Long Tristan Poems

Winter
by Michael R. Burch

The rose of love's bright promise
lies torn by her own thorn;
her scent was sweet
but at her feet
the pallid aphids mourn.

The lilac of devotion
has felt the winter hoar
and shed her dress;
companionless,
she shivers—nude, forlorn.

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For a few coins Melord, I'll tell a story of two that met in this place, 
and here you can take your rest, and leave sumpter to graze in the tall grass.

I payed the old...

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So from first circle started the descent
Down to the second, which contains less
And more pain, stinging to a great extent.

There the horrible Minòs growls giving stress:
The faults examines right to entry close:
Judges and sends according...

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I didn't have a chance to say goodbye,
to let you know how dear you are to me
and though my chance is gone, I still will try
the sadness that I feel won't let me be

You were...

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I have always been curious about people from Kurdistan
I wonder why they are called kurds
I wonder when the kurds would become keese
Just like curd becomes cheese
I wonder if birds are called “birds” because they come...

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A Chris and Joleen story
               They became friend’s
             Then...

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*Image of Paul Simon SNL by Giphy.

Simple Simon

Simple Simon the blessed pieman,
Woke up fresh as the day began,
Busy cooking, his wife named Anne,
Made his breakfast in a saucepan,

Enjoyed eating his plate of flan,
Simple Simon the...

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Together they forged a life
Beginning during the great depression 
They never had much to show for their hard work 
Except the seven of us children 
We gave them pain, we gave them joy, 
 ...

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Sit down, Sit down, Wandering Knight,

Your Queen waits in secret for you in vain.

Make haste, Oh, Wandering Knight,

Your Queen sits lonely in the balcony again.

Break your Oath, Woe betide Knight,

The Queen wishes to heal you...

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Take yourself on a journey into the past with this remarkable first book in the series, Sword of the Holy Grail. Award winning author and poet Isaiah Zerbst brings you his first novel, Oake of...

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M. T. 
is a grand name 
for a cute young lady 
but it will be a shock to all 
us men.

Trust me 
There are few things 
In this world more fearful 
Than to run smooth...

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A prolific singer, you mimic songs of Blue Jays -
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Turquoise blue in child birth comes forth 'Tristan'
  a treasured innocence baby boy by two parents and God has been formed

  The creation of a new generation a dawning of a new life
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Throughout history, we are lovers
Throughout history, we are soul mates
 
We are Romeo and Juliet
We are Anthony and Cleopatra
We are Lancelot and Guinevere
We are Tristan and Isolde
Scarlett O' Hara and Rhett
Elizabeth Barrett and Robert
Pocahontas and...

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As the "Legends of the Fall" unfold
One story stands out, needs to be told

When Samuel heads out to fight a world war
Brother Tristan is sent to be his protector

Young Samuel's motives were clear and pure
And...

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My love for him began an uneven beat
A faint flush upon the chubby cheeks
Gentle words ascending soft and sweet
And ready ears each time he speaks

Quivering lids of averted eyes
Shy, trembling hands we touch
Connecting with a...

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“The lover who reasons is no lover” – Norman Douglas, English writer.


Its spell made Antony to fall in love with Cleopatra, and marry her. Threats from Octavian only made their bond stronger.

Its spell made Tristan...

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Tristan's Torment - The Villanelle Of The Butterfly

Tristan couldn't stop thinking about the butterfly
It was just so thin and daring
Never had he known anything so dry

It's morning, Tristan encountered a butterfly so wry
He found himself...

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Faith! My divine spirit!
I am thankful for your presence in life
In my sleepless nights of prayers and tears
I admonish myself to liberate my spiritual soul in ecstasy!

Love! Immortal love! 
An unquenchable thirst of life!
Tristan and...

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You'll smack your lips, at his silver side
Our beefy lad will cure your ham
His tender loins, are worth your coins
And if you ask, he'll stuff your lamb
 
I tell no fibs, you'll love his ribs
It...

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*I wrote this sonnet some years ago for my wife, who suffers from fibromyalgia since an auto accident in 1995. An anniversary poem

not Aphrodite's vernal ivory skin
nor Cleopatra's jasmine scented hair
could tempt this man to...

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Her fair-skinned form is more than I deserve;
     because her skin is light, and mine is dark,
     like Tristan and Yseult's love which King Mark
forbade, we're banned...

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Romeo is dead and juliet has followed
left me in tears and my heart do hollowed.

Jack has died and rose has dried
making my eyes watery
with no one to have them dried.

Paris triggered the fall of troy
stealing...

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JANE AND TARZAN

Me Tarzan,
me Jane.
I love you....
Ôooooooooo...
this is Love....
Auuuuuuu....!


ROMEO AND JULIET

the biggest love
of the world...
united in life
and in death
forever...!

TRISTAN AND ISOLDA

she in arms
of a stranger...
he sadly
crying hopefully...
She offering herself
but loving her  Tristan love...!


BONNIE AND...

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"THE WINE AND GOLD"

"THE WINE AND GOLD IS HERE TO STAY,
TO BRING THE TROPHY HOME IS
IN PLAY."

"THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
IS THE NAME,

"AND PLAYING BASKETBALL
IS MY GAME."

"WE WILL BRING IT ON
AND TO GIVE IT OUR ALL,

FROM THE...

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