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Bonding with Nature

...Bonding with Nature

Early Sunday morning; 
nature rattling at the front door!
I accept the invitation to bond,
stepping out with nothing more in tow
than an upturned collar
and a theatrical i...

A Plea to the Dry Guys

...Moving like moonlight
I am the OG silver surfer
Fleshwalkers, Dry Guys, Land Livers,
Have been around for, 
What, 300,000 years?
Try 20 million years.

We eat stingrays.
Literally. For breakf...

Annie Londonderry

...In 1894, Annie climbed on a bike
Told the doubters to take a hike
Planned to cycle cross the planet, found sponsors, took a gun
Though she died 50 years after, her legend had begun.

How much is...

Jinks

...As I walk down the narrow tunnel
In the solitude of Purgatory,
I see paper hearts lining the wall,
Like childrens' cut-outs, 'quite ordinary'.

Each heart has a penned name on its face.
I'm jol...

Moonlit Reverie - Part Ii

...Written: September 10, 2023
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Sumptuous whispers are carried by the breeze.
A sonorous tune that calms moods and puts me ...

Quixotic

...In a world where dreams are rakish and quixotic,
Where quiddity seems extravagantly chaotic,
A chivalrous soul dares to be different.
With a heart that beats fervently, so magnificent....

Reason

...From you people would expect some reason
For an act that shows the way to prison.
It gets as far as act of treason:
The scarcely pardoned any season…
 
The finest weapon of Roguish Satan,
With ...

Nigerian Police Station

...Once, I was there to check a tall Zaki
And it became reason to meet khaki,
Very clean but most offices tacky:
A cop could turn one into a lackey!
 
I know The Police is for the Nation
But I sha...

Bullingdon Boys

...BULINGDON  BOYS


    Bogus ! Bullingdon boys !
    Engaged in chaotic noise,
    raising cheerful voice
          but not pretty sight.
          All are out at night.

   Bold Bullingdon l...

Light Verse and Nonsense Verse Iv

...LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE IV

Anti-Vegan Manifesto
by Michael R. Burch

Let us
avoid lettuce,
sincerely,
and also celery!


Rising Fall
by Michael R. Burch

after Keats

Seasons ...

A Land Without a Single Crook

...A land without a single crook,
Because criminals they don't brook:
They'd out fish them with a hook
Relying in their roguish look...

A District without a Half Crook
Battered eyes to one make a...

Thoughts On Suspense

...Suspense is a thing worth not knowing
Dying for the knowledge of the mystery
From novice to brainiac ever flowing,
Slipping into the dark annals of history.

Shudders at the noise of vic...

Rush Amid the Rapids Published

...The greatest performance of my life.  
Howard’s proud piece de resistance award  on Poetry Nook for my magnum opus “Rush Amid The Rapids” in their daily member section.
After endless hours of toil,...

God Is Always Good - 2

...
He was gone for all of that time
No one knew what his life was like
He could have been a thief or murderer
Only God knows all that he’s done
Why would Daddy let him come back home?

H...

Those Who Want Me To Try Robbery

...Those who want me to try robbery
Can kick-start it with bribery
Or get ready for snobbery…

And I’ve fastened it on a Million Dollar
Plus a dozen shirt with Golden Collars…
Or my tempters for t...

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