Richard Burton Poems - Poems about Richard Burton

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...A pure Hawaiian of rare birth,
living a life somewhat carefree,
fed farm animals by this squirt,
sticks and stones were real toys indeed,
set trash ablaze, be on alert,
a barefoot countr...

Now That Was Entertainment

...Richard Burton
       was uncertain
     if Liz Taylor cried

     Fred Astaire
       liked Ginger Rogers'
     graceful derriere

     Ricky Ricardo
       said 'I Love Lucy'
     Those t...

Mind Bendingly Real

...I wake from a bad dream 
Hey there new man
That’s what they said to me
Hey there how’s it been lately?
I stand, look and see

Elvis, Martin Luther King and John Lennon walk on by so casually.
...

Liz and Richard

...Liz and Richard

The actor Richard Burton
loved Liz Taylor for certain.
While filming “Cleopatra”
her heart he did capture.

Liz really thought Rich
would be her last hitch.
Love...

Fifty Some Years Ago

...(Taking headlines from October 1964,
the poem revisits our shared experience ...)

Monday 5: Fifty-Four East Germans Tunnel to Freedom

Back then, it was not in doubt,
(Richard Burton Tony Quin...

Dame Elizabeth Taylor's Gems

...Don’t miss out! 
Elizabeth Taylor's most valuable,
Two hundred and sixty-nine jewel sale
Thirty Million Dollar auction,
Including her Emerald collection,
She quoted that her ring
Gave her the s...

Looks Alive But In Reality Dead

...Life is for many absolutely lifeless
so many struggles having to face
thoughts since birth always same
life seems all one long chase

One is born then one will die
in between it's all just basi...

Poetry Reading Sonnet

...The Poetry Reading a Sonnet
We stayed at a small hotel only brick throw away from one 
of Paris’s famous hotel where British MP’s let themselves 
be bribed just to stay there for a weekend with a ...

Richard Burton - Movie Contest

...He was of humble birth no 12 of 13 children
In a small place called pontyrhydyfen *
He had a voice you could listen too
Never mind watch him on screen

His love life was a well known fact
Marrying on...

The End Stool

...The End Stool

Always askew
As if occupants left quickly
Such is the life of the bar’s end stool

We’ve all noticed its isolation
Its paradoxical value as an observation point
The lighthouse warnings...

Diamonds Are Forever

...Hollywood couples in their own dramatic way
Are like characters in a Shakespearean  play
To be or not to be
That was the question you see
When they first met on the set  of the "Anthony and Cleopatra...

Elizabeth and Richard

...Elizabeth Taylor known as "Liz'
Her acting skills and violet eyes make her a star in show biz
Jewelry was her passion, but her simple kindness was the jewel that made her shine
Married eight times...

3 Winks To a Dream....Meditating [1977]

...a popsicle 
a 
moment 
on 
the 
beach 
we 
never 
had 
Richard Burton 
the iguana 
Puerto Vallarta 

we 
never 
had 
a 
drink 
sitting 
on the king and I 
purple faced 
dream 
i...

A Drug Dealer Reflects...

...The chorus, a cacophony, 
as gulls exploded
from the mudflats, on the estuary,
sleet, brain-numbing,
pelted a grey curtain;
with hands thrust deep, pocket jammed,
I felt like Richard Burton,
s...

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