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RubenesquebyMichael R. BurchWarming her pearls,her breasts gleam like constellations.Her belly is a bit rotund ...she might have stepped out of a Rube..
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Spender BewarebyMichael R. BurchIt’s better not to speculate"continually" on who is great.Though relentless awe’sa Célèbre C..
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San MiguelbyMichael R. BurchIf you come to San Miguelbefore the orchids fall,we might stroll through lengthening shadowsthose deserted streetswhere lo..
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Modern CharonbyMichael R. BurchI, too, have stood―paralyzed at the helmwatching onrushing, inevitable disaster.I too have felt sweat (or ecstati..
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Shrill Gulls and Other SkepticsbyMichael R. Burchfor Richard Moore1.Shrill gulls,how like my thoughtsyou, struggling, riseto distant bliss―the w..
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Hymn against Heavenby Michael R. BurchAs curiously formal as the rose,the imperious Word growsuntil its sheds red-gilded leaves:then heaven grieveslov..
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Cleansings, a Holocaust poemby Michael R. BurchWalk here among the walking specters. Learninhuman patience. Flesh can only cleaveto bone this tightly ..
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These are villanelles written by Michael R. Burch and other poems with refrains, such as rondels.
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Knitting, a poem about addictionbyMichael R. BurchShe blesses the needle,fetches fine red stitches,criss-crossing, embroidering dreamsin the delicate ..
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Dreaming of Love by Flashlightby Michael R. BurchHow sweet the endeavors of lips: to speakof the heights of those pleasures which left us weakin love&..
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