Vanishing Poems - Poems about Vanishing

...When I opened the window, the wind cut through, refreshing. It reminds me of something, laughter is heard, a lonely feeling, distant memories, from the depths of the heart, awaiting a new beginning. ......Read the rest...

...We walk, hand in hand, careful of the ice-covered paths. The sun hidden by dark clouds Heavy with cold rain. The vanishing verdant leaves Of barren trees offer no secure shelter, As crystal i......Read the rest...

...Beneath the canvas of the sky unraveling into melancholic twilight, There stretches a silent expanse that separates us, It swells with each orphaned beat of time, Filling with quicksilver, with mu......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...

...Giving up on Love In the depths of love's betrayal, I found myself adrift upon a sea of tears. Each wave brought me closer to my knees and surrendering, as if fate itself conspiring against me." Yet......Read the rest...

...I beg for your forgiveness once more I said too much again…need I say more? It’s been a crappy, snappy day for me and today will be my day An attitude of gratitude instead of dismay would be nice ......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...

... They thundered across the fertile plains, Those hardened hooves, those tangled manes, But now the Buffalo can't be found. They thundered across the fertile plains. The long grass h......Read the rest...

...Picture portraits of us together in the placid plantation of peacefulness that is lit with emotionally righteous wit Pleasant sounds fill me up and thrill me…ascends my frown into a smile Going ba......Read the rest...

...If vainglory were a preacher It'd resemble a rustic pastor Lost in how profound his grasp of scripture is Therefore echoes more of his fervent faith Than the Creator's boundless might. If vain......Read the rest...

...Moonlight pulsates on the sea and leaves an intermittent glow of dappled light these wandering waves of wonder land on the barren shore where they soak the sand wet in a solemn peaceful m......Read the rest...

... He wears thick gloves when he strings the barbed wire, fashioning a thorny fence from prickly metal spines, reminding me that cattle like to know the boundaries, the edges of a pasture, clever......Read the rest...

...I felt a sharp thrill in my heavy heart, But hardly knew if that tip of a dart Was caused by delight, fear or curious mind, And felt an eerie, strong urge truth to find, But naught was seen b......Read the rest...

...Everyone has someone they can't forget. As children she left a part of herself, or something I made from a memory of her, inside of me - in my heart, my mind, and my soul. Winds bear salt, gu......Read the rest...

...Fragrance night, spicy Breeze tangoes near tomorrow to green world stage raves Howling blues stir lilac dark Starlight, whistling in the park Clouds keep on drifting in times of vanis......Read the rest...