Sonnet Sacrifice Poems

Inevitably, tears of love, of sorrow,
tears that stem from my heart, flow
whenever I think of your sacrifice,
the ultimate payment of a high price.
You were a...

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"A dozen or so times per night is fine, but too much of a good thing
generally leaves one somewhat sore."
-- a singular captain of seamen...

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I grew up holding unto the hands of anger,
It was easy for it to ruin my life.
If I could turn back the hands of time,
I...

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No one can deny
Love exists everywhere
Without which survival is rare
Some reveal through words
Others by offering gifts
Soldiers sacrifice life for nation
Very few dedicate for soul satisfaction
Some...

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So cheerful are the early soft Spring days.
My mind drifts forward to the sunny rays,
that surely come when Winter cold is gone,
and showy flowers by...

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Behold the enemy before our gates
Who deign to slit our throats like sheep this day.
The time has come; our destiny awaits.
We kill or die. There...

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Sacrifice obsession, this love 
This addiction shows 
Every blessing from above 
Descends, and mingles.

Insightful wisdom taking time
Affirm, empathic passion 
Taking over the mind 
This therapy...

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You are welcome to share this poem for noncommercial use and dedicate it to your favorite mother, but please credit the author if you share...

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Thou art the warriors, selfless to work,
All thy moments with the lives in danger,
Beyond the thought of selfish time of break,
Thy sacrifice’s the sign of...

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No Getting Back to Normal, a 9-11 Poem
by Michael R. Burch

for the survivors of 9-11

Intrude upon my grief; sit; take a spot
of milk to cloud...

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Break Time
by Michael R. Burch

for those who lost loved ones on 9-11

Intrude upon my grief; sit; take a spot
of milk to cloud the blackness that...

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Flight 93
by Michael R. Burch

I held the switch in trembling fingers, asked
why existence felt so small, so purposeless,
like a minnow wriggling feebly in my grasp...

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Temporal a passage traipse in units,
Partitioned Earth's axis and Sun's movements.
Temperate seasons buds the cosmos plains,
Text the gods, links the nightshade, spare the chains.

Constellate heaven,...

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You are a poetess (a fancy feast of interjections and alliterations): blue eyes, thing lips, long legs, straight bangs, small breasts and a short temper....

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Experiencing condescension
Coming down from exalted fame
Reaching out to my sinfulness
Bringing to me great compassion
Offering pardon of trust’s claim
Granting eternal life’s fullness…

My Saviour did such sacrifice
To...

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