Flower Urban Poems

Gateway town, Mississippi and Missouri river flooding confluence,
with its celebration of manifest destiny, its looming, iconic archway.
Stainless westward marker, its culture flowed southward for influence
within...

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These are poems for Ukraine and Ukrainians. 

We Are Here
by Michael R. Burch

“We are here.” – Volodymyr Zelensky

We are here. Were are here.
And we won’t...

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Transcending physical pleasure 
A new kind of love comes to me 
The clouds above are smiling 
As this new love dances through the depths of...

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Brownstones bathed in light
ivy on wrought iron rails
flowers welcome friends...

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Beware there man when out for your drink
Your wondering eye the one that don't think
Basking in glory man of the hour
Spotting one there pretty hair...

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"Her Inner Flame"


When a man looks into her eyes, he knows the name, but not the beauty of her worth.  he does not know...

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I had a long roll, and have extra cash to spare.
However, for somebody like you, I don’t care.
I see that usual wave of a beckoning...

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The Color Missing
Red, black, and blue are the colors of our work pens. Red is the color of the blood we spill on other people’s...

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Oblivion mind,
wandering in thoughts.
Idiotic smile,
promises and hopes.
Hand in hand,
tumbling on slopes.
This is love

Running away from this world.
Warm bodies sliding in sheets,
to find another world.
Burning in...

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The land is green
In flag and corns
Her coat is green
And her steeds' horns.

The land is green 
So footest her harvest
Her coat is green
And so win...

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Like Moses fleeing Egypt 
and finding refuge in Midian
I was a stranger in a strange land.
Having fled Chicago in ‘84
I journeyed east to the
unpromised land...

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On the humorless steps 
     of a somber public building,
     I paused awhile,

Looked down and saw
 ...

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I paused awhile on the humorless steps 
     of a somber public building;
     looked down at something...

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31fabel this is part two please read part one first

All Hail the Power of JESUS name a  song on you tube a great refrain...

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Thirteenth Fable 
Thirteenth Fable 
 
Superstition 
 
Fables of CharlaX 
 
There is far too many to make a short list there is superstitions eye...

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