Long Wavers Poems
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Medieval Poems IiiMedieval Poems
Deor's Lament (Anglo Saxon poem, circa 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Weland knew the agony of exile.
That indomitable smith was wracked by grief.
He endured countless troubles:
sorrows were his only companions
in his frozen...
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Categories:
wavers, england, grief, poems, poetry, poets, sorrow, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Sweet Rose of Virtue: William Dunbar TranslationSweet Rose of Virtue
by William Dunbar (c. 1460-1530)
loose translation/modernization/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
after William Dunbar
Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,
delightful lily of youthful wantonness,
richest in bounty and in beauty clear
and in every virtue that...
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Categories:
wavers, character, desire, devotion, flower, for her, garden,
Form:
Sonnet
Poems About Children IiiPoems about Children III
Miracle
by Michael R. Burch
for Jeremy
The contrails of galaxies mingle, and the dust of that first day still shines.
Before I conceived you, before your heart beat, you were mine,
and I see
infinity leap in...
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Categories:
wavers, adventure, child, childhood, children, dad, father son,
Form:
Rhyme
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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Categories:
wavers, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
Form:
I do not know?
You'Re My Rock - the Whitney Style~ You’re My Rock ~
( Whitney )
~O~
Oh, my God!
You're my Rock in
All. Help me,
Do what's right. You’re
My Lighthouse,
Through storms of life.
You've transformed all...
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Categories:
wavers, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Sinai Campaign, 1967Sinai Campaign, 1967
“Operation Focus” sees Israeli jets streaking, 1
Attacking Arab fighter jets and air force bases, 2
Thus attaining dominance over Middle Eastern skies,
While IDF ground divisions launch into action. 3
Israeli tanks (Pattons, Shermans, and Centurions)
Blitzkrieg...
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Categories:
wavers, education, history, jewish, war,
Form:
Verse
William Dunbar: Lament For the Makaris TranslationLament for the Makaris ("Lament for the Makers/Poets")
by William Dunbar [c. 1460-1530]
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
i who enjoyed good health and gladness
am overwhelmed now by life’s terrible sickness
and enfeebled with infirmity ...
how the...
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Categories:
wavers, death, evil, fear, poets, sorrow, sympathy, writing,
Form:
Elegy
Fleeting MomentA fleeting moment I possess
I tend to obsess
condense my sight to the obvious sightings
I'm beyond inferior to proposals and promise of wedding bells
unable to compete with the reigning smiles
and the incoming wave of tiny giants
opening...
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Categories:
wavers, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Children's Poems IXThe Tapestry of Leaves
Michael R. Burch
Leaves unfold
as life is sold
or bartered, for a moment in the sun.
The interchange
of lives is strange:
what reason—life—when death leaves all undone?
O, earthly son
when rest is won
and wrested from this ground,...
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Categories:
wavers, baseball, dark, death, earth, life, son, sun,
Form:
Rhyme
Love Little No MoreYou said to me
"I want to be buried here
Under that little citrus tree..."
You smiled, decidedly
I looked at you perplexed
This was after your disdainful speech to me
I imagine queuing in the quiet, mournful strings
As a dim...
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Categories:
wavers, appreciation, conflict, courage, depression, emotions, encouraging, friendship
Form:
Free verse
Angels Amongst UsSpiritual beings blessed by a grace from on high, angelical creatures
Soaring between sunlight and twilight’s over cast of shadows,
Hush now be still, listen children of humanity for the swooshing
Of their ivory wings ever lightly...
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Categories:
wavers, abuse, angel, celebration, devotion, emotions, faith, heart,
Form:
Free verse
Lorca Translations IiiLorca Translations III
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright and theater director. He was assassinated by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War and his body was never found.
Paisaje (“Landscape”)
by...
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Categories:
wavers, bird, dark, death, light, rain, river, tree,
Form:
Free verse
To Live, Flightless BirdsA single branch, clawed and pecked, fickle and straining,
Lonely Nestling and father, paw and peck at their home
Lonely branch, spasms in the wind
Nestling and father paw and peck, yearn and whimper
These Flightless Birds, on a...
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Categories:
wavers, caregiving, childhood, death, dedication, depression, faith, happiness,
Form:
Free verse
Liftedmy mind is screaming
merely mimicking my lost design
my heart is bleeding
memories of a dissolved time
With the scorned child, I thought gone
the next stage of life has now begun
Feeling lost within my own...
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Categories:
wavers, abuse, anger, change,
Form:
Free verse
Sand Dollar DreamsIt's quiet here - quiet in a way that catches me off guard. The tranquility is almost tangible, something I can touch and hold and wrap around myself. I can hear the pulse of faraway...
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Categories:
wavers, memory, nature,
Form:
Haibun
IdAnother presence roams inside me, its thoughts presses into my mind and its desires rot into
the core of my soul. Its desires and wishes are only pleasures filled with pain; I repel its...
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Categories:
wavers, lifepeace, heaven, heaven, may, peace,
Form:
Free verse
Leo LightThis is what I could not utter—
A rush of light, a whirlwind of strange emotion
A toss, a glimmer, a melodious peak Into the bindings of your soul
I breathed in your pain
And exhaled your smile
You said,...
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Categories:
wavers, animal, anxiety, appreciation, august, desire, destiny, emotions,
Form:
Ode
The Traditionalistthrows down his coat in the
puddle, always wraps his arm
around,
squeezes her in public, goes to
church on sunday, shows her off to
his mom, takes her to his favorite bar,
lets her wear his sports...
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Categories:
wavers, life, son, wedding, son, wedding,
Form:
Free verse
WitherMy confidence in you wavers,
the sweetness of your words wither,
they curdle forming blatant remarks,
and broken promises.
These words hurt me,
building a storm of anger,
and you know this,
yet day after day...
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Categories:
wavers, betrayal, hurt, husband, judgement, love, love hurts,
Form:
Free verse
Perhaps My Creek Washes Away MeThe day was wearing on when the old man gingerly stepped outside;
Thanks to an earlier breeze and short rainfall, cool air greeted, arms wide.
“The air is clearer too!” he cheered… though only in his head,...
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Categories:
wavers, age, bereavement, depression, introspection, loss, missing you,
Form:
Rhyme
Warrior, Cast Down To Earth, To Dark Beast SmiteWarrior, Cast Down To Earth, To Dark Beast Smite
" From what magical realm do you now flee,
With silver belted sword and bright armor,
And awesome power of a Hercules,
Gifted with the face of a true charmer?"
"From...
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Categories:
wavers, art, conflict, creation, fantasy, imagination, myth, mythology,
Form:
Rhyme
Vessel of Divine CraftmanshipMy God, make me the vessel* You want me to be
marked by divine craftsmanship… not
bearing grandeur of self-exalting potter the
aim is to become finest, full-fledged first…
Help me, Lord, to settle for Your favour toward sweet...
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Categories:
wavers, character, christian, faith, god, jesus, prayer, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
MomsMoms are special folks with no other quite as dear;
For her child she'll face anything regardless of her fear.
Her children are her life, her purpose, and her reason;
Her Love is never out of style nor...
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Categories:
wavers, blessing, god, heaven, love, miss you, mother,
Form:
Rhyme
The Small Hours The Small Hours
Ceilings can be mesmerizing
From crop circles to popcorn
Ants on parade, elephants
Brought to life, a picture show,
Night light seeping across corners,
Cast over plaster and wood,
Cool white light, computer or...
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Categories:
wavers, age,
Form:
Free verse
I Knew You From a Distant DreamI knew you from a distant dream
The sweet streams cry out
The dumb rocks perspire with dew
My heart flutters in your comely grace
You're more beautiful than the flower
And more sweeter than the nectar's burst
Your scent lingers...
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Categories:
wavers, dream, imagery, romantic,
Form:
Free verse