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Limericks I - Relatives and RelativityLimericks I - Relatives and Relativity
The Cosmological Constant
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
said E equals MC squared.
Thus all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
A$$-tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Relativity, the theorists’ creed,
says mass increases...
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tongue tied to be, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, science, space, time,
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Limerick
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!
Why I...
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tongue tied to be, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
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Limerick
The Angry Black WomanShe stood with her back turned to me
Leaning slightly towards where the light tapered off into darkness
Her faced buried deep inside her cupped hands
Her own shadow towered over her seemingly at odds with her...
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tongue tied to be, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
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I do not know?
Leave - Me - AloneFrankly bewildered…
I find life so absurd
Your serenity shines on
God, I want to be like your son
Why was I pushed in the margins?
Is it because of my abominable sins?
I threw them all away long ago…
Into garbage...
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tongue tied to be, angst, confidence, courage,
Form:
Free verse
StagnatedS T A G N A T E D
"I'm pregnant."
A snake chill suddenly crawl in his spine when he heard her words. Icy sweats ran to his brows. He was astound! Tongue-tied. How else could...
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tongue tied to be, character, growing up, relationship, sad, strength,
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Narrative
AnxietyThis is what it feels like to have your heart racing
and not knowing when or if it will ever slow down.
Your fatigued body can not keep up with its rapid thumping against your chest,
you’re...
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tongue tied to be, anxiety, slam,
Form:
Free verse
NightscapesLate night summons madmen,
madams, bold streetwalkers,
picking pennies from the gutters
as the merchants close their shutters
and the homeless crouch in doorways
in their rags, against the cold.
Black or white, no compromise,...
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tongue tied to be, tribute, writing,
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Verse
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse IiLight Verse
Marvell-Less
by Michael R. Burch
Mr. Marvell was ill-named? Inform us!
Alas, his crude writings deform us:
for when trying to bed
chaste virgins, he led
off with his iron balls ginormous!
I Learned Too Late
by Michael R. Burch
“Show,...
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tongue tied to be, fantasy, fun, humor, humorous, light, society, writing,
Form:
Light Verse
Make Happiness Last LongerI don't want this to last
I just can't undo the past
Wish I can though
Only God knows I tried...
I'm tired and so low
I shed my tears and sighed
My heart beats on fast
My anxieties are so vast
Whatever...
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tongue tied to be, angst, betrayal,
Form:
Free verse
If, For InstanceIf, for instance.......you might imagine it all...
Do try,... if you can.......
Pretending, perhaps, that it was long ago....
And let's say,...that you were on the brink of discovery,
16 years old,...
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tongue tied to be, graduation, old, song,
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Narrative
A Short Transparent Frock: Sappho TranslationSappho, fragment 155
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
A short transparent frock?
It's just my luck
your lips were made to mock!
NOTE: This is a translation/interpretation of an epigram by the legendary Sappho of Lesbos. Pollux wrote: "Sappho...
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tongue tied to be, clothes, desire, fashion, girl, girlfriend, innocence, longing,
Form:
Verse
NightscapesLate night summons madmen,
madams, bold streetwalkers,
picking pennies from the gutters
as the merchants close their shutters
and the homeless crouch in doorways
in their rags, against the cold.
Black or white, no compromise,...
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tongue tied to be, writing,
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Verse
Lovely enchantress of cyberspaceLovely enchantress of cyberspace
Betwixt and between us
lies an immense untraversable realm
of never knowable forbidding possibilities
quixotic, rhapsodic, sympathetic, telepathic...,
where tantalizing, scandalizing, and revolting,
nevertheless promising fantasies beckons
buzzfeeding, crowdsourcing, dovetailing,
earthshaking, foo fighting, hashtagging,
jump/kick starting, twittering
uber whatsapp pining
toward...
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tongue tied to be, absence, adventure, anxiety, betrayal, desire, divorce, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Consider Source About Horse of Courseconsider the source
could tell had been a big horse
could run a great course
(who we did endorse)
(in state of remorse)
(ran while in full force)
a place we would reach
where trump will have to impeach
contract he did breach
(terrible...
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tongue tied to be, allegory, analogy,
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Senryu
I Always Will...RodgerSuch an interesting color, Rodger -
Green - like our mysterious calico eyes?
Yes?
You?
An idiot savant submits
into me - a blooming
garden of emerald delights? Like our
first encounter - regulated and raw (green).
Drawing our hunter-hued
curtains closed and tittering
in...
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tongue tied to be, loss
Form:
Free verse
ConsumedDescending,
I manipulate and manoeuvre for the updraft
Spluttering,
I spiral down, then briefly up again, to glimpse a glowing sky
Flapping,
I fall forever faster, flat-eagled
Plunging,
...
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tongue tied to be, journey,
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Prose Poetry
The Latter RainHave you ever felt such a silken mist? A shower of rain that can cleanse the soul? Have you ever reached up to touch God on the face and He converted your heart instantly? Have...
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tongue tied to be, birth, jesus, rain,
Form:
Prose
NightscapesLate night summons madmen,
madams, bold streetwalkers,
picking pennies from the gutters
as the merchants close their shutters
and the homeless crouch in doorways
in their rags, against the cold.
Black or white, no compromise,
no colours clothe the empty streets,
as...
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tongue tied to be, on writing and words, night, lonely, night,
Form:
Verse
Sappho Fragment 2: How Can I Compete With That Damned ManSappho fragment #2
translation by Michael R. Burch
How can I compete with that damned man
who fancies himself one of the gods,
impressing you with his "eloquence" ...
when just the thought of sitting in your radiant presence,
of hearing...
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tongue tied to be, girl, girlfriend, love, lust, sexy, woman, women,
Form:
Sapphic stanza
Famous Last Line - Poetry ContestFamous Last Line
...
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tongue tied to be, america, beauty, emotions, romantic,
Form:
Romanticism
Nightscapes Part 1Late night summons madmen,
madams, bold streetwalkers,
picking pennies from the gutters
as the merchants close their shutters
and the homeless crouch in doorways
in their rags, against the cold.
Black or white, no compromise,...
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tongue tied to be, writing,
Form:
Verse
Nightscapes Part 1Late night summons madmen,
madams, bold streetwalkers,
picking pennies from the gutters
as the merchants close their shutters
and the homeless crouch in doorways
in their rags, against the cold.
Black or white, no compromise,...
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tongue tied to be, writing,
Form:
Verse
I SpeakSpeaking to my mirror, my words get virtual
God created the world with beautiful words
Let there be light, let there be life
But when it came to man, he stopped, he can’t be created with words
So in...
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tongue tied to be, anti bullying, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Ongoing Mental De-EvolutionAnyone can write…
and drown in their self-delusions;
from persons into personifications
lists of passions, glorify self's illusions;
down those lists,
most veiled by incomprehension
one's passion is most often expressed
as...
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tongue tied to be, poetry, political, rap, writing,
Form:
Free verse
A Plea For Awesome PhraseOn a shattered pebble beach my kernel,
becomes this dervish dancing to the maniacal symbol rash tune,
of inchoate monsoon grass beat timpani,
that’s dimly frowned on by sonic virtuoso,
but terms like briny carrageen sea sweep gain purple...
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tongue tied to be, care, character, color, creation, deep, emotions, poetry,
Form:
Free verse