Solo Poems - Poems about Solo

...Awaiting a growth spurt that never happened When a boy, I wanted to be as tall as my father (he passed away October seventh two thousand and twenty linkedin to congestive heart failure), who ......Read the rest...

..."I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it..." E.E. Cummings My heart's ultrasound check - your heart, would find inside. Eternal love for you - my ticker ......Read the rest...

...I was a competent, happy housewife, but that was before my husband died, Leaving me to rear myriad children solo, as the lone star twinkles with pride. John had left us a prosperous farm,......Read the rest...

...Afar off as Luna disturbs the briny sea air, its pallid lips farewell kiss of former throne fairs to absence. Heir apparent solace a crown restored as its Hymn privilege rejuvenates Sol......Read the rest...

...My wife said let’s go cycling, we can see some countryside And we can cycle anywhere, however far and wide I like the fact that we can cycle, whatever the weather And cycle riding is one thing th......Read the rest...

...What a change From bouncy, bubbly and vivacious To determined, devoted and dedicated More than ever ......Read the rest...

... The second bloom Life is an eternal ecstasy Flowering as ripe old age Liabilities over, shorn of shackles Confined to oneself and free to peep into Fads and foibles ......Read the rest...

...Taking the stage so easily, the rousing solo of a rose; Such a dance with melodic prose, this impromptu jam leaves you free; Beneath a soft swaying palm tree a garden of animus grows; Taking th......Read the rest...

...Am I really this old, so many ghosts beckoning? —Michael R. Burch Sleepyheads! I recite my haiku to the inattentive lilies. —Michael R. Burch Stillness: the sound of petals drifting dow......Read the rest...

...My voice is filled with broken tremors, As I describe the layers of my pain. Each breath blows out the bitter emptiness, And I hear myself going insane. I interact with demons I battle, And......Read the rest...

...To taste the word illustrious, you must take your gifts serious; Write until your soul bleeds; Break your most inflexible shell, allow the Muse to shake and swell; Who knows where it all leads? ......Read the rest...

... Composed, he walks towards the podium. At first to applause, until a hush forms. His heart beats like a water pump, sweat drips - eyes fixed at his ensemble. Audience anticipates, as he stands......Read the rest...

...We have a choice, On how many children will turn out, And by throwing the parents under a bus, For the Wolves and Jackals to fight over, The outcome for the children will always be the same. W......Read the rest...

...These are original haiku by Michael R. Burch and his translations of haiku by the Japanese masters Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Masaoka Shiki, and others. Am I really this old, so many ghosts beck......Read the rest...

...A morning coincidence, to school we laughed and skipped - A cloud that drifted through the sky, from my mind it slipped. For many years and then forever, I would forget That happy race with th......Read the rest...