Long Winking Poems
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State of the Art IiiState of the Art (III)
These are my "ars poetica" poems: the ones about the art and craft of writing poetry in a modern world that doesn't always recognize the artists or their work.
Come Down
by...
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Categories:
winking, art, muse, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poems ViPoems about Poems VI
The Board
by Michael R. Burch
Accessible rhyme is never good.
The penalty is understood?
soft titters from dark board rooms where
the businessmen paste on their hair
and, Walter Mitties, woo the Muse
with reprimands of Dr. Seuss.
The...
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Categories:
winking, extended metaphor, heaven, muse, passion, poems, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Various Heresies 3Various Heresies 3
Breakings
by Michael R. Burch
I did it out of pity.
I did it out of love.
I did it not to break the heart of a tender, wounded dove.
But gods without compassion
ordained: Frail things must break!
Now...
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Categories:
winking, america, bible, christian, god, jesus, religion, usa,
Form:
Verse
SnapshotsSnapshots
by Michael R. Burch
Here I scrawl extravagant rainbows.
And there you go, skipping your way to school.
And here we are, drifting apart
like untethered balloons.
Here I am, creating "art,"
chanting in shadows,
pale as the crinoline moon,
ignoring your face.
There...
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Categories:
winking, divorce,
Form:
Free verse
Juvenilia: Early Poems IxJuvenilia: Early Poems IX
These are early poems of mine, written in my teens as a high school student and during my first two years of college.
Shock
by Michael R. Burch
It was early in the morning of...
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Categories:
winking, boy, child, childhood, high school, student, teen,
Form:
Rhyme
Let Me Give Her DiamondsLet Me Give Her Diamonds
by Michael R. Burch
Let me give her diamonds
for my heart's
sharp edges.
Let me give her roses
for my soul's
thorn.
Let me give her solace
for my words
of treason.
Let the flowering of love
outlast a winter
season.
Let me...
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Categories:
winking, valentines day,
Form:
Verse
For All That I RememberedFor All That I Remembered
by Michael R. Burch
For all that I remembered, I forgot
her name, her face, the reason that we loved ...
and yet I hold her close within my thought:
I feel the burnished weight...
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Categories:
winking, desire, dream, memory, remember, sad love, soulmate,
Form:
Sonnet
Modern Sonnets IMODERN SONNETS I
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
Maker, Fakir, Curer
by Michael R. Burch
A poem...
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Categories:
winking, art, freedom, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
Sonnets Xxv-XxxiiSonnets XXV-XXXII
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
winking, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
Doggerel IiDoggerel II: Doggerel about Doggerel, or, More Nonsense Verse
The Board
by Michael R. Burch
Accessible rhyme is never good.
The penalty is understood:
soft titters from dark board rooms where
the businessmen paste on their hair
and, Walter Mitties, woo the...
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Categories:
winking, animal, dog, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly,
Form:
Light Verse
Sonnets Xc-XcviiSonnets XC-XCVII
Artificial Smile
by Michael R. Burch
I’m waiting for my artificial teeth
to stretch belief, to hollow out the cob
of zealous righteousness, to grasp life’s stub
between clenched molars, and yank out the grief.
Mine must be art-official?zenlike Art?
a...
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Categories:
winking, art, grave, grief, life, night, pain, smile,
Form:
Sonnet
Comedy of Impeaching ErrorsThe Republican congressmen,
and I do mean white privileged straight men,
came to their Democratic opposition
concerned about how depressing
December can be,
and all of winter,
come to think and feel
of dark discerning Advent,
So maybe we could stage
a comedic debate
about...
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Categories:
winking, caregiving, earth, health, humor, integrity, political, trust,
Form:
Political Verse
Georg Cantor Chasing Infinity I MustGeorg Cantor. Chasing infinity. I must!
He was a very lonely man
Tortured by desire to understand
The world and the God’s mind
Like a fearless seasoned sailor
He embarked an elegant boat
Of extreme mental endeavor
With...
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Categories:
winking, anxiety, death, dedication, deep, depression, philosophy, sad,
Form:
Ballad
Poems About Poets ViiPoems about Poets VII
Gallant Knight
by Michael R. Burch
for Alfred Dorn and Anita Dorn
Till you rest with your beautiful Anita,
rouse yourself, Poet; rouse and write.
The world is not ready for your departure,
Gallant Knight.
Teach us to sing...
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Categories:
winking, christian, dance, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Bye Bye BirdieIt was late in the perpetual summer, and I had been dozing,
On a blue and balmy afternoon, as I lulled on my porch swing.
When from my pleasurable dreams, I was eventually aroused,
By sweet breezes that...
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Categories:
winking, adventure, beautiful, bird, fantasy, friendship love, imagery,
Form:
Couplet
Font Din BlackFont Din Black
so u real???
Warning! The following choppy, batty,
dopey: elegy = flaky, goofy, history: iffy,
jumpy, kooky: loopy, matty, nappy, nippy,
sketchy material prone to find the reader
dazed and bewildered, yet comfortably...
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Categories:
winking, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, addiction,
Form:
Free verse
Mildred and Stanley - Both Audio and TextMy wife and I were traveling down the road one afternoon
When she said, “Honey, I could use a pit-stop pretty soon.”
Now…we all know the feeling when old Mother Nature calls,
So I said, “As...
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Categories:
winking, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Solitary Confinement 1SOLITARY CONFINEMENT 1 : Number Four
Many chains, many locks and bars
clattered at four in the morning
black bitter coffee drugged
a single bucket of cold water
...
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Categories:
winking, africa, body, character, emotions, history, humanity, integrity,
Form:
Bio
Betsy FableBetsy is “just a cow” most would say. She’s dark rust, almost auburn in color, with large white patches all over her body and especially on her rather long, nosey face. She has deep, soft...
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Categories:
winking, animal, appreciation, character, farm, giving, god, thanks,
Form:
Prose
Wergle Flomp Good Humor 2023Wergle Flomp Good Humor 2023
The following constitutes a rather
twisted as a pretzel SUBTITLE:
I dash with my jiggling boobs in an attempt to escape...
being overrun by teddy bears and beanie babies
while carrying out heavy...
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Categories:
winking, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, america, animal,
Form:
Rhyme
Oferta Del Diablo - Part OneThe Beast smirked, horns quivering ...
"You know you want to", he said, nodding toward the hills
There, above a dark, gaping wound of earth, Página Sagrada shone.
A sheer, white marble face of mountain, it shamed all...
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Categories:
winking, adventure, analogy, fantasy, metaphor, satire, science fiction,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Blues In the BackgroundMy life was so exciting and busy, but still I was dissatisfied,
For my job was going nowhere, like blooms with noplace to hide.
I had for long had a dream, of becoming a world famous singer,
But...
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Categories:
winking, fantasy, friendship, imagery, music, nature, sad, song,
Form:
Couplet
Fall BreakIn New Haven, Lisa misses the sad, dark, city aesthetics of her hometown. Its crime podcast vibe, actinic crime-lighting and sirens in the distance, that lull her to sleep like lullabies. She has a disturbingly...
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Categories:
winking, food, friendship, fun, humor, new york, sister,
Form:
Free verse
The Star Witness PotdWhile we walked home from the movies, one moonlit starry night,
My friends and I talked and laughed, enjoying summer's delights.
The streets were quite silent, as trees swayed in warm breezes,
And night blooms graced the walks,...
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Categories:
winking, creation, fantasy, friendship, imagery, magic, star, universe,
Form:
Couplet
Wave Bye ByeI loved the cool, blue-green seas, and was most at home on crystal water,
As earth, forever in the pale glow of a moon, looks fondly to its daughter.
I had always been a strong swimmer, for...
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Categories:
winking, adventure, beach, fantasy, lost, nature, sea, water,
Form:
Couplet