Pittance Poems - Poems about Pittance

...Will you walk with me, when my step has slowed? Will you hold my hand, along life’s winding road? I dream of growing old, in a cottage by the sea. The sunset years spent, with you and......

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... He mended shoes for a mere pittance His payment was your smile A craftsman from another age Pride in his work his going wage One morn his light was off, his do......

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...They got the whole world in their hands Worth north of a trillion dollars, (plus or minus a billion dollars here and there), the unnamed obscenely rich, (which top 15 billionaires projected to......

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...These are English translations of Urdu poems by Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Speak! by Faiz Ahmed Faiz loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Speak, while your lips are still free. Sp......

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...These are modern English translations of epigrams and poems by the ancient Greek poet Erinna... On a Betrothed Girl by Erinna loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I sing of Ba......

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...Alone, alone, all, all alone Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony. —Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Rime and Reason I ......

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...Sore Ankle impatiently edging past my husband the lid - lifts off - from the pot microwave still ajar He Cares not in mood to hear capitulation at my ankle’s screaming pitta......

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...You see the people on welfare, and wonder what’s keeping them there, the hand-outs breed dependency, why work if you get it for free? But those hand-outs don’t get you far, don’t buy a house, or......

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...George Rodrigue never expected the Blue Dog to be his ticket to fame But it is, and it has never stopped If you were one of the lucky ones, you have first editions Purchased for a mere pittance on......

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...Written 28 April 2024 “Genius begins great works. Labour alone finishes them.” Joseph Joubert Labour Day ......

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...In the age of the 4IR, they say, "You will own nothing and be happy," Cryptos, NFTs, shares, and memecoins, the array. We chase dreams of wealth, oh so snappy. But hope is what keeps us alive, ......

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...What The Roses Don’t Say by Michael R. Burch Oblivious to love, the roses bloom and never touch ... They gather calm and still to watch the busy insects swarm their leaves ... They sway, bem......

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...Every year In Robin Hood Country Nottingham There in October, they hold. What is known, as the Goose Fair. It's huge. and goes back centuries, straining the Middle Ages, perhaps even longer. My pal......

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...Upon the horizon darkness loomed mocking the shadows in my heart Love was doomed, dismally abused Emotions bleeding out Have I succumbed to malaise and died If there's a faint pulse I have no ......

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...'Twas a tawdry affair that trifles pittance fare, A Qualified Judge. ~0~ Allied With Grudge. ~0~ Pride Did Smudge. ~0~ Backslide By Nudge. ~0~ Denied To Rejudge. ~0~ Teary-Ey......

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