Michael R. Burch : Writing

Survivors

Survivors

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Survivorsby Michael R. Burchfor the victims and survivors of 9/11 and their familiesIn truth, we do not feel the horrorof the survivors,but what passe..
Thomas Chatterton "Under the Willow Tree" translation

Thomas Chatterton "Under the Willow Tree" translat..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Song from Ælla: Under the Willow Tree, or, Minstrel's Songby Thomas Chatterton, age 17 or youngermodernization/translation byMichael R. BurchO! ..
Thomas Chatterton "Excellent Ballad of Charity" translation

Thomas Chatterton "Excellent Ballad of Charity" tr..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


An Excelente Balade of Charitie (“An Excellent Ballad of Charity”)by Thomas Chatterton, age 17modernization/translation byMichael R. Burch..
Only Flesh

Only Flesh

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Only FleshbyMichael R. BurchMoonlight in a pale silver rain caresses her cheek.What she feels is an emptiness more chilling than fear ...Nothing is qu..
Longing

Longing

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Longingby Michael R. BurchWe stare out at the cold gray sea, overcomewith such sudden and intense longing . . .our eyes meet, inviolate,and we are n..
Laughter from Another Room

Laughter from Another Room

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Laughter from Another Roomby Michael R. BurchLaughter from another roommocks the anguish that I feel;as I sit alone and brood,only you and I are real...
Walid Khazindar "Distant Light" translation

Walid Khazindar "Distant Light" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


This Distant Lightby Walid Khazindarloose translation/interpretation byMichael R. BurchBitterly cold,winter clings to the naked trees.If only you woul..
Marina Tsvetaeva translations

Marina Tsvetaeva translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


I Know The Truthby Marina Tsvetaevaloose translation by Michael R. BurchI know the truth―abandon lesser truths!There's no need for anyone living..
Rejection Slips

Rejection Slips

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Rejection SlipsWith over 5,700 publications if I count poems that have gone viral, I suppose I shouldn’t complain … but I do have some po..
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


DoppelgangerbyMichael R. BurchHere the only anguishis the bedraggled vetch lying strangled in weeds,the customary sorrows of the wild persimmons,the w..