Girl Pastoral Poems

Instruction
by Michael R. Burch

Toss this poem aside
to the filigreed and the wild tide
of sunset.

Strike my name,
and still it is all the same.
The onset

of night is...

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Oh, how I love the way the cold light flows
from above on a downward stroke 
painting the sky in hues of fire and rain.
The ephemeral...

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On the first of May we celebrated,
Our rural town consisted of Europeans;
From Britain, France, Sweden, Finland,
And Canada, it was a community day.
   ...

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I awoke this morning to the sun in my face ,
   Quickly I sat  up for I knew it was late .
My...

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I don’t know who I am anymore
Last night I was laid bleeding on the floor
Asking myself who I was
As the devil stood up in applause
Asking...

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I saw a bird fall from the sky, I watched a grown man 

as sit on the corner with his only possessions left in his...

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In this colliding world of hate; there is some girl without a date.
Like it is today.
Some little girl is trying to find her way.
In this...

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I need someplace better to go. 
Like a poverty-stricken township. 
In a city made of gold. 
Where people trust and love each other. 
Where I...

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