Love Night Poems

I always said tether to the void
Not any idealistic reason or choice
Now suspended I know why I’ve been devoid
Because how can one speak with an...

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Sharon
by Michael R. Burch, circa age 15

apologies to Byron

I.

Flamingo-minted, pink, pink cheeks,
dark hair streaked with a lisp of dawnlight;
I have seen your shadow creep
through eerie...

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In the twilight of a crystalline night, under the rounded silence of moonlight,
my thoughts flow like a river struggling within the banks of a poet's...

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In the quiet whispers of the night,
Underneath the soft moonlight,
Two hearts dance in silent song,
In love's embrace, they belong.

Her eyes, they shine like the stars...

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I Know You’re There

		Sometimes at night,
		I think I hear your voice,
		I think you’re there,
		Sometimes during the day
		I think of you and pray,
		You’re up there in...

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There was a dark fog  
Just after the big blast.  
To see the beauty of His art
He commanded for there to be light.

The...

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In still skies, 
Sapphire glistens
Roaring across the night,
Heaven’s seas, rich melodies
Caressing the silence
Tempting sighs
On the breath of desire,
Moments colored in fire,
Rustling the Autumn leaves
On mahogany...

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No reason to remind what’s known, as clear as day
Midsummer days are still, with skies of blue and white
The evening strawberries decline in cups of...

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My mouth coated with Coco bombs 
Washed with vanilla cream
Taste buds scream, as if they are exploding
Flavor that melts on my tongue 
And I haven't...

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Aphorism Plus                   “How Long Did I Dream”by...

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In the secret whispers of the night, I watch how the world shatters into a galaxy of stars,
Each spark is an untold story, a broken...

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Advice to Young Poets
by Nicanor Parra Sandoval
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Youngsters,
write however you will
in your preferred style.
Too much blood flowed under the bridge
for me...

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In the mystical night of my thoughts, enveloped in the mystery of desire and nostalgia,
Can my soul be condemned if I have used my genius...

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In the deep night, when stars fall like tears on the fields of dreams,
My thoughts drift aimlessly, lost in the whirlpool of consciousness,
Somewhere between reality...

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Oh what a hot day it has been,
now turning into a hot night.
Where the sweat runs off my body, 
where the air can be cut...

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