Michael Poems - Poems about Michael

...Haiku Translations II Illuminated by the harvest moon smoke is caught creeping across the water... Hattori Ransetsu, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Fanning its tail fla......Read More

...Haiku Translations I As the monks sip their morning tea, chrysanthemums quietly blossom. —Matsuo Basho, loose translation by Michael R. Burch The fragrance of plum blossoms on a foggy path: ......Read More

...Epigrams VIII Brief Fling I by Michael R. Burch To write an epigram, cram. If you lack wit, scram! Brief Fling II by Michael R. Burch “Epigram” means cram, then scram! Brief F......Read More

...BI IN A DUNGEON “A beam of moonlight woke me up. I have had it enough; brushing up the dust in my lap, I rose. The dark dungeon in the valley… I scream out because they suffocate me in that d......Read More

...Early Poems XVI The Beautiful People by Michael R. Burch They are the beautiful people, and their shadows dance through the valleys of the moon to the listless strains of an ancient tune. ......Read More

...A business lady has a hunch You will enjoy, "Period Crunch"* Your monthly cycle Titillates Michael Perfect for breakfast, not for lunch! * a new raspberry-flavoured uterus-shaped cerea......Read More

... LOOKING BACK IN TIME... I WAS SITTING IN A CLASSROOM. AS A VERY YOUNG PERSON. AND THE TEACHER SAID. LET'S ALL CLEAR OUR MINDS AND THINK OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN COUNT TO 100. I THOUG......Read More

...Early Poems XV Ambition by Michael R. Burch Men speak of their “ambition” and I smile to hear them say that within them burns such fire, such a longing to be great ... But I laugh at th......Read More

...Early Poems XIV Am I by Michael R. Burch Am I inconsequential; do I matter not at all? Am I just a snowflake, to sparkle, then to fall? Am I only chaff? Of what use am I? Am I just a f......Read More

...Archangel Michael is one of my most endearing spirit guides. What other angel is revered by so many religions? Catholics agree he is the leader of God’s army. He is prominent in Judaism, Christian......Read More

... We live in wait for better things Which rise above the crest of sea With much to share we are at peace By hand in hand, we wander free There is one flower in the bed I never pick above the......Read More

... Ascending at a very rapid pace*; Ma......Read More

...I'm not a Monarchist but I don't hate The Queen. I lied to her when I was nine At Finningley it was. We had to wait For ages for her standing in a line She asked me if we had a special day Off......Read More

...These are the best sports poems by Michael R. Burch, Part V Just Smile by Michael R. Burch We'd like to think some angel smiling down will watch him as his arm bleeds in the yard, ripped of......Read More

...The best sports poems by Michael R. Burch, Part IV King Henry the Great by Michael R. Burch Long live the King! Send him victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us: Long liv......Read More