Michael R. Burch : Writing

Various Heresies

Various Heresies

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Various HeresiesBible Libelby Michael R. BurchIf Godis good,half the Bibleis libel.NOTE: I came up with this epigram to express my conclusions after r..
At the Feet of the Goddess

At the Feet of the Goddess

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


At the Feet of the Goddessby Michael R. Burch"What will you conceive in me?―I asked her. But sheonly smiled."Naked, I bore your childwhen the wo..
Corona

Corona

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Coronaby Michael R. BurchThere was a momentwithout the sound of trumpets or a shining light,but with only silence and darkness and a cool mistfelt mor..
US Verse, after Auden

US Verse, after Auden

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


US Verse, after AudenbyMichael R. Burch“Let the living creature lie,Mortal, guilty, but to meThe entirely beautiful.”Verse has small value..
So near, yet so far ...

So near, yet so far ...

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


So near, yet so far ...by Michael R. BurchMoonbeams on water―the reflected lightof a halcyon starnow drowning in night ...So your memories are.F..
Feathered Fiends

Feathered Fiends

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Feathered Fiendsby Michael R. BurchFascists of a featherflock together.***Alternate:Conformists of a featherflock together.Keywords/Tags: fascists, fl..
Procreation Inflation

Procreation Inflation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Procreation InflationbyMichael R. Burch(for the Religious Right)“Be fruitful and multiply”...great advice, for a fruitfly!But for women an..
Reckoning

Reckoning

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Reckoningby Michael R. BurchHere the hills are old and rollingcasually in their old age;on the horizon youthful mountainsbathe themselves in windblown..
Snarkin' Larkin

Snarkin' Larkin

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Abideby Michael R. Burchafter Philip Larkin's "Aubade"It is hard to understand or accept mortality―such an alien concept: not to be.Perhaps unse..
My Ars Poetica: "Poetry"

My Ars Poetica: "Poetry"

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


My Ars Poetica: "Poetry"by Michael R. BurchPoetry, I found youwhere at last they chained and bound you;with devices all around youto torture and confo..