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In Praise of the Euphemism

...
Of that body part men activate
to urinate or procreate –
as the case or need may be –
it’s clinical terminology
is still considered by many
as off limits in polite society
whereas its vulgar ...

Objections To The Rule

...Objections to The Rule



Objectification of a person happening every single day 

Quantification on what is certain when the process has lost its way 

Magnification hiding behind the curtai...

Night Labor, for Rachel Corrie

...Night Labor
by Michael R. Burch

for Rachel Corrie

Tonight we keep the flame alive;
we keep the candle lit.
We burn bright incense in your name
and swear we’ll not forget—
your innocence, y...

Jacqueline Trestrail

...On this day 40 years ago in 1978 my mother, Jacqueline Anne Trestrail, left this world after a relatively short battle with cancer - she was 46. Jimmy Carter was President and Annie Hall won best...

Living Dead

...A vast multitude adorn in dregs purloining, 
Fashionable filth clocked with piety, 
Showmanship on sacred alters, 
Multitude of compromised public orators. 
Fair formalities of professors void of...

Blessing of the Fleet

...The Madonna looked less
than amused as she swayed
in time to the steps 
of the six men who carried her
aloft down Hart Street
towards the river
and the waiting fleet.
This was no solemn affair...

Circa Sixty One Years Ago July 6th 2001

...Circa sixty one years ago July 6th, 2001 -
birth of dear beloved wife

We now get along swimmingly
analogous to this bro and his older sis
on the cusp of our gifted silver married years
if her ...

Homage To the Gay Poets

...I was wondering how many renowned gay poets I know— 
Like Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, and Arthur Rimbaud? 
Edna St. Vincent Millay and Alice Walker, I am told, 
Both Sylvia Plath and Gertrude Stein...

First Lady of Hotitude

...FIRST LADY OF HOTITUDE

You walk into a bar, all eyes lock on you,			
The fashions which you flaunt reveal quite a view,		
There’s something special ‘bout the way you move,			
You carry yourself...

Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge

...These are poems about Ann Rutledge and her romantic relationship with Abraham Lincoln. 

Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge
by Michael R. Burch

Winter was not easy,
nor would the spring return.
...

Tawfiq Zayyad Translation: Here We Shall Remain

...Here We Shall Remain
by Tawfiq Zayyad
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Like twenty impossibilities
in Lydda, Ramla and Galilee ...
here we shall remain.

Like brick walls...

Ohhobbitfeetinbirkenstocks

...OH, Hobbitfeet in Birkenstocks
Puritanical piglets oinkfest 
O'er the Shambridge Shantabridgians 
Alliedallies reconoitering 
Panted depth of tofuloitring 
Agag on ersatzphermony 
100%meatlessb...

Robert Burns Translation: Comin Thro the Rye

...Comin Thro the Rye
by Robert Burns
modern English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
Oh, Jenny's all wet, poor body,
Jenny's seldom dry;
She's draggin' all her petticoats
Comin' ...

Who, Us

...who, US?
by Michael R. Burch

jesus was born
a palestinian child
where there’s no Room
for the meek and the mild

... and in bethlehem still
to this day, lambs are born
to cries of “no Room...

Cleansings

...Cleansings
by Michael R. Burch

Walk here among the walking specters. Learn
inhuman patience. Flesh can only cleave
to bone this tightly if their hearts believe
that God is good, and never mind...

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