Long Thousandfold Poems

POEMS ABOUT SCIENCE 5: EVOLUTION



Fly’s Eyes
by Michael R. Burch

Inhibited, dark agile fly along
paint-peeling sills, up to the bright glass drawn
by radiance compounded thousandfold,—
I do not see the same as you, but hold
antenna to the brilliant...

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Once upon a time
A boy and a girl 
Fell in love and fell deep
Were on top of the world.

Not the strongest seas 
Could wear away our love
So I took your hand and watched 
Our lives...

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The first version

The clouds kiss me from above, the sun caresses,  
I am a son of the steppe,  
Do not call my chest hollow or empty.  
I cherish life, so radiant and...

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I feel the willows sway in the midst of my  b r o k e n  hearted moments,
I keel over on my pillow with fists clenched, unguarded lost in atonement.

After all was said...

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MY DONOR DAUGHTER

It was easier to give you life than
To take it back from you.
Both were unknowns.
     I mean,
You could have been anyone.

You could have been someone
Unwilling to understand -
 ...

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There’s a rage that ignites when someone damages you
An uncompromising, bewildering storm within.
Your brain churns with thoughts of vengeance,
A thousandfold wrath ready to erupt.

But do you compromise your soul to feed the fire?
It’s all connected,...

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You've been told.
Dirty laundry doesn't go on Facebook especially if
You don't want to get caught.
This was cold 
By a thousandfold
You two blocked a family member from a family
Function. Then when confronted lied and tired to
Cover...

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That gorgeous girl I spy each day,
At the station where trains dance and sway.
A thousand glances, met her eyes,
A thousand words, none a disguise.

Her shoulders bear meaning, profound,
Tears of longing, softly unbound.
I’ve seen it all,...

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“Raptor of death! Wherefore seek'st thou me?” Poe's
     Raven craves me during the hours of night,
     an omen of despair that brings no light;
but instead gives birth...

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Be still my heart, I’ve longed for these entries,
I must declare to write in euphony-
My ink has penned passion for centuries
and my vibrant poems bring symphony.

Oh LORD, you’ve gifted me benediction.
My rhymes have become my...

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Sleeping Beauty Turquoise with speckled white
Adorns a silver band to cast a spell
Worn to give a power to hand in sight
And share its story silent it will not tell
Its choice of colors range from green...

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In a mountainous spring fed valley lived the
Unicorns.
These beautiful magical creatures were here to
Transform
A miserable life in to something to behold.
Their stories touched my heart when told.
About people who needed a complete life over
Haul
When the...

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