Long Tan Poems
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Poems About IcarusSouthern Icarus
by Michael R. Burch
Windborne, lover of heights,
unspooled from the truck’s wildly lurching embrace,
you climb, skittish kite...
What do you know of the world’s despair,
gliding in vast solitariness there,
so that all that remains is to
fall?
Only a...
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Categories:
tan, analogy, angel, bird, butterfly, extended metaphor, flying,
Form:
Rhyme
Various Heresies 2Various Heresies 2
You
by Michael R. Burch
For thirty years You have not spoken to me;
I heard the dull hollow echo of silence
as though strange communion between us.
For thirty years You would not open to me;
You remained...
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Categories:
tan, atheist, bible, christian, god, jesus, religion, religious,
Form:
Verse
Millie's Christmas WishMillie's Christmas Wish
Winter Vacation was coming
The kids were all set
They were thinking of Christmas
And the gifts they would get
But, Millie sat waiting
Thinking of nothing but snow
Watching the class clock
That was moving so slow
They did arts...
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Categories:
tan, 5th grade, adventure, america, childhood, christmas,
Form:
Epic
The Bone Idol[First posted in 3 parts. Intended novel: time never allowed]
Prologue
This, Sir, is the prologue from before our tale begins
About the day our father did succumb to mortal sins
And left behind a man who would...
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Categories:
tan, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
TaporaLike Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed
the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills)
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
From out of the Valley of Mizpah
to...
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Categories:
tan, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Indignation 1-6-21How dare you desecrate the Capitol with urine and feces!
Even filthy pigs refuse to defecate near their own dwelling place.
How dare you flaunt confederate flags, grim reminders of our bloody history,
Alongside swastikas, hate symbols...
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Categories:
tan, anger, discrimination, emotions, hurt, prejudice, racism, violence,
Form:
Free verse
Calvin"I hope you enjoy this true story. While I'm unable to emulate Hitchcock, the tale reminds me of that great director." ~ The First Grader
In 1965, on a corner lot, four or five children,...
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Categories:
tan, childhood, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Dante's Divine Comedy Hell Translation Canto Vii(Continuing the trip through Hell of Dante with poet Virgilio)
Pah-peh Sah-tan, Pah-peh Sah-tan al-ept!”,
Started Pluto with his hoarse voice toss
And that gentle wise, who any knowledge kept,
Told to encourage me: “don’t have a loss
By...
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Categories:
tan, fantasy, universe,
Form:
Terza Rima
Amberina BallerinaA born lioness my untamed heart? ha!
a mouse, this pulsing token ruled by unruly wants
at times given, traded or stolen - sometimes
thrown down on a dare to be won or lost
till it became...
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Categories:
tan, destiny, emotions, inspiration, introspection, memory, metaphor, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
The Untold Story of a Sitar 3
The Untold story of a Sitar Part 3 Concluded
.
A soothing musical note
Was coming out and floating
In the air
In that White coated
Old auditorium
Of a different era
Which was so alive before...
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Categories:
tan, music, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Travel Light* This poem was written for a contest originally, but was used by Professor Anne-Marie Thornton of Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, to teach her WAR POETRY class in the spring semester of 2017. My...
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Categories:
tan, child, children, loss, war,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
travel lightHer small angelic face ...
Once a place where broad smiles bloomed like butterflies on marigolds,
is streaked with the furrows that countless tears have etched into the
layers of dust and dirt and explosive residue that now...
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Categories:
tan, child, conflict, courage, war,
Form:
Free verse
-mama Linda-You know some verse and poems are Fiction this is a True story that happen to me today...
______________________________________________________________
…Well, it’s 9:28 am…
On today August 16, 2019
I was on break twixt my job, of driving school children.
Was...
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Categories:
tan, adventure, analogy, friendship, humanity, spoken word, surreal,
Form:
Narrative
Pretend You'Re With Me - Phading OutI'm lownly and have nobody and nothing
You had me wondering where you've been...singing and crying and yelling and silently dying, wingless and willing to fly away and bring some happiness in this world of...
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Categories:
tan, deep,
Form:
Free verse
H Stands For Human ResourcesThe Scarlet Letter H
Two Windows The Bridge ...
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Categories:
tan, philosophy,
Form:
Shape
travel light
* I’m honored to say that this piece was used for a “War Poetry” class by Ann Marie Thornton at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Many thanks to her and the students for their questions...
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Categories:
tan, analogy, child, war,
Form:
Epic
The Fall and Rise of Bernie FrasierPart One.
Bernie Frasier, a funny man, a brilliant man, a can do man, if Bernie can’t do it, no one can! Bernie Frasier, a kind and friendly man, a gentle man,...
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Categories:
tan, absence, destiny, encouraging, fate,
Form:
Narrative
Memories and Broken Pieces of You(His Version of Pieces and Memories of You)
A smile one so beautiful that I asked myself, could she be real? As I sat there looking at your picture you would never believe me when I...
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Categories:
tan, heartbreak,
Form:
Rhyme
The Multiple Choice the BeachChoices and decisions, ...
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Categories:
tan, fun, ocean, smile, sun, youth,
Form:
List
Fishing Boats On the Beach At Les SaintesFishing Boats On The Beach at Les Saintes - Marie’s-de-la-Mer
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1888), Arles, June...
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Categories:
tan, beach, boat, fishing,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Surrender Your FearHear my poem announce, then refine and restate
its life lesson suggestion Surrender YOUR Fear!
Yes, Surrender Your FEAR, watch stick rafters release
(note: I’m ‘Missing, Roof’ too, and I still love my life)
see life’s cobbled roofs fly,...
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Categories:
tan, faith, life, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Waters and SkiesI.
You can always tell by the eyes
When they’re starting to go
You’ll fall for a few of their lies
Before you begin to know
And you will just defy it
(But they know you will never go)
They’ll glide through...
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Categories:
tan, addiction, dark,
Form:
Rhyme
Large and Tall, Medium Tan Brown Skinny Girl---Large And Tall, Medium Tan Brown Skinny Girl---
so cute ...
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Categories:
tan, analogy, appreciation, character, dedication, deep,
Form:
Concrete
for luck(a university-life vignette)
It’s a Friday night, Leong and I are at a small restaurant close to the dorm called “Ordinary.” We’re in a cozy, pleasantly dark, little red booth—waiting for Lisa—who’s running late. This is...
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Categories:
tan, celebration, drink, humor, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
Beads of BloodIn The Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus fell to His knees
As He cried to His Father, let this cup pass from me
His anguish and pain I could never imagine
Sweat turning to blood, as He begged for...
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Categories:
tan, bible, christian, faith, gospel, grief, jesus, religious,
Form:
Rhyme