Notched Poems

Protagonist of George Harrison

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Written: May 5th, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand

Painting by Peter Doig. A concise abstract on Abbey Road and its pivotal moment.   He subsequently produced outstanding music.   H...

Doubt - Mar 10

...To draw the string back, with a notched arrow,
To sense the taut twine pull against and test
The strength of stiffed up shoulders and flexed chest—
But not to loose the arrow at the sparrow; 

T...

REFUTED

...I dreamt of growing 
As I was drowning 
life was blocked with stones
I was just a vessel that turned

Sincerity would bring love
I thought that's the rule of the world 
I leaned on opacity wit...

THE ur POEMS

...THE ur POEMS


& GAUD said, “Let there be LIGHT VERSE
to illuminate the ‘nature’ of my Curse!”
—michael r. burch


grave request
by michael r. burch

come to ur doom
in Tombstone;

the ...

Tornado

...

A lovely day, the eighth of May, with sunshine and light breeze
You could not tell, that all’s not well and we felt safe at ease
A little blip, a video clip, showed damage way out we...

Psychologically still thirteen

...Psychologically still thirteen 

Ordinarily meaning pre Internet days
familiarization with me would entail
bringing the avid listener 
into my private mancave hideaways
less a physical place th...

Legacy accompanied with inadequacy DESPAIR RING

...Legacy accompanied with inadequacy DESPAIR RING
uninvited GUESTS linkedin as the themes of mein kampf.

Despite countless factorial permutations
& combinations, this cyber surfer
avails left and...

Let's Escape Tonight

...let's escape tonight
leave this drum behind
without packing
without our phones

just take our scars
and sculptured bones
we notched upon each other...

Politesse Pleases Me

...Politesse pleases me...
thank you very much
for letting me clutch
your attention courtesy
sharing following thoughts
thru reading my poem analogous 
to invisible electronic, 
fantastic, kineti...

Kabodlute In Harmony

...World famous player of the five fingered flute,
   Wasn't quite so happy as he used to be.
   Being alone with just his flute,
   Nice clothes,
   And lounging around,
   Didn't do much to make ...

Elusive Ephemeral Ethereal Expansive Eye I Witness Timelessness

...Elusive ephemeral ethereal expansive eye (I) witness timelessness

Analogous to Möbius strip -
measured passage of existence
seems to defy any beginning or end
(unless Artificial Intelligence
s...

And the Oscar Goes To

...And the Oscar goes to… The Academy.
Oh my God… We did it! We won our own Oscar.
From the Academy to the Academy I would like to say thank you.
Thank you for your Outstanding performance in creatin...

Heaven and Earth Kuhlmann Sonnet

...Blindingly bright: flames devour rocky: 
                                                               the cliff.
Provide shape: pace matter falter: 
                                         ...

Ash Wednesday Fire

...A pleasant cool settles
the ground flecked 
by sunlight drizzling down
through a tall canopy
of trees. A slight wind 
tickles the top leaves
with whispers. 
All seems idyllic.

Yet forty yea...

New Year's Eve 2022

...New Year's Eve 2022

Yours truly riddled with social anxiety,
hence (billy me) he will idle away
December 31st, 2022 
sequestered (with the missus) 
hunkered down in his mancave
while madding ...

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