Villanelles II
...Villanelle
by Michael R. Burch
Is poetry mere turning of a phrase?
Has prose become its height and depth and sum?
What happened to the songs of yesterdays?
Does prose leave all nine Muses ve...
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Categories:
nelle, dark, muse, poems, poetry,
Form: Villanelle
Nella Casematta
...Taras Shevcenco
Nella casematta
Dedicazione ai miei compagni
Reivocate , fratres meos…
Che non ritornino i guai,
Quando miravamo in...
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Categories:
nelle, abuse, freedom, friendship, slavery,
Form: Verse
When Legends Die
...Written upon hearing of the passing of a fellow Alabamian.
When Legends Die
Nelle died today
And left behind
A legacy
Which shall endure
As long as words
Can still be read
And characters
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Categories:
nelle, death, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Warm Thrill, Brief Unforgettable Moment, Mario De Paz 11,19,2013
...That field of wheat
Gilded by sun
Cherished by wind
Tender received
Our bodies
Quivering.
A warm thrill
Down in my back,
In my bones,
While embracing her
In the field of wheat.
A warm thrill
Is now q...
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Categories:
nelle, love,
Form: Prose Poetry
Moderna Commedia, Second Canto, Part 2
...Quelle vicende vissi fino in fondo.
Quando mi riappropriai della mia vita
Se questo è un uomo chiesi a tutto il mondo.”
Those events I lived through and through.
When I again impropriated of ...
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Categories:
nelle, dream,
Form: Terza Rima
Future Dreams/ Zukunftsträume/ Somnis De Futur (Catalán)/Sogni Futuri (Italian) Sentanka
...Your future dreams
Empty paper in your hands
Disguised as desire
Your words written in silence
Until the last sunlight vanishes
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Deine Zukunftsträu...
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Categories:
nelle, on writing and words
Form: Tanka