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Michal Poems - Poems about Michal


Premium MemberDance of Praise

...Dancing like the wind
In the oaks, with leaves
Waltzing to melodies
Notes of light, joy, faith
Reflected in His grace
As He rains down His love
Across the souls of ones
Who know Him as their G...
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Categories: michal, christian, dance, inspirational, jesus,
Form: Free verse

The Fallen

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“The Fallen”



Remote,
he sees himself 
in the reflection of cold close 
yet distant shop windows, 
his final journey along the 
Hard Time Roa...
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Categories: michal, family, freedom, friendship, god,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberSaul's Spite of David

...*Image of David and Saul issued by Public Domain as it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1926.
Saul's Spite Of David

I may not...
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Categories: michal, angst, evil, hero, jealousy,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Yo Dog

...Roses are red
udders are pink
your moms a dink...
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Categories: michal, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Bio

Safe Word

...What do I wanna do?
Hmm c'mere
Come here
Let me whisper in your ear

Watch your back
I'm eyeing you closely
Holiest of holies
Coveting more

When I'm ready
Predatory
Consensual lust
Star...
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Categories: michal, class,
Form: Free verse



Function Begets Form

...They are not meat drapes;
They are a meat tapestry -
Sometimes more is less.




© Michal Czechak 2016...
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Categories: michal, beauty,
Form: Senryu

The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

...Appetites belie intelligence
Heat the quantum furnace
Furious bellows endure the excitement
Behold...!

Can you not hear the rumble brewing?

Butchers trained
To spin the looms
Tailors prime...
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Categories: michal, prayer,
Form: Free verse

Elementary

...My love is like ice

In the palm of your hand
I puddle

Release to preserve
Endure to exhaust


My lust is like fire

At the back of your hand
I singe

Release to preserve
Endure to ex...
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Categories: michal, love, lust,
Form: Free verse

Three Haiku

...I. Metaphor

All things now: sound like,
Look like, feel like - seem to be;
But, like, what, like, is?



II. Structure

Temptation Tower;
Ground Zero for Sin and Death -
Hope lies in the...
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Categories: michal, poetry,
Form: Haiku

Better Lucky Than Good

...[Author's Note: These are song lyrics.]


Thinkin' of breakin'
A habit or two
Thinkin' about bein' better for you
Thinkin' of great things
Instant and true

But thinkin's about all I know ho...
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Categories: michal, age,
Form: Verse

The Carpenter

...When I'm pining for the power to yield
Breaking all the branches I seize
Acres for the taking in a forest of mistakes
I can't see for the trees

I level
With the shallow playing field
Dreaming...
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Categories: michal, art, work,
Form: Verse

A Taste of Spring

...Distracted
Restlessly inactive
Desperate for the formula for joy

Attracted
Recklessly reactive
Rescued from the silence of the void

(Hearing everything)
Over the frozen ground
You walk on...
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Categories: michal, spring,
Form: Verse

Ole' Waylon

..."I don't think Hank done it this way"
You snarled and growled your essay
Your show was a rebel's ballet
But you had that old devil to pay
Ole' Waylon was a true outlaw hero

Fed up with that same old...
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Categories: michal, inspirational, music, old, old,
Form: Monorhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things