Autumn On The Ground Poems

All within the taiga glade,
Their raiments gilt in comely shades,
The burgess shrives vagrant souls.
A garth of god for men alow.

Whereinto the roots may grow,
We wayfarers...

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There was a dear November long ago
Tucked on the top shelf with my good stuff
Along with the other fond sentiments
Good books and pictures go hand...

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On the ground golden brown leaves AWAITS WINTER TIME BREEZE-

Golden dead brown leaves
Fallen unto the autumn grounds
Coming soon winter
It’s yet autumn, so is the breeze
Flying...

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Upon the ground

(To be sung to the tune of “As Time Goes By” from the movie “Casablanca”) 

In this October mist
I know you must insist
The...

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5/26/21


Get off your high horse now
Obviously we got no common ground
So quick to put me down
And to spread my business around
The town
Because you think I've...

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what
is
the past
but
the
sight of autumn
at last
with
her bounty 
pastel colored leaves displayed
scattered
only
if
upon
the
quiet ground...

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falling leaves on ground
leaving tree limbs shivering
naked exposure...

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Leaves scatter and turning
Trembling 
Captured
In the white yonder
All hit the ground
Seeking the light abound
Covering away pristine
The dancing, fertile green
As zephyr breath fights 
Against the autumn...

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Thin Kin
by Michael R. Burch

Skeleton!
Tell us what you lack...
the ability to love,
your flesh so slack?

Will we frighten you,
grown as pale & unsound...
when we also haunt
the...

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growing
sowing
blowing
glowing
buds no longer growing, seeds sowing
cool winds are blowing, trees now glowing...

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November in a teacup
Looking up at your face
Our set of changes 
Our own autumn 
Pizzicato motion feels
Pleasure inside my sound
When Love lies above me 
Leaves...

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