Allowance, Allosaur?Thunder, sound above. Found.
Do we need intellect?
O inner heart, resound!
Grill, gain, and genuflect!
Words of the prophet writ.
The serpent deeply bit......
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Categories:
memorial, wife,
Form: Alexandrine
Comfortable being Miserableyou were completely comfortable
being miserable
like pain was a roommate
like the yelling was a lullaby
like love was supposed to sting,
and silence meant everything was fine
he broke you in chapters
never enough to close the book
just enough to fold the page over
so he knew where he was up to
you wore makeup like armour
told yourself
“it’s not that bad.
he's just...
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Categories:
wife, abuse, anxiety, deep, depression,
Form: Free verse
Three Positive Traits
you've got a tenderness...
about you; instantaneously
e v i d e n t
in your eyes and bright smile.
...
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Categories:
wife, appreciation, perspective, poetry, tribute,
Form: Ode
My motherMy mother~
the reason my heart begins to beat,
my guardian angel,
my warm blanket of comfort.
In her care, my dreams take root and bloom;
she is my guiding light through every storm.
She is the song most suited to my dance,
the wellspring of love, of kindness, of care—
the only star in my ocean’s sky,
the reason I sparkle like sunlit...
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Categories:
wife, appreciation, family, love, mom,
Form: Free verse
FlowersFlowers for a new day,
Flowers for a fresh start,
I’m embracing a new beginning,
A way of winning.
Flowers of spring,
A blooming garden,
The joy of my mother’s heart,
She sings a new song.
Flowers for tomorrow,
Yesterday was a withered meadow,
Days...
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Categories:
wife, flower, inspirational, mother, remembrance
Form: Free verse
Callimachus English Translations IThese are my English translations of poems and epigrams by the ancient Greek poet Callimachus aka Kallimachos. His surviving poems come from various sources including the Greek Anthology and the Garland of Meleager. The epigrams of Callimachus were so admired in antiquity that they became part of the school curriculum.
For Gail White, who put me...
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Categories:
wife, death, death of a
Form: Free verse
Contrary to Popular Opinion
Contrary to popular opinion
the man of the house
does not even share dominion
with his wife, who runs the whole show
determining who...
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Categories:
husband, relationship, wife,
Form: Rhyme
Chinese Female Poets: English Translations VICHINESE FEMALE POETS: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Creamy Melons
by Chao Luan-Luan
translation by Michael R. Burch
Scented with talcum, moist with perspiration,
like pegs of jade inlaid in a harp,
aroused by desire, yet soft as cream,
fertile amid a warm mist
after my bath, as my lover perfumes them,
cups them and plays with them,
cool as melons and purple grapes.
Life in the Palace
by Lady...
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Categories:
wife, body, flower, girl, sorrow,
Form: Free verse
Chinese Female Poets: English Translations VCHINESE FEMALE POETS: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Sung to the tune of “I Paint My Lips Red”
by an anonymous courtesan or Li Ch’ing-Chao
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
After swinging and kicking lasciviously,
I get off to rouge my palms.
Like dew on a delicate flower,
perspiration soaks my thin dress.
A new guest enters
and my stockings flop,
my hairpins fall out.
Pretending embarrassment, I...
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Categories:
wife, flower, for her, girl,
Form: Free verse
Chinese Poets: English Translations IVThe Song of Magpies
by Lady Ho
translation by Michael R. Burch
The magpies nest on the Southern hill.
You set your nets on the Northern hill.
The magpies escape, soar free.
What good are your nets?
When magpies fly free, in pairs,
why should they envy phoenixes?
Although I’m a lowly woman,
why should I envy the Duke of Sung?
A Song of White Hair
by...
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Categories:
heart, love, wife, wine,
Form: Free verse
A Reason And A Season
A Reason And A Season
Miracle Man
4/25/2025
I deal with the challenge of my wife’s dementia,
Many days I’m tempted to just “cut and run.”
I constantly remind myself, “it’s not her fault,”
so I’ll stay at her side until one life is done.
Our marriage this August will mark 60 years,
we’ve weathered many miles of crooks and bends.
Tearfully, I reminisce...
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Categories:
devotion, health, wife,
Form: Lyric
Lonely ReflectionsThe brothers may have said it best
You've lost that lovin feelin
But I've managed to convince myself
My own righteousness is why I stay
Every effort I make
Every swing I take
Misses the mark
And comes up empty
It still haunts me now and then
Some nights far more than others
Opportunities foresaken
Yesterday's regrets last to today
I know I'm far from...
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Categories:
wife, for her, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Free verse
My Heart's Delight
Love's proximity surprised me,
In my own state, a gem I'd see.
Christy Ola, humble and kind,
Unique nature, beauty one of a kind.
Her heart beats not for wealth's gold,
But inner beauty, talents to behold.
She'd sacrifice time, talent, and might,
A love that's patient, loyal, shining bright.
As she approached, I asked with glee,
"Do you love me?" Her smile said...
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Categories:
wife, inspirational love, sunshine, sweet,
Form: Rhyme
Grief Never Leaves YouGrief never leaves you; memories keep loved ones close to your heart .
Quote by poet.
John and his young wife Maria had been apart for a year now,
but every week he'd drive across town just to speak with her.
On the passenger seat was a white rose, Maria’s favourite flower.
Their garden was adorned with them; they resembled...
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Categories:
death, memory, rose, wife,
Form: Free verse
Flowers are so maudlin, anyway
Possibilities bloom before my very eyes
of gifts that will my lovely wife surprise ...
Imagine her delight when on Mother’s Day
~ that roll of $100’s with ‘opm’ I pay*
...
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Categories:
wife, giving, holiday, humor, money,
Form: Couplet
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