Long Winked Poems
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Various Heresies 7Pagans Protest the Intolerance of Christianity
by Michael R. Burch
“We have a common sky.” — Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
We had a common sky
before the Christians came.
We thought there might be gods
but did not know their names.
The common...
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Categories:
winked, angel, atheist, bible, christian, faith, god, jesus,
Form:
Rhyme
Rum n Raisin 11 - One Hundred Million Years BCSneaking into the museum to avoid the sudden rain
Raisin said, “I don’t want to get soaked right through again,
It was bad enough when that truck through that puddle dashed
And you and me - but mainly...
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winked, adventure, cat, fantasy, time,
Form:
Narrative
Various Heresies 6Various Heresies 6
Altared Spots
by Michael R. Burch
The mother leopard buries her cub,
then cries three nights for his bones to rise
clad in new flesh, to celebrate the sunrise.
Good mother leopard, pensive thought
and fiercest love’s wild insurrection
yield...
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Categories:
winked, atheist, bible, christian, faith, god, jesus, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
Uncle Arthur‘She’s on again - the annual campin’ trip regatta,
and we’ve got ourselves together for our plans to Wonnangatta.
The high country; you can’t beat it for the peace and quiet
unless of course some plans get...
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Categories:
winked, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Of Winks and Wings - Part 3"You see this here spot on the bench, where it's all worn away?" Clarence asked.
"Yeah, I've noticed that a few times, and wondered why they didn't paint it again." I...
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Categories:
winked, autumn, life, lost love, nature, soulmate,
Form:
Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - the ChallengeMy hair bristled in the crisp breeze
Excitement spreading throughout my body
Even the sudden cold amused my fingertips,
Tingles spreading through my hands and up my arms
Soon I would be there too. . .
In the murky shadows...
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Categories:
winked, adventure, change, cool, imagination, music, sick, strength,
Form:
Narrative
Appear My Queen At the PierAs the life of the day nears its last breath,
With a glow of crimson, forewarning its death,
Upon its cresting, the reflection, daunting,
The sea sets free a beauty, haunting
The depths of its treasures of unknown span,
The...
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Categories:
winked, beauty, desire, dream, fantasy, inspiration, love, romantic
Form:
Rhyme
The Bate's Motel Does Exist - 1st HalfHere's the scoop, friends...like a bunch of my pieces now posted - and coming soon - this is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted...
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Categories:
winked, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
winked, crazy, dream, humor, sister, tree,
Form:
Free verse
The Night Before Christmas By Edgar Allan PoeOn the night before Christmas, alone in my house,
Sorrow gnawed at my soul, like a ravenous mouse.
Entombed in my blankets, I struggled to sleep,
Ready to snap if I counted more sheep.
I rose at the...
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Categories:
winked, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
winked, parody, song,
Form:
Ballad
Very Fine ImageryI was touring the lovely countryside, once on a golden Saturday,
Lost within the raptures, of languid summertime's scenic display.
And I came into the vicinity, of a beautiful historic old home,
So being curious and interested, inside...
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Categories:
winked, adventure, fantasy, house, imagery, mirror, places, world,
Form:
Couplet
Ice Cream Gran 8 - Journey To the Centre of the OeufGran glared at the general. ‘So tell me where we’re at
What’s a chicken got to do with me and Nitro Cat?’
‘That chicken,’ said the general, ‘has laid a special egg
It’s got a micro chip in...
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Categories:
winked, fantasy, grandmother, hero,
Form:
Rhyme
Wandering A Higher TrailWeaving Work I
...
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Categories:
winked, dream, fate, life, metaphor, muse, philosophy, time,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 90“I am sorry I slept for so long, Lumi. I should have relieved you a couple of hours ago,” Joulupukki apologized as his head appeared through the door. “Can I get anything for...
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Categories:
winked, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Northward! He frowned into the storm
The wind ever stirring, the snow swirling 'round
Ahead lay destiny, a lone dying form
He felt a stirring, as if homeward bound
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trudging carefully through the heavy snow he watched as Sprinteren...
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Categories:
winked, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
The Grizzly Old Cowboy's Night At the SaloonThe Grizzly Old Cowboy's Night At The Saloon
That wash-bin washed away tons of trail-dirt
Many a pint of blood too said the old man
He was lean and mean in his cowboy shirt
Weather-beaten face and western sun's...
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Categories:
winked, art, death, history, imagery, judgement, life,
Form:
Narrative
Bees Under Milk Wood : a Spell
"Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting." Robert Frost
"Bees Under Milk Wood : A Spell"
Spider Web glistens wet
in the spoilt lies of...
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Categories:
winked, romance,
Form:
Romanticism
Swimming Against the Current[Note: You will see in the work below connections to other poems I have posted here. Those poems are tangents to this poem that more completely tell the tale of rise, pride, hubris, fall,...
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Categories:
winked, ozymandias, pride, sin,
Form:
Free verse
The Troubled ClientMy most troubling client
told me he died last night.
While this did not appear to be his somber case,
nor, sadly,
did my home office silently resound
like this was his actual historical peace,
I did conjure up sufficient energy
to...
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Categories:
winked, death, dream, health, humanity, humor, nature, tree,
Form:
Free verse
Rainbow GirlI was an irrepressible and happy young woman, and graceful ballet dancer,
Who lived for twirling on a world stage, as red berries are shrub laughter!
I had practiced for so many years, striving to become the...
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Categories:
winked, beautiful, color, depression, fantasy, friendship love, girl,
Form:
Couplet
Out of Toilet Papersilent issues
humanity
and the hypocrisy
of soft tissues
openly
running out of paper rolls
secretly
disgrace on humanity's cheeks silently rolls
there's a monument
on earth
to the unknown soldier
there's a monument
in the firmaments
to the unknown child
a well known secret
a hood by night...
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Categories:
winked, abuse, bullying, child abuse, children, corruption, culture,
Form:
Verse
The TigerillaCHAPTER ONE
They closed the county zoo for it was sick financially
They thought they’d take the creatures to their homes across the sea
The Silverback Gorilla soon in Africa would be
And then they’d go to Asia where...
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Categories:
winked, africa, animal,
Form:
Rhyme
Tige(Circa 1910)
Grandpa had a bulldog whose name was Tige.
They were close – as close as honey and bees.
If Grandpa felt a cold comin’ on –
Well Ol’ Tige was the one who would...
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Categories:
winked, dog, heart, love, me, money, pets, school,
Form:
Rhyme
A Dream That Came TrueA Dream That Came True.
In my mind's eye I had seen her undress a thousand times
sending hot flashes that exploded with her moaning
Months before ever summoning the courage to speak to her
I...
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Categories:
winked, beauty, dance, emotions, love, lust, memory, passion,
Form:
Narrative