, political, tribute,
Form:
Narrative