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Step Into Starlight

Step Into Starlight

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Step Into Starlightby Michael R. BurchStep into starlight,lovely and wild,lonely and longing,a woman, a child . . .Throw back drawn curtains,enter the..
don't forget to remember

don't forget to remember

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


don’t forget ...by Michael R. Burchdon’t forget to rememberthat Space is curved(like your Heart)and that even Light is bentby your Gravity..
These Hallowed Halls (II)

These Hallowed Halls (II)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


These Hallowed HallsbyMichael R. BurchA young Romantic Poet mourns the passing of an age ...I.A final stereo fades into silenceand now there is seldom..
The Peripheries of Love

The Peripheries of Love

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Peripheries of LovebyMichael R. BurchThrough waning afternoons we glidethe watery peripheries of love.A silence, a quietude falls.Above us, the sa..
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..
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, ..
Stay With Me Tonight

Stay With Me Tonight

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Stay With Me Tonightby Michael R. BurchStay with me tonight;be gentle with me as the leaves are gentlefalling to the earth.And whisper, O my love,how ..
The Stake

The Stake

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Stakeby Michael R. BurchLove, the heart bets,if not without regrets,will still prove, in the end,worth the light we expendmining the darkfor an ex..
Poems of Recanted Bachelorhood

Poems of Recanted Bachelorhood

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Poems of Recanted Bachelorhoodbachelorhoodwinkedby Michael R. Burchuarecharming& disarming,but mostly alarmingsince my resolvedissolved!Disconcert..
Album

Album

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


AlbumbyMichael R. BurchI caress them--trapped in brittle cellophane--and I see how young they were, and how unwise;and I remember their first flight--..
Virginal

Virginal

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Virginalby Michael R. BurchFor an hourevery wildflowerbeseeches her:To thy breast,Elizabeth!But she is mine;her lips divineand her breasts and hairare..
If You Come to San Miguel

If You Come to San Miguel

A Story by Michael R. Burch


If You Come to San Miguelby Michael R. BurchIf you come to San Miguelbefore the orchids fall,we might stroll through lengthening shadowsthose deserted..
Oh, Terrible Angel

Oh, Terrible Angel

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Enigmaby Michael R. Burchfor BethO, terrible angel,bright lover and avenger,full of whimsical lightand vile anger;wild stranger,seeking the solace of ..
Passionate One

Passionate One

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Passionate Oneby Michael R. Burchfor BethLove of my life,light of my morning,arise brightly dawning,for you are my sun.Give me of heavenboth manna and..
The One and Only

The One and Only

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The One and Onlyby Michael R. Burchfor BethIf anyone ever loved me,It was you.If anyone ever caredbeyond mere things declared;if anyone ever knew ...M..
Melting

Melting

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Meltingby Michael R. BurchEntirely, as spring consumes the snow,the thought of you consumes me: I am foundin rivulets, dissolved to what I knowof form..
Afterglow

Afterglow

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Afterglowby Michael R. Burchfor BethThe night is full of stars. Which still exist?Before time ends, perhaps one day we’ll know.For now I hold yo..
Geoffrey Chaucer "Merciless Beauty" translation

Geoffrey Chaucer "Merciless Beauty" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")by Geoffrey Chaucerloose translation/interpretation by Michael R. BurchYour eyes slay me suddenly;their beauty I c..
The Blackbird Man

The Blackbird Man

A Book by Leigh


Luke leaves his troublesome family home to set up his own life and with a handful of stolen farm tools, he starts a farm on the high windswept north D..
Chapter 1 - Territory

Chapter 1 - Territory

A Chapter by Leigh


Luke Black leaves his troublesome family home to set up his own life and with a handful of stolen tools he starts a farm on the high windswept coast o..