Michael R. Burch : Writing

Kin

Kin

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


O pale, austere moon,haughty beauty ...what do we know of love,or duty?
Second Sight

Second Sight

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Second Sightby Michael R. BurchI never touched you:that was my mistake.Deep within,I still feel the ache.Can an unformed thingeternally break?***Now, ..
Pushkin Translation

Pushkin Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


I Loved Youby Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkinloose translation by Michael R. BurchI loved you ... perhaps I love you still ...perhaps for a while such e..
HAFIZ translation

HAFIZ translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Dispensing Keysby Hafiztranslation by Michael R. Burch-The imbecileconstructs cagesfor everyone he knows,while the sage(who has to duck his headwhenev..
don't forget ...

don't forget ...

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


for Bethdon’t forget to rememberthat Space is curved(like your Heart)and that even Light is bentby your Gravity.
LISTEN

LISTEN

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Listen to me now and heed my voice;I am a madman, alone, screaming in the wilderness,but listen now.Listen to me now, and if I saythat black is black,..
The Communion of Sighs

The Communion of Sighs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


There was a moment without the sound of trumpets or a shining light, but with only silence and darkness and a cool mist felt more than seen. I wa..
Squall

Squall

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SquallbyMichael R. BurchThere, in that sunny arbor,in the aureate lightfiltering through the waxy leavesof a stunted banana tree,I felt the sudden mon..
Sumer is icumen in

Sumer is icumen in

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


This is an anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1260 AD, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
At Wilfred Owen’s Grave

At Wilfred Owen’s Grave

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


A week before the Armistice, you died.They did not keep your heart like Livingstone’s,then plant your bones near Shakespeare’s. So you lie..