Tags : Separation

The Shrinking Season

The Shrinking Season

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Shrinking Seasonby Michael R. BurchWith every wearying yearthe weight of the winter growsand while the schoolgirl outgrowsher clothes,the widow di..
Practice Makes Perfect (for Eternity)

Practice Makes Perfect (for Eternity)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Practice Makes Perfectby Michael R. BurchI have a talent for sleep;it’s one of my favorite things.Thus when I sleep, I sleep deep ...at least ti..
Moments

Moments

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


MomentsbyMichael R. Burchfor BethThere were moments full of promise,like the petal-scented rainfall of early spring,when to hold you in my arms and to..
The Tender Weight of Her Sighs

The Tender Weight of Her Sighs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Tender Weight of Her SighsbyMichael R. BurchThe tender weight of her sighslies heavily upon my heart;apart from her, full of doubt,without her pre..
Each Color a Scar (II)

Each Color a Scar (II)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Each Color a Scarby Michael R. BurchWhat she left here,upon my cheek,is a tear.She did not speak,but her intentionwas clear,and I was meek,far too mee..
Each Color a Scar

Each Color a Scar

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Each Color a Scarby Michael R. BurchWhat she left here,upon my cheek,is a tear.She did not speak,but her intentionwas clear,and I was meek,far too mee..
Leave Taking

Leave Taking

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Leave Takingby Michael R. BurchBrilliant leaves abandon battered limbsto waltz upon ecstatic windsuntil they die.But the barren and embittered trees,l..
Beckoning

Beckoning

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Beckoningby Michael R. BurchYesterday the wind whispered my namewhile the blazing locksof her rampant manelay heavy on mine.And yesterdayI saw the way..
Breakings

Breakings

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Breakingsby Michael R. BurchI did it out of pity.I did it out of love.I did it not to break the heart of a tender, wounded dove.But gods without compa..
Sonnets I-IX

Sonnets I-IX

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sonnets by Michael R. Burch, written according to the original definition of "sonnet" as a "little song" of indeterminate length and form.
Destiny

Destiny

A Poem by Taniska 😊㈴..


She knew it well, She has feelings for him, And so did he. He knew it well, He can trust her blindly, And so did she . Both of them tried , ..
Autumn Conundrum

Autumn Conundrum

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Autumn Conundrumby Michael R. BurchIt’s not that every leaf must finally fall,it’s just that we can never catch them all.Originally publis..
You Are Indispensable

You Are Indispensable

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Ben Sana Mecburum: “You are indispensable”by Attila Ilhantranslation by Nurgul Yayman andMichael R. BurchYou are indispensable; how can yo..
Rapunzel

Rapunzel

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RapunzelbyMichael R. BurchRegret,a bitterache to bear . . .once starlightlanguishedin your hair . . .a shining thereas briefas rare.Regret . . .a pain..
As Roses Bloom

As Roses Bloom

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Roses for a Lover, IdealizedbyMichael R. BurchWhen you have become to meas roses bloom, in memory,exquisite, each sharp thorn forgot,will I recallR..
No Mark

No Mark

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


No MarkbyMichael R. BurchA wave implodes,impaled uponimpassive rocks . . .this eveningthe thunder of the seais a wild music filling my ear . . .you ar..
Bertolt Brecht "The Parting" translation

Bertolt Brecht "The Parting" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Der Abschied (“The Parting”)by Bertolt Brechtloose translation/interpretation byMichael R. BurchWe embrace;my fingers tracerich clothwhile..
Last Anthem, for Victims of the Coronavirus

Last Anthem, for Victims of the Coronavirus

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Last Anthemby Michael R. Burchfor victims of the coronavirusWhere you have gone are the shadows falling...does memory palelike a fossil in shale...do ..
On Her Own

On Her Own

A Poem by Margie F


The silence had tortured herThe torture had hardened herShe had been strongUnbelievably strongHis sweet, vulnerable OneStill sweetStill vulnerableBut ..
Desdemona

Desdemona

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Desdemonaby Michael R. BurchThough you possessed the moon and stars,you are bound to fate and wed to chance.Your lips deny they crave a kiss;your feet..