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Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part III, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem

...Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part III
ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

I was also with Eormanric for many years,
as long as the Goth-King availed me we...

The Expert in Death

...The Expert in Death

She reluctantly closed the book,
locking the painting back inside her mind,
then a sudden frisson of emotion,
another surreal-reveal moment,
and her smile was flint; lips u...

Spring's Way

...In the dusting of the springtime,
There’s a new dawn and a rebirth,
Bloom permeates turbulent clime,
The days ahead are swathed with mirth.

Sweet-scented thoughts of yesterday,
Hope arises fro...

Hail the King of Napoli

...HAIL THE KING OF NAPOLI (1)
 
The Chronicles of the old king, Diego.
An epitaph of his statue reads: "When I go,
I go away from you then this badge
loses honour and beats dead with no urge"
Lik...

My Coping Method Fraught With Utmost Futility Thus

...My coping method fraught with utmost futility thus...

My professional treatment plan
predicated upon duress in extremis
hence Electroconvulsive therapy,
a last ditch effort I avail
and surrend...

Modern Era Villanelle

...From the rugged screeching of the heart,
Slackened in behavior and chronic pain
Is it time to ennoble that worldwide part? 

This is the ideology from which they start
Men ought to r...

Once There Was a Love

...Once There Was A Love


    Once there was love between us!
     Two wobbling hearts came close,
       hankered for red rose.
        Seeds of love sown.
        Stem of passion grown up
   ...

Dushka

...There was a woman I knew a long time ago,
I still can’t remember her name.
She maintained a slightly blurry focus, 
Left of center, out of frame.
But I do recall she was a vixen in bed,
So, I’ll...

The Restrictions

...Sometimes restrictions made
Have to be let go
When profit is irresistible
When business is globalized
Sometimes restrictions made
Have to be let go
When rescue is wanted instantly
When life is...

A Noteworthy Ship

...for far too long now

he had bottled up his emotions

stuck reason to his wavelength

and built an intricate structure 

in the glass bottle of his mind


a real showpiece emerged

craft...

Premature Tongue Cabinet

...A knock, knock from the shadow box
rattles raw-boned words that collapse and flail
in another scribbled knot that snags in
straining throat and slackened mouth.

I have lost my train crash of th...

In My Spiel and Storied Telling

......dead mice thus far do gnaw, splintered mirrors
neck and rubber yet with scant regret.
Ropes both for hanging and climbing, good grief,
bad love, honey-do-dew in a salty brew.

In my closet, p...

Today August 29th 2021 Sluggishness Dogs Yours Truly

...Today August 29th, 2021 sluggishness dogs yours truly

Forecasting to thunderous applause
fast as greased lightning draws
upon futuristic atmospheric gewgaws
hot air emanates out these slackened...

Government Largesse Courtesy Uncle Sam

...(Tidbit of trivia: associated with 
businessman from Troy, New York, 
Samuel Wilson, known affectionately 
as “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The barrels 
of beef that he supplied the army 
during  War of 1...

The Wonderland: Your Loathed Fantasy

...Talk of the troubler
and the troubled.
The dainty daubers
and dark doubles
at the end of each street. 

Talk of a civil thief
and his broken tongue,
neat shirt, tainted teeth
and lusty lung
...

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