Star Separation Poems

i spot a shooting star
you spot it too
and for the first time
we are glaring at different skies....

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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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This Distance Between Us
by Michael R. Burch

This distance between us,
this vast gulf of remembrance
void of understanding,
sets us apart.

You are so far,
lost child,
weeping for consolation,
so dear...

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Snapshots
by Michael R. Burch

Here I scrawl extravagant rainbows.
And there you go, skipping your way to school.
And here we are, drifting apart
like untethered balloons.

Here I am,...

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Distances
by Michael R. Burch

Moonbeams on water — 
the reflected light	
of a halcyon star
now drowning in night ...
So your memories are.

Footprints on beaches
now flooding with water;
the...

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