Time Villanelle Poems

Zinnia Jazz called at the daybreak of Spring
The bees buzzed "how on earth does your garden grow?"
And the fresh season tapped in time with a...

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These are villanelles by Michael R. Burch and and villanelle-like poems...


Villanelle: Trump’s Retribution Resolution
by Michael R. Burch

My New Year’s resolution?
I require your money and votes,
for...

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Wisdom gained from pain
Lost tomorrow sentenced
Shadows think me insane

Tortured and blood soaked stains 
Detached from earth yet dependent
Wisdom gained from pain

Memory lies in the rain
Star...

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Drifting in the silence of the night,
I just want to reach out and grab you;
I’ll calm what is feral hold you tight; 

Ceiling fan spins...

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By your ink on this parchment, my thoughts tattooed
I'm drawn to this bouquet; I am left so madly.
Fields of blazing stars, lying randomly, strewed

Happiest are...

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RIVERBANK

The river of life flows fast toward the weir
This scene is now reality, not a pantomime
So smile for the ferryman as he draws near

Is that...

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Uncommon Sun frisks mercury— heat's blight
On Winter's frame around tree trunks and boughs,
Shrieking frost shattered— melts in her tears, rights.

Atypical thaw for this season's height,
Where...

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Hour after hour, I was sitting there, 
the time unknown, 
deep in prayer.

Her hand I held, but she was unaware,
I was all alone,
in much dispare.

I...

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I hold your hand, my guiding light
To our home, a warm November hearth
My treasure, my altar to life

Sweetest coffee, my pure delight
Blanket of bliss, your...

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Embers trailing an afterglow of dawn,
welcoming harmony lingers aloft,
as chess pleasures the first move of its pawn.

That will make Mary quite contrary yawn,
passed Mary was...

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Cheerful, the splendor of the Christmas gift
When stars glimmer like bright crystalline light
Season of joy when our hearts need a lift

Dreams, like snowflakes, can tumble...

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Knowledge, science hateful be
To those who never doubt they’re right –
Those who have eyes but will not see.

They shy from logic, discussion flee…
In vitriol and...

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Should you ask did I prepare
I believe I did, I’d say;
follow, and I’ll see you there.

I’ve had a life, have an heir,
left no debts for...

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On birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries, days, 
It's time for celebration, let us enjoy ourselves, 
Forget routines and rituals, and have fun on these days.

Mingle with...

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Go slowly, my friend, and enjoy the ride
Don't rush through life with haste and stress
There's beauty and wonder on every side

You have a precious gift...

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