Repaid Poems - Poems about Repaid

SUMMER'S PROMISSORY NOTE

...Option #5 Poem Written for “Half Past Summer, Two Months 'Till Fall Poetry Contest,” Andrea Dietrich, sponsor.
SUMMER'S PROMISSORY NOTE
Summer: I relish its tastes, s...

god of men

...Corrupt heart, depraved mind
A master of time, the weaver of trap
One whose mouth, falsehood emit
Gone from men, man and ghoul part and part

A victor, the slayer of ten men
A wolf in sheep’s c...

SHELTER FROM THE STORM

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Today I’m channeling on of my favorite Bob Dylan songs to help me with my poem.

SHELTER FROM THE STORM

A storm has raged across this country since its inception…
swirling clouds of greed and...

Not dead yet

...I never noticed your age, creeping up but never reflected in your face. Your voice still warms and soothes me. "Nana's here!" Was my war cry, and now my children's. I'm not jealous, more of a passing...

A Star adrift

...A Star Adrift

In the quiet of a shadowed room,
A man sat still, wrapped in gloom.
His hands were clenched, his shoulders low,
A heart weighed down by life’s cruel blows.

Fear lived in him, a...

Sir Thomas Wyatt translations 2

...SIR THOMAS WYATT TRANSLATIONS 2

What menethe this?
by Sir Thomas Wyatt, circa early 16th century
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

WHAT does this mean, when I lie alone?
I...

Waiting for Waiting’s End

...The chancy countdown clock of my mortality
is ticking toward some unknown preset alarm.
I’m aware of every taciturn tick tock
in unrecoverable moments spent waiting
for something to happen…
and ...

Lord Cam Was Here

...Lord Cam Was Here.
I had and spent a great time here.
The end is not far away.
I turned 65 in May of this year 2024.
I am on my way out. Headinng up to heaven.
I helped a lot of people. Many tur...

A Kindness Creed

...Kindness consists of love in action,
not just feelings of warm fuzzies.
It’s done not in self-interest,
but is repaid in other ways.
Staying selfless, not selfish,
not transacting one-sidedly,
...

MIGHTY WIND

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MIGHTY WIND 

Mighty wind, 
upon the souls of men, 
returning that to which has been sown,

A troubling storm, 
the skies stirring to warn,  
a furious funnel aiming to claim its own.

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Debts

...Just like my ridiculous amount of financial debt,
With the amount of lost rest accumulated as a sleep debt,
These will never be repaid until the day I am surely dead....

The Persons That We Are

...* inspired by Silent One's contest

within each human soul a struggle lies-
the battle waged between one's mind and heart 
relationships we're quick to analyze
when strong emotions rip our world...

Telling Hands

...His once smooth, light, tender hands 	 	 
Now callused, rough and worn.	 
The veins that once were hidden now		 
Protrude as purple strands.			 

Baby skin, now savage wounds		 
Display how muc...

Still within reach

...Seems nothing much changes
     when you look out from vestibules;
The grass always looks greener
     if the rich ones make all the rules.
You can walk many miles,
     moving far from your pre...

Whisper of Youth

...Whispers of Youth

Dusty boxes, like forgotten books, Hold chapters of quantum leaps— My first steps, tiny and determined, Leading to a world of wonders.

Goat’s milk, flavored with Grenada nutme...

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