Heaven Separation Poems

My heaven, yes that kind of heaven was between 
his lips when he sang those songs to me, 
his guitar strings sounded like ocean waves...

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Separation of Souls

Within the coolness of the heat
Where the light and Dark meet

The place where souls will be taken
Some dissolve while others awaken

Souls to the...

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I never should have left.
I belong here.
This is my home.
When I left,
I left you in the dark,
In the unknown.
I left you behind and alone.
I caused...

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my skin won't always keep me from the universe out there...

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We may suffer tribulation and trouble
but does that mean the Lord leaves us alone?
We may be destitute, hungry and naked,
but does the Lord turn his...

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Epitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch

I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.



Autumn...

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Oft in My Thought
by Charles D'Orleans
translation by Michael R. Burch

So often in my busy mind I sought,
Around the advent of the fledgling year,
For something pretty...

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The Pain of Love
by Michael R. Burch 
 
for T. M.
 
The pain of love is this:
the parting after the kiss;
 
the train steaming from...

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Two Little Babies

My poor heart was crushed and broken;
Into pieces long ago.
Though in time the pieces mended;
Two are missing, don't you know?

At the table two...

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Jesus kept it simple parable speaking
knowing the people needed to understand
for their eternal future was at stake
getting this wrong sent them to doomland

The heavenly net...

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