Sternest Poems

Happy-go-lucky Wannabe

...I saw you smile,

Now, I'm smiling too

You say so many words.

I know you don't mean all of them.

When you say 'leave',

I know your heart would search for mine.

I don't want to be the...

Remembrance For a Choker In My Deathbed

...Remembrance for a choker in my deathbed 
(Read-only version, a knick-knack too) 
 
Precious finger, the witnessing one, Count 
The forehead of a pious one, leaving a mark 
Glowing along days and...

Titled

...TITLED
The crown that rests upon your head 
a perfect fit with a circle of gold ...
your wealth untold

A regal stature ..you present ..upon the throne
that you ascend ...sweet nature covers th...

Echo Return

...Echo return contoured by consciousness 
Oft ignores our interconnectedness 
Sternest rebuff being indifference 
In a poignant, painful, time stretched silence
Mitigating our innate blissfulness 
...

Grandma, the Farm and the Silent Young Cat

...Grandma, The Farm And The Silent Young Cat

Before soft golden rays the roses slept
Night, its slumbers had not yet bid adieu
From its barn perch the young, silent cat leapt
Upon the old farmer'...

The Contrast

...In slumbering slope they lay, 
their gaiety snores in rhythmic peaks of cadences,
The lily livered japes 
Kings from central castings,
Heroes of one hour, 
jostling  for President with mere word...

Love Hardened

...LOVE HARDENED

I would o'erstare the sternest eyes that looks
Outbrave the heart most daring on earth
Pluck the young sucking cub from the she-bear
Mock the Lion when he roars for prey
But in a...

Love Hardened

...LOVE HARDENED
I would o'erstare the sternest eyes that looks,
Outbrave the heart most daring of crooks,
Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
Mock lions when they roar for a prey that s...

A Child's Christmas Prayer of Despair For a Hindu Saint

...A Child’s Christmas Prayer of Despair for a Hindu Saint
by Michael R. Burch

Santa Claus,
for Christmas, please,
don’t bring me toys, or games, or candy...
just... Santa, please,
I’m on my kne...

What Would Santa Claus Say

...What Would Santa Claus Say
by Michael R. Burch
 
What would Santa Claus say,
I wonder,
about Jesus returning
to Kill and Plunder?
 
For he’ll likely return
on Christmas Day
to blow the bad
...

Malignity

...I do bitterly fault your restless digits, slatternly time;
Your agile dial's design I defy with mutinous rhyme. 
What's the veiled intent of your lightning procession,
Against this snail-mover's b...

The Fervent Atheist

...She left the tent in holy fervor,
Hell-bent to spread the Word.
The Spirit moved and made her quiver;
No act of faith was too absurd.

She knocked on doors, she spoke with zeal,
Her faith she s...

From My Lips To Santa's Ears

...WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

I don't make my intentions public
But I'll voice it all to you
Though I know you really don't exist
I'll pretend that you actually do

So for Christmas this year
Wh...

Christmas Is Coming and This Is Why We Celebrate

...Christmas!  The most loved time of the year!
Holiday magic: decorations and festive cheer,
Returning festivities of this late December day
Is a world-wide celebration of one, whose birthday
Set t...

The Diviner

...When the diviner reaches out for truth
And winds of fury hurry through the plains,
The youth of summer loses all her gains
Though love’s caresses linger long and smooth.

When time is lost at si...

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