Lyric Writing Poems

Indigo shades the western light,

Amber suffuses Shaman’s sight,
Mottled moans of a whispered soul,

Bellows churning Phaethon’s coals.
Embrace the night-birds warbled song,
In chanting verse that lasts not...

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The migrant mind ingrains innate impulsive expression, 
wherein my muse blossoms like the flower of passion. 
The patina exudes the excitement I’ve so long preferred,...

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Verse 1: I was dumb and foolish
I did not love myself that much compared to today
I know why I made the wrong choices
In my mind,...

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Let the heart speak!

knowing its mind and own
place,

knowing its opulent space -- 

knowing our lies and truths,
the shallow or depth
of window-eyes, the soul that records
our...

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Synchronized Perfection 1-26-24
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Synchronized Perfection

Breathe in the feathery tickle, whorls of sweet spice in synonyms,
Similes that make you sneeze exhaling fresh lines of images
On swirls of...

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Once done wrong, there's always room,
You can give a second chance,
But there's space for gloom.

Once it's complete, it goes unforgotten,
Avoid contact with the snakes,
Anything could...

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by Max Burchett

A writer, singer and songwriter,
A crooner, a teller of tales,
A dream maker, a soul shaker and captivator,
Hoping in verse and prose he prevails.


Photography...

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That part of me belongs to someone else
You knew it all along as well

We have no pretense on the past
just how long our friendship will...

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Though what we know
and that which we feel
goes into what we write

I believe
poets are more inclined toward

image-periphery

the alchemy of lyric-formation

what is just around the corner
horrifically...

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The veins pump blood to the heart like an engine’s turbine.
The brain controls the body like a steering wheel.
The eyes see the view like on...

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In the depths of night, where shadows roam,
A tale unfolds of shattered dreams we own.
Once filled with hope, our hearts soared high,
But now they lie...

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From the Pearl of the Orient
A name was born without dent
A laureate in reticence
A paradigm beyond silence

Composer, poet and lyricist
Over four thousand songs on his...

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Thanks, my dear pen,
you are a friend like no other,
deeper than the ocean,
always there when I need you.

In my beautiful moments,
and in my difficult moments,
you...

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We stayed out late at night: back then;
In the warmer months of the season
We would go down to the lake for fun.

If it hadn't been...

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You like it I know that you like it
You said that you like me down
You can't wait for me I know that
It's been a mess...

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