Lost Memory Poems

"God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..."  Unkown

Angels come in all sizes
Never knowing when they will appear
Great fur coats to...

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We thought life would have been
so simple: flowers and hugs,
sentimental nights and songs;
then, reality came with its pain...
we were no longer that invincible,
rather two people...

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much of what's behind
lies buried within the mind
revised or maligned

boiling down this life
using memory as knife
won't halt inner strife

trying to avoid
staring straight into the void
ego...

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High upon the rubbles, a country shall reign
A generation to continue the lost struggles
And they shall fight, a fight to exist
And that fight shall be...

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as I came across the yellowed card
unfolding lost fond memories
life pages of my yesterdays
yearning for those I miss
the lines written there
slowly became
soft whispers
my eyes,
blur
...

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These are poems about sinking, poems about drowning, poems about loss, and poems about new discoveries we sometimes make while feeling lost...



Sinking
by Michael R. Burch

for...

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my river
blackest water 
death etched in wet stone 
tumbling dark and light 
disentangle the night
and roll my body
into the deep cold of you
my river 
once...

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Beneath the starry vault of memory, your voice lays down
Like a blanket of marble weathered by long-forgotten deities.
I've allowed my hopes to be gently polished
By...

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Time has wrinkled our weeping faces,
never withered any of the embraces;
oh, how delightful is to walk again 
down the path of youth and not fear
whatever...

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The silver orb of the luminous full moon ascended,
slithering silent on the satin slope of sapphire sky.
Enticing cadence of the dancing sequins sensual
pulsated through the...

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I find myself drinking from a bitter cup which I’d much rather set aside,,, for is full with tale of long past memories and time...

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I stood in the field of the lost,
Called from my slumber,
I found myself in this forever field,
They walked in silence and serenity,
The wounded, the wearied...

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Quote: “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” --...

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 Expression Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Silent One
Written 4/15/24



A Time To Reflect

As my last sunset nears

I look back at the sunrise

And dwell on the past

I order another beer

And...

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I hate being the 'incident' of your story
Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast
Hate how I get a reminder of you
Now we're...

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