Sprang Poems

Tres Estrellas del Rio

...Way down on the border when the wind blows cross the river
The mission bell shimmers and shivers a tune

There's slim law and order save what you can carry
Since the Buffalo Soldiers rode away in...

Time Has Finally Caught Up With Me

...
Time has finally caught up with me —
A hush upon the bone —

The Mirror whispers differently —
Than when I stood — alone.

The Mind once fleet as Sparrow’s wing —
Now trembles — in the air —...

When My Life Changed

...
In a dreary mood, bent and broken,
With an ailment that crippled my life
I lay bedridden for many a month
With every muscle weakened by arthritis 
And every nerve radiating the pain

Dull...

A Little Song

...Four years ago, I wrote a little song
It's just a little song that's not that long
I know very little about music,
But I love the lyrics

I'm not the best romantic on the planet
Nor would I be ...

Ludicrous Logic

...

His logic was not the kind
that sprang from a sound mind.
To wit, he defined a catalyst
as a feline specialist;
and, by his logic (and now yours),
concluded that an analyst 
must likewise b...

not a democrat

...Not a Democrat

Is democracy good for individual freedom
a year when spring sprang early
he bought horse and cart and made a living 
moving people's rubbish to the town's pit 
He was not a man ...

knows nothing more

...A woman sitting in an old house herself,
counting paper clips.

Every day, was a creaking workday
that reminded her addiction was in freedom—
meanings of being young, being old,
being in love w...

Rum n Raisin 18 - One Rainy Day

...“I’m so very bored,” Raisin said with a frown
“Me too,” said Rum, “but with rain pouring down,
It’s not like we get to go out for some fun.”
Raisin said, “Will this rain ever be done?”

Sat on t...

Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime

...Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime...

the impact of current
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),
also known as Industry 4.0 revolution
characterized by the fusion of tech...

Sardine for Beans

...Peaches and pies, apples mixed with steamed rice
Come and have dinner with me tonight;
 my stomach is growling, and my appetite is rising
There is nothing on the table to eat except passion fruits...

Bridging the Gap

...Mary Fletcher was prime minister in olde England, like fondest memory,
Of days when the twilight stood still, with silver moon, floating on sea.

Mary Fletcher was capable and caring, to t...

Carol

...Upon the eve of dying
she could not speak.
And all her opened tear ducts
Sprang awake
And flooded forth from
The founts of creation
A new sea.

Oh, yes!
She cried a sea of tears
Because her...

Lao Tzu: English Translations III

...LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS III

The Valley Spirit
by Lao Tzu, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

The valley Spirit never runs dry,
the river to whom all waters run:
the Sp...

An unexceptional turning point in our marriage

...An unexceptional turning point in our marriage...

unexpectedly came about,
when possible prospect
of the wife going
to Puerto Rico by herself
(for a fêted celebration
of our eldest daughter
...

The Storm King

...The Storm uttered his vengeful voice   
Breathing threats on all mortals below.
With power he showed his flashing bolts
And shook the earth with his mighty hands.

The trees cried loudly as they...

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