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Mongrel Dreams

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Mongrel DreamsbyMichael R. Burchfor Thomas Raine CroweThese nights bring dreams of Cherokee shamanswhose names are bright verbs and impacted dark noun..

Hushed, yet Melodic

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Sappho’s LullabybyMichael R. Burchfor JeremyHushed yet melodic, the hills and the valleyssleep unaware of the nightingale's callas the dew-laden..

songs of the sea snails

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

from songs of the sea snails: "we did not Dye in vain!"by michael r. burchthough i'm just a slimy crawler,my lineage is proud:my forebears gave their ..

Update of "A Litany in Time of Plague"

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Update of "A Litany in Time of Plague"by Michael R. BurchTHE PLAGUE has come againTo darken lives of menand women, girls and boys;Death proves their b..

bachelorhoodwinked

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

bachelorhoodwinkedby michael r. burch(a poem about wedlock, or lock->wed)uarecharming& disarming,but mostly ***ALARMING***since all my resolved..

First Steps

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

First Stepsby Michael R. Burchfor Caitlin Shea MurphyTo her a year is like infinity,each day―an adventure never-ending.She has no concept of tim..

A Dying Fall, for Chloe

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

A Dying Fall, for Chloeby Michael R. BurchThere were skies onyx at night... moons by day...lakes pale as her eyes... breathless windsundressing tall e..

White Goddess

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

White Goddessby Michael R. BurchWhite in the shadowsI see your face,unbidden. Go, tellLove it is commonplace;tell Regret it is not so rare.Our love is..

Paul Verlaine translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Paul Verlaine: English TranslationsIl pleure dans mon coeur (“It rains in my heart”)by Paul Verlaineloose translation/interpretation byMic..

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 ..