Love Verse Poems

Wonderworks
by Michael R. Burch

History’s
mysteries
abound
& astound,
found
(profound)
the whole earth ’round,
even if mostly
underground.


The Procrastinator’s Creed
by Michael R. Burch

It’s always, “Tomorrow, I’ll do it.”
Work? I eschew it.
I never collect...

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LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE VII

Fair Elle was an eely lover
who squiggled beneath the covers ...
She was hard to pin down!
When I did it, she’d...

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LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE VI

On the Horns of a Dilemma (I)
by Michael R. Burch

Love has become preposterous
for the over-endowed rhinoceros:
when he meets the right...

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LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE V

Less Heroic Couplets: Word to the Unwise
by Michael R. Burch

I wanted to be good as gold,
but being good, as I’ve...

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Sand and surf of Oahu.
Boogie boards and kids.
Feeling breathlessly safe.
Surrounded by friends -
strangers-in-arms safe.

Elsewhere in time and space
the beaches of Normandy
tell a different tale. Holding
their...

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Listen to the beautiful
Lingering in the tender voices
Mingling with soup, potatoes, chunks
Light joy, garlicky seasonings
Inspiration falling, blending voices
Temptations burning
Away the darkness, the black yearnings

Remember the...

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I remember
Being that little girl,
Holding that daisy, pulling
Each petal away while saying
“He loves me” then, “He loves me not”
Always hoping for the love that I...

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In a word, be kind
In a thought, be kind
In a heart, be kind

In a soul, be light – shine
For the One who is alive
Eternally –...

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I praise Him with my thoughts,
Bleeding hope and light, gentling
Smiles, wishes burning without regret,
His love is something that I’ll never forget
His love is the wonder...

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My Love


Some think of her as fat, ugly and grotesque. 
Yet she does not feel fat when I hold her in my arms. 
She does...

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Melodious Verse


The sweet joy of emotions lived eternal upon the page. 
A moment suspended in time by the muses of a melodious heart. 
Overflowing with...

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I wish you cared about how much I love you.
I love you with every bone in my body,
With every breath in my lungs,
Every thought in...

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The walking wounded stroll among us;
they drag their feet come rain or shine,
wandering aimlessly and feeling blue.

They seek and recognize their kind;
they spot the tears...

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Most people, for whatever reason, do not spend any time alone. They often don't even know who they really are... And many are afraid to...

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                    what's love 
  ...

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